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This study aimed to find out the relationship between perfectionism and goal orientation among gifted students in the King Abdullah II School of Excellence. It also aimed at finding out if the relationship between perfectionism and goal orientation is different according to the level of education and gender. To achieve the objectives of the study, perfectionism and goal orientation scales were developed by the researchers. The sample of the study consisted of 184 students at seventh and eighth grades in the King Abdullah II School of Excellence. They were randomly stratified selected from the students population. The results of the study indicated that the level of perfectionism among the gifted students was high, and the study showed that the level of the types of goal orientation was high, specifically mastery goal oriented. The results also indicated there was no statistically significant difference at the significance level (α=0.05) in the strength of the correlation between perfectionism and the types of goal orientation due to the level of education. The results also indicated there was no statistically significant difference at the significance level (α=0.05) in the strength of the correlation between perfectionism and the types of goal orientation due to gender. (Published abstract)