Kids News: Record 82,000 students PM’s Spelling Bee Round 1

Kids News: Record 82,000 students PM’s Spelling Bee Round 1

The 2025 PM’s Spelling Bee saw a record-breaking 82,712 student registrations – now 4600 of the best head to state and territory finals. See the top school round results in our national honour roll

Meet the PM’s Spelling Bee finalists - Education Review

Young spelling stars of the Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee head to state and territory finals this week, after passing through the national school round. Run by classroom news site Kids News, the Bee’s fifth birthday set new records across the board, with 82,712 students nationwide supported by 3384 teachers at 1436 schools. NSW students blitzed the record field in the national School Round, coming first in two of the three age categories, with d…