NSW Premier's Spelling Bee

Years 3 to 6

The Premier's Spelling Bee is a fun and educational way for primary school students to engage with and improve their spelling.

The program includes activities that encourage students to become more confident users of language through broadening their vocabulary, and promotes improved literacy skills in conjunction with the NSW English K-10 syllabus.

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Key dates in 2022

  • Opening date for school entries – Wednesday 27 April 2022 (Term 2 Week 1)
  • Closing date for school entries – Friday 1 July 2022 (Term 2 Week 10)
  • Regional finalist names deadline – Friday 5 August 2022 (Term 3 Week 3)
  • Regional finals – Monday 29 August to Friday 9 September 2022
    (Term 3 Weeks 7 and 8)
  • State finals – ABC Studios, Ultimo, November date to be determined.

Enquiries

The Spelling Bee team
The Arts Unit
Email
spellingbee@det.nsw.edu.au
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Programs

Junior Spelling Bee

Literature and language arts
Year 3 and 4
The Premier’s Spelling Bee was introduced in 2004 as a fun and educational way for NSW public primary school students to engage in spelling.

Senior Spelling Bee

Literature and language arts
Year 5 and 6
The Premier's Spelling Bee is open to all NSW public schools. In the senior division, schools may enter one student representative to compete in a regional final for the chance to proceed to the state final.
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NSW Premier's Spelling Bee

Creative Resource Literature and language arts
Years 3 to 6
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.

How to set up a spelling bee

Creative Resource Literature and language arts
With
Andrew Lasaitis
Teachers, primary
Best practice for school-based teachers when setting up a spelling bee.
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