When a single vowel stands in the path to victory, the stakes could not be higher for these spelling bee champions
Summary
Afeef Ahmed won the 2026 New South Wales Premier’s Spelling Bee after spelling “immemorial” correctly. The competition drew 34 primary school finalists from about 200,000 students across 1,070 public schools; the article excerpt ends while the contest to decide the runner-up is still underway.Key Facts
- The state final took place in a theatre in western Sydney on Friday.
- The 34 finalists had won online regional finals in August.
- Contestants first faced words they could practise, then unfamiliar words in sudden-death rounds.
- Five finalists had reached the state final three times, including former junior champion Wafiq Ayyash.
- Afeef Ahmed won after correctly spelling “immemorial.”
- Bobby Ivaneza was eliminated after misspelling “unserviceable.”
- Alesha Kahfandi, Caroline Wang and Maximilian Lumley also missed words in the round that established Ahmed as the winner.
- The excerpt ends during the contest to determine the runner-up.
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