NSW Premier's Spelling Bee – Regional names deadline

Region: all
Years 2 to 6
Event Application Competition Literature and language arts
Tags: Premier's Challenges, Spelling

Dates

Registrations open: Mon 5 May 2025
Regional names due: Mon 30 Jun 2025

Complete the following form to indicate your one junior (Stages 1 and 2) and one senior (Stage 3) regional finalists for the Premier's Spelling Bee.

You may only submit this form once. If you need to update your entry, please email [email protected]

All regional finals will be held online in 2025 each day from Monday 11 to Friday 22 August, Term 3 Weeks 4 and 5.

  • Juniors 9:30 am – 11:30 am (approximately) 
  • Seniors 12:30 pm – 2:30 pm (approximately) 

Please note – One junior and one senior student represent their school at regional finals. Regional finals will be held using video connections. One senior and one junior speller from each regional will then go onto state finals.

Enquiries

The Premier's Spelling Bee
The Arts Unit

Related programs

Nominate your school's finalists

Privacy notice

The information requested in this note is being collected by the NSW Department of Education. The department will use the information in connection with your student's participation in this event for the following purposes:

  1. administration;
  2. communication with parents/carers; and
  3. for the health, safety and welfare of your student.

The department might share the information requested in this note with health care providers in the event that your student requires urgent medical attention. All personal information will be held securely and disposed of securely when no longer needed.

You have the right to access and correct the information you provide in this note. If you wish to do so, please contact The Arts Unit on 02 8512 1100 Locked Bag 1500, Petersham NSW 2049 

Specific privacy information

The department will use information about your student's

  • Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander status for the purpose of implementing its Aboriginal Education Policy.
  • Identified additional support information to ensure appropriate learning adjustments are in place.

The provision of Aboriginal/Torres Strait Islander status or gender status is voluntary, and not providing either of them will not impact on your student's participation. All other additional support information requested in this form is voluntary.

Important information

In the event of injury, no personal injury insurance cover is provided by the NSW Department of Education for students in relation to school sporting activities, physical education lessons or any other school activity. The department’s public liability cover is fault-based and limited to breaches by the department of its duty of care to students that may result in claims for compensation.

Parents/carers are advised to assess the level and extent of their child’s involvement in the activity when deciding whether additional insurance cover is required prior to their child’s involvement in the program. Personal accident insurance cover is available through normal retail insurance outlets.

School details

School name

Finalist details

It is expected that each school will be represented by a junior and senior finalist. However if your school only has one representative you can uncheck the options below.
Junior regional finalist
Junior regional finalist

Student background information

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?
Is a language other than English spoken at home?
Does the student require support for participation because of disability?
Please indicate any learning adjustments that may be required to allow the student to participate in this program?
Senior regional finalist
Senior regional finalist

Student background information

Are you of Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander origin?
Is a language other than English spoken at home?
Does the student require support for participation because of disability?
Please indicate any learning adjustments that may be required to allow the student to participate in this program?

Dates your school cannot participate

Regional finals will be held online each day at the following times:

  • Juniors 9:30 am – 11:00 am
  • Seniors 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm

Please select any dates your school cannot participate. Please do not eliminate 9 of the 10 available dates, as that makes distribution impossible!