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UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL PUB DATE FRIDAY 19 SEPTEMBER Photo: Elsie Chittleborough (12), Prime Minister's Spelling Bee champion. SA's Elsie Chittleborough of Torrensville Primary School is the state's first ever national champion title in the PM's Spelling Bee after claiming the Orange level (Years 5-6) of Kids News' national spelling challenge, following a record-breaking 82,000 student registrations. Kids News and the Bee are key pillars in the News in the Community program led by Penny Fowler. Picture: Tim Joy. 16th September 2025

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Bee spelling success pretty sweet

Back-to-back victories and a breakthrough win for South Australia have marked the fifth anniversary of Australia’s premier student spelling competition. FULL HONOUR ROLL

Meet The Forest to Fabulous Brumby Challenge 2024/2025 competitors Ellie Sales, Ruby Wild and Chloe Ronan. Picture: The Brumby Project

From forest feral to riding royalty: Brumby challenge thrills

Three young horsewomen are spending a year transforming untamed Queensland brumbies into trained, rideable partners. Read about their journey.

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KIDS NEWS/2025 PM'S SPELLING BEE- please do not use until after the Bee story publishes SUN 17 AUG, 2025. Australian Cricket Captain and UNICEF Australia Ambassador Pat Cummins visits a government school in Lucknow, India to see how UNICEF is working with communities and government to make sure that all children have access to quality education and has lent his support to the PM's Spelling Bee. Picture: UNICEF/supplied

Pat Cummins bowled over by Spelling Bee response

More than 72,000 students have registered for the fifth annual Prime Minister’s Spelling Bee as cricket legend Pat Cummins shares why childhood literacy hits so close to home.

KIDS NEWS and 2025 PM's Spelling Bee: Comedian Peter Helliar has launched his children's book series Detective Galileo (HarperCollins). Picture: supplied

Literacy gifts comics the last laugh

From classroom spelling to stand-up stardom, comedians explain why tomorrow’s funny bone needs more than artificial intelligence to flourish as nearly 60,000 students join the PM’s Spelling Bee.

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Principal shares easy hack for parents struggling with ‘low mood’ kids

Principal shares easy hack to bolster ‘low mood’ kids

New data shows a mammoth number of Aussie kids are seeking help from a counsellor or psychologist – but an SA principal has a simple solution.

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Alvie Primary School Principal Ross Dullard and lamb with students . Pic Rob Leeson.

They were once ‘tiny’ schools. Now enrolments have quadrupled

Some of the smallest schools in Victoria have experienced the biggest surge in enrolments on the back of a shift toward country and beach living. See the full list of booming schools.

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Roxie was bullied into leaving school half way through year 7. Picture: Supplied

Take me out of school or I’ll end my life: Young bullied girl’s plea

Across Australia, young kids are going to school riddled with anxiety and fear over what insidious bullying could await them after entering the school gates. These are their stories.

Scared sad girl bullied online on laptop suffering cyber bullying harassment. School girl humiliated on the internet by classmates feeling desperate and intimidated. Children victim of bullying.

Almost half of Aussie kids bullied at school

A national survey of parents has uncovered sky-high rates of bullying – and heaped pressure on governments to take a national approach to tackle the harmful behaviour.

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Can you pass a year 10 civics test? Many students can’t

A new report has revealed Australian students’ understanding about our political system and democratic principles has dropped to the lowest level in two decades. Test yourself.

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Alana Auden, Neerim Primary School, Nayook, Picture Yuri Kouzmin

‘We would’ve lost it forever’

When Neerim parents discovered their local school faced permanent closure, the community made a plan for it to reopen.

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Arna Ward received the top study score in the state for the Agricultural and Horticulture exam. Picture: Supplied

Loreto College student tops state in VCE ag

The opportunity to get outside of the classroom and visit farms and nurseries helped Arna Howard achieve a top score in her VCE ag exam. See the honour roll.

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City teachers ‘welcomed with open arms’ for careers in regional Victoria

Regional Victoria continues to face ongoing teacher shortages. But for one outgoing teacher, there are boundless opportunities for those willing to make a tree change.

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Your school’s academic results revealed

2024’s NAPLAN scores are out, revealing which parts of the country are achieving the greatest academic success. Here is your guide to the results by state.

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Seaspray school recruiting drive falls short

A push to secure enough enrolments to have Seaspray Primary School open again has been unsuccessful. See the latest.

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