PREMIER'S SPELLING BEE: THE STATE'S BEST SPELLER ...

PREMIER’S SPELLING BEE: THE STATE’S BEST SPELLER
Wednesday 24 November, 2010
Premier Kristina Keneally and Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth today joined
the 76 State finalists who are competing to be crowned Premier’s Spelling Bee State
champion.
Over the last four months, more than 88,000 students across NSW have participated in the
Premier’s Spelling Bee rounds – making it the biggest spelling bee in Australia.
The Premier’s Spelling Bee is open to students in NSW government primary, central and
community schools and has two divisions - Junior for students in Years 3 and 4, and Senior
for students in Years 5 and 6.
The Premier’s Spelling Bee State Final is being held at the ABC Centre, Sydney today.
The final half-hour of the competition will be broadcast live on ABC Local Radio from
5.30pm.
Finalists will be asked to spell words from five categories: General, Arts, Australiana,
Environment and Sport.
“The Premier’s Spelling Bee is a fun and educational way for primary school students across
the State to improve their spelling and expand their vocabulary,” Ms Keneally said.
“Getting to the final is an amazing achievement, especially when you consider the record
number of students who signed up for this year’s competition.”
The Spelling Bee was first launched in 2004 with 800 students taking part, and just six years
later, a record 88,658 students have signed up in 2010.
Minister for Education and Training, Verity Firth, said the Spelling Bee was about ensuring
all NSW students have access to opportunities that will help them develop and improve their
literacy.
“NSW is home to the best student spellers in the country. NSW students topped the nation
in spelling at every year level tested as part of the national literacy and numeracy
examinations – NAPLAN,” Ms Firth said.
The Premier’s Spelling Bee is proudly supported by Principal Sponsor Westpac; Media
Partners ABC Local Radio and The Sun-Herald; and Supporting Sponsors Franklin
Electronics and word list supplier Macquarie Dictionary.
For further information on the Premier’s Spelling Bee go to: www.artsunit.nsw.edu.au.

2010 Premier’s Spelling Bee Junior State Finalists
Student
Emmett Scott
Declan Donnelly
Ben Thompson
Isaac Whiteley
Callum Smith
Harrison Nash
Indigo Crosweller
Magnolia Dillon
Harrison Zhang
Saachin Simpson
Rohan Marathe
Nathan Ottawa
Stuart Rich
Nikola Hajdukovic
Ronan De Silva
Declan Symes
Melanie Sananikone
Claire Say
Baarath Baskaran
Josh Tan
Sean Yong
Zachariah Hammond
Brad Smith
Mobina Rowhani
Drew Gilchrist
Steven Dunthorne
Liam Prowse
Annika McGushin-Deak
Ane Uhatafe
Angela McSweeney
Oliver Langford
Sanna Eriksson
Larah Thors
Kai Lavers
Bailey Martin
Bailey Armstrong
Madeleine Waller
Georgia Nicholson
School
Sandy Hollow Public School
East Maitland Public School
Narara Public School
Wamberal Public School
Belair Public School
Biddabah Public School
South Coogee Public School
Haberfield Public School
Beverly Hills North Public
School
Bald Face Public School
Crestwood Public School
Melrose Park Public School
St Ives North Public School
Dee Why Public School
Newington Public School
Yennora Public School
Greenway Park Public School
Leumeah Public School
Beresford Road Public School
Quakers Hill Public School
Kings Langley Public School
Hazelbrook Public School
Ocean Shores Public School
Lennox Head Public School
Bonville Public School
Gloucester Public School
Blackville Public School
Armidale City Public School
Yenda Public School
Tumut Public School
Albury West Public School
Woonona East Public School
Berkeley West Public School
Burrawang Public School
Merimbula Public School
Oberon Public School
Condobolin Public School
Cobar Public School

2010 Premier’s Spelling Bee Senior State Finalists
Student
Ellen Fleming
Griffin Heydon
Jade Dawson
Christopher Cooper
Jack Fisher
Britta Meany
Jeremiah Iliffe
Willem Proos
George Papasavvas
Angus Dong
Aaron Lawrence
Lian Yang
Eeshaa Batra
David Brown
Kevin Tran
Callum Symes
Jay Bhaskaran
Leo Ming
Harish Suresh
Isha Deshmukh
Lucas Chen
Jordan Powell
Michael Krippner
Seamus Burke
Brock Thomas
Sinead Haynes
Alex Simson
Alex Smith
Lachlan Simpkin
Xavier Wilks
Pamela Freire
Monique Findlay
Colleen Harwood
Reuben Honoré
Christian Maala
Jeremy Carpenter
Steven Holmes
Jordan Moore
School
Telarah Public School
East Maitland Public School
Niagara Park Public School
Gorokan Public School
Belmont North Public School
Wallsend South Public School
Woollahra Public School
Summer Hill Public School
Bexley North Public School
Caringbah North Public School
Dural Public School
Ermington Public School
St Ives North Public School
Manly Vale Public School
Georges Hall Public School
Yennora Public School
Casula Public School
Leumeah Public School
Blacktown South Public School
Quakers Hill Public School
Ironbark Ridge Public School
Warragamba Public School
Bangalow Public School
Ballina Public School
South Grafton Public School
Chatham Public School
Blackville Public School
North Star Public School
Temora Public School
Adelong Public School
Albury North Public School
Helensburgh Public School
Illaroo Road Public School
Robertson Public School
Queanbeyan South Public School
Cowra Public School
Tottenham Central School
Edward Public School