NSW Department of Education and Training: The Arts Unit

Regional Finals

This year, over 2,900 students are registered to compete in 35 Regional finals across NSW.

Regional Finals take place between Monday 21 September and Friday 2 October 2009 (Weeks 9-10, Term 3).

Times for the competition are as follows:

Junior Division: 9.30am-11.30am
Senior Division: 12.30pm-2.30pm

Each session is followed by a light morning or afternoon tea. Please ensure that participants arrive at least twenty minutes before the start of the competition.

For Regional Final Competition Procedures, please download the document below

2009 Premier’s Spelling Bee Regional Final Procedures [.pdf 44 KB]

Please find below draws for download for all Regional Finals.

Region	Date	Venue	Convenor
Hunter/Central Coast	Mon 21 Sept	Maitland East Public School	John Black
	Wed 23 Sept	Shortland Public School	Sharne Roxby
	Thurs 24 Sept	Wadalba Community School	Carol Furey
	Mon 28 Sept	Ettalong Public School	Peter Cardy
	Thurs 1 Oct	Valentine Public School	Jo Crisp
Sydney	Mon 21 Sept	Ashfield Public School	Rosemary Zamberlan
	Wed 23 Sep	Peakhurst Public School	Jenny Hosking
	Thurs 1 Oct	Glebe Public School	Karen Rispoli
North Sydney	Tues 22 Sept	Mowbray Public School	Georgia Galati
	Wed 23 Sept	Cherrybrook Public School	Paula Davies
	Wed 30 Sept	Narrabeen Lakes Public School	Janette Clark/Diana Alcorn
South Western Sydney	Tues 22 Sept	Hampden Park Public School	Kellie Stone
	Thurs 24 Sept	Blaxcell Street Public School	Elana Sampson
	Tues 29 Sept	Campbelltown East Public School	Sonja Zink
	Wed 30 Sept	Prestons Public School	Gail McHugh
Western Sydney	Mon 21 Sept	Cambridge Park Public School	Christine Jobson
	Tues 22 Sept	Ironbark Ridge Public School	Natalie Childs
	Wed 23 Sept	Quakers Hill Public School	Adam Wynn
	Tues 29 Sept	Toongabbie Public School	Adrienne Williams
Combined Metropolitan	Fri 18 Sept	Lewisham Public School	Tina Simou
North Coast	Mon 21 Sept	Port Macquarie Public School	Leonie Cosgrove
	Wed 23 Sept	Alstonville Public School	David Wright
	Mon 28 Sept	Centaur Public School	Kay Wilson
	Tues 29 Sept	Tyalla Public School	Sandy Ryan
New England	Mon 21 Sept	Armidale City Public School	Judy Docksey
	Wed 30 Sept	Oxley Vale Public School	Julie Blanch
Riverina	Mon 21 Sept	South Wagga Public School	Diana McGregor
	Tues 22 Sept	Griffith North Public School	Denis Murphy
	Thurs 24 Sept	Thurgoona Public School	Joan Courtney
Illawarra South East	Tues 22 Sept	Sunshine Bay Public School	Lyn Cheney
	Wed 23 Sept	Shellharbour Public School	Margaret Cooper
	Wed 30 Sept	Bellambi Public School	Rebecca Stone
	Thurs 1 Oct	Goulburn North Public School	Maureen Nixon
Western NSW	Mon 28 Sept	Kelso Public School	Anne Llewellyn
	Thurs 24 Sept	Aboriginal Knowledge Centre, Dubbo (Video Link-up final)	Mary Strong (Dubbo South PS)

Winners of each division of each Regional Final will proceed to the State Final, to be held on Wednesday, 18 November 2009 at the Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo.

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Contact

Chloe Hardwick Jones

Spelling Bee Coordinator

Ph: 02 8512 1173

Fax: 02 9569 6878
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Calendar

10 July 2009
2009 Entries Close

27 July 2009
Wordlists posted on website

28 August 2009
Schools to submit names of Regional Finalists by this date

21 September - 2 October 2009
Regional Finals

18 November 2009
State Finals