NSW Premier's Spelling Bee videos

The 2023 State Finals of the spelling bee were held on 3 November at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Studios. An impressive line-up of students gleaned from 880 public schools and almost 180,000 participants made it to be among the last 60 standing. All deserve congratulations for that achievement!

With the help of Epping Public School, who chaired the Junior competition, and with our wonderful announcer, Ms Naidoo, the Junior rounds were fiercely contested through 9 rounds before a winner was decided.

The Senior competition of the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee was an absolute marathon. With most of the field eliminated by round 8, just three boys battled it out on increasingly difficult words for another 5 rounds, wherein the 2022 Junior State champion Saarth Deo, from Castle Hill Public School, was eliminated. What followed was unprecedented: the ultimate winner, Trilok Shenoy, from Darcy Road Public School, and Aditya Paul, representing Epping Public School, proceeded to go head-to-head for a further 12 rounds.

With Ngarala Public School chairing and the experienced Ms Toni Matthews as announcer, the afternoon competition was an exciting end to the great deal of work schools, teachers, and students have put into their spelling skills.

The Years 3 and 4 State Final, announced by Cassie McCullagh, took place at ABC Centre, Ultimo, November 2019.

The Years 5 and 6 State Final, announced by Wendy Harmer, took place at ABC Centre, Ultimo, November 2019.

The years 3 and 4 State Final took place at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, November 2018.

The Premier’s Spelling Bee was introduced in 2004 as a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage in spelling. The program includes activities to encourage all students to improve their vocabulary and spelling and to promote literacy skills in combination with the English K-6 Syllabus.

The years 5 and 6 State Final took place at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo, November 2018.

The Premier’s Spelling Bee was introduced in 2004 as a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage in spelling. The program includes activities to encourage all students to improve their vocabulary and spelling and to promote literacy skills in combination with the English K-6 Syllabus.