Can you spell better than a primary school student?

Well, some of the region's brightest spellers put their skills to the test, as they headed to Sydney on November 7 to compete in the NSW Premier's Spelling Bee.

The western region was represented by three students: Jack Primmer and Ewan Mattick from Hargraves Public School, and William Weatherall from Coonabarabran Public School.

Having two students qualify for the finals was a remarkable achievement for Hargraves, located just north of Hill End, as it has just 13 students in its entire school.

Year 2 student Jack Primmer was one of this year's youngest competitors.

He was required to spell 'saxophone', 'duplicitous', and 'impediment' , failing on the final word.

His schoolmate, Ewan Mattick, was competing in the competition for

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