Literature and language arts

Enter the Bee

Complete the entry form below to enrol your school into the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee.

Teachers will be provided with the wordlists password upon school enrolment.

Key dates

  • Opening date for school entries – Monday 10 March 2025 (Term 1 Week 7)
  • Closing date for school entries – Friday 20 June 2025 (Term 2 Week 8)
  • Regional finalist names deadline – Monday 30 June (Term 2 Week 10)
  • Regional finals – Monday 11 to Friday 22  August 2025 (Term 3 Weeks 4 and 5)

Enrol your school

School details

If you have 2 spelling coordinators, please enrol under 1 name and email [email protected]. to add team members.
Please include all your stage 2 and 3 cohort if Bee resources are used for any classroom activities.

Principal permission

Official word lists for the Premier's Spelling Bee are provided by, and remain the property of Macquarie Dictionary. The wordlists and password are not to be published on the school’s website, applications or other electronic distribution methods. Further details on how to distribute the lists will be supplied on the confirmation of enrolment.

The 2025 NSW Premier’s Spelling Bee is proudly supported by ABC Radio Sydney, ACCO Brands Australia, Word List Partner Macquarie Dictionary and Venue Partner Penrith Performing & Visual Arts.