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Newsflash
Aotearoa New Zealand Spelling Bee returning in 2024
The Aotearoa New Zealand Spelling Bee is thrilled to announce that it is back in 2024 for the 18th Year running.
Our marvellous Sponsor The Wright Family Foundation, has generously continued its funding so that 22 Finalists can participate in the National Spelling Bee Final in Wellington.
We are thrilled this National event continues to be provided for students from all around the motu at no cost to schools or students.
Previous Champions
A list of the previous New Zealand Spelling Bee winners and their winning words.
|
Year |
Name |
School |
Winning Word |
|
2005 |
Charlotte Roose |
Hillcrest High School, |
contiguous |
|
2006 |
Nicole Kennington |
Hutt Valley High School, |
obstreperous |
|
2007 |
Kate Weir |
Linwood High School, |
vendetta |
|
2008 |
Thomas North |
Hamilton Boys’ High School, |
flotilla |
|
2009 |
Christopher Jury |
Hamilton Boys’ High School, |
iterative |
|
2010 |
Tom Winter |
Burnside High School, |
chrysanthemum |
|
2011 |
Belinda Gibbon |
Wellington Girls’ College, |
conceited |
|
2012 |
Ryan McLellan |
James Hargest College, |
longitudinal |
|
2013 |
Nithya Narayanan |
Lynfield College, |
perestroika |
|
2014 |
George Sabonadiere |
Logan Park High School, |
eugenics |
|
2015 |
Isobella Nicholls |
Carmel College, |
meritocracy |
|
2016 |
Finn Lewis |
Newlands College, |
ostensible |
|
2017 |
Lucy Jessep |
St Margaret’s College, |
pusillanimous |
|
2018 |
George Turner |
Marlborough Boys’ College |
frankincense |
|
2019 |
Sara Wong |
Diocesan School for Girls, |
stalactite |
|
2021 |
Max Carter |
Scots College |
gossamer |
|
2023 |
Selena Chan |
Columba College, Dunedin |
proliferate |
|
2024 |
Abby Du |
St Cuthberts College |
buoyancy |
|
2025 |
??? |
Education Perfect
Education Perfect, the online learning platform that uses technology to improve student learning outcomes, hosts the online version of the New Zealand Spelling Bee. This means the New Zealand Spelling Bee Wordlists are now in an electronic format so that students can access them directly. The wordlists are broken up into subject groups to help the students learn the words before they move onto the next subject group.
Education Perfect has also recorded New Zealand Spelling Bee Pronouncer, Owen Scott, pronouncing the words so students can now test themselves whilst learning the wordlists.
It is FREE to use New Zealand Spelling Bee resources on the Education Perfect platform and we recommend teachers use this option.
Further, the 2020 New Zealand Spelling Bee Test week in June will be available through Education Perfect so that teachers can choose to read the words to their students or their students can do it online. Either way students can do the test through Education Perfect so that teachers no longer have the arduous task of marking all the papers. They can also get a detailed report on their students results.
When you register for the New Zealand Spelling Bee indicate you would like to receive the resources through Education Perfect and a representative from Customer Service will arrange this. Teachers can register on Education Perfect for the online Classroom Bee resources up to the 31st of July 2020. The resources will be available on EP (for registered schools to access) until the 30th of November 2020.
If you are an existing Education Perfect user, the Spelling Bee resources will already be loaded up in your content library!
Register as a 2024 ANZSB Semi Finalist
Please register below so that you can take part in your New Zealand Spelling Bee semi final.
Please note that one of the conditions is you agree to not take part in any other spelling bee programme or competition whilst you are registered in the 2024 New Zealand Spelling Bee. The other condition is the signing of the consent form.