About PEAC

The Primary Extension and Challenge (PEAC) program is a part-time withdrawal program for upper primary school students in Year 5 and 6.

The program is run by public schools grouped by region throughout Western Australia.

In the Pilbara, classes are delivered in-person and via online learning to students from Karratha, Newman, Parabardoo and other remote learning areas.

  • social interaction with gifted and talented peers
  • intellectual rigour and challenge
  • pursuit of excellence
  • development of higher order process skills
  • in-depth investigations of real problems
  • open-ended activities which encourage choice and negotiation
  • opportunities to interact with practising experts
  • students working at their own pace
  • self/peer evaluation and reflection of performance.