Where will the 2022 spelling bee be held?

The National Final is now closed. Congratulations to all the students who competed this year.

Key information to register your class

+ Registration is FREE for all students in Years 3-8 at Australian schools, including registered home schools.
+ Online competition only. Entrants answer 30 random spelling words per round.
+ Three reading levels for Years 3-4, Years 5-6 and Years 7-8.
+ Teachers required to sign-up students. Students must not have turned 15 before February 1, 2022 to enter.
+ Go to REGISTER MY CLASS on the top navigation bar to create a Teacher Account and register your students.
+ Teachers must use an education email address such as edu.au / edumail / education.nt.gov.au etc to create an Account.
+ Each student must provide a signed Consent Form from parents/guardian to be eligible.
+ Entrants have from August 15 to August 26 to sit the School Round.
+ Teachers must verify that each student competed within the competition rules for results to be validated.
+ See more information under HOW IT WORKS.

SPELLING RULES

The Collins English Dictionary (13th Edition) is the final authority and sole source for the spelling of words.

We have adopted some specific Spelling Rules for certain types of words. It is important your students are aware of these:

–ise instead of ize (as in ORGANISE).
–our instead of or (as in COLOUR)
Hyphen in words including double letters (eg, o-o for CO-OPERATE)
single m and no e (as in PROGRAM instead of programme / GRAM instead of gramme).

WHEN TYPING ANSWERS IN THE BEE:
Upper case and lower case letters are both accepted.
Entrants must not use emojis, special characters or punctuation, such as full stops or commas, in their answers as this will register as an error.

PRIZES

Every student who competes will receive a Participation Certificate.

National winners (3 in total, one in each category) will win:
A return flight to Canberra to meet the Prime Minister for each category winner (and their parent/guardian)
One night’s accommodation in Canberra for each category winner (and their parent/guardian)
1 x iPad
1 x $250 HarperCollins book pack
1 x national winner certificate

School prizes (3 in total, one in each category):
The school of each national winner will 1 x $1000 voucher to spend on books, technology or other equipment and supplies

National runners-up (6 in total, two in each category) will win:
1 X $50 HarperCollins book pack
1 x National runners-up certificate

National finalists will receive:
1 x National finalist certificate

State finalists:
1 x State finalist certificate

School entrants:
1 x School champion certificate for each school winner
1 x Class champion certificate for each class winner
1 x participation certificate for all entrants