Umina hosts spelling finals

Umina Public School was one of the 42 public schools in NSW to host the Hunter and Central Coast Regional Finals of the 2012 Premier's Spelling Bee.

Umina hosted one of the finals on Friday, September 14, which saw 76 students compete from 19 different schools.

Regional Finals for the 10 NSW public school regions began on Monday, September 10, and will continue up until Thursday, September 20.

The Finals involve 3241 students from 857 public schools, one of the largest turnouts in the Bee's history.

Students who are successful at the Regional Finals will then proceed to the State Final in Sydney on Wednesday, November 7, 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 123,306 NSW public school students signing up this year.

Media Release, 5 Sep 2012

Sven Wright, DET