Ettalong hosts regional spelling final

Ettalong Beach Public School will play host to 76 students from 19 local schools on Tuesday, September 20, for the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Final of the 2011 Premier's Spelling Bee.

The junior final will be held from 9:30am to 11:30am with the senior final held from 12:30pm to 2:30pm.

Schools participating from the Peninsula include Umina Public School, Ettalong Public School, Woy Woy South Public School and Woy Woy Public School.

A total of 10 regional finals are being staged at 39 venues across the State between Monday, September 12, and Friday, September 23, involving 3120 students from 807 public schools.

Students successful at the regional finals will then proceed to the State final in November, where the State's best speller will be crowned.

The Premier's Spelling Bee encourages students from Government schools across NSW to focus on their spelling in a fun and competitive format.

It was first launched in 2004 and has attracted record numbers of participating students ever since, with 115,445 NSW public school students signing up this year.

Media Release, 12 Sep 2011n Sven Wright, DET