Mike Baird applauds spelling bee students

EducationHQ News Team

By EducationHQ News Team
Published November 11, 2015

New South Wales Premier Mike Baird has wished students good luck ahead of the state's Spelling Bee where 86 finalists will battle for victory.

SYDNEY, Nov 11 - The finalists have already finished ahead of a record 134,000 students from more than 900 public ...

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