English Speaking Union Mauritius

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Our pride..

Aarush Grade 9 SSS Ebene boys and our spelling bee champion.🥰

📚🏆 Celebrating Excellence at the 19th National Spelling Bee Competition Finals! 🏆📚

On Thursday 4 June 2026, the English-Speaking Union (Mauritius), in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy Mauritius and the Mauritius Commercial Bank (MCB), proudly hosted the Finals of the 19th edition of the National Spelling Bee Competition for secondary schools at the MCB Auditorium, St Jean.

This year, 412 participants from 117 schools competed across six preliminary rounds, with the top 48 spellers (12 finalists each from Grades 7, 8, 9 and 10) earning their place in the national finals.

Since its introduction in Mauritius in 2002, the National Spelling Bee Competition has inspired thousands of young learners to expand their vocabulary, improve their pronunciation and definition skills, and develop a lifelong love for the English language. What began with 49 schools and Grades 7–8 has grown into a nationwide educational initiative reaching students across Grades 7–10.

Congratulations to our 2026 National Champions:

🥇 Grade 7 – Tuan Arnav Mahadea
📍 Mahatma Gandhi Secondary School (Nouvelle France)

🥇 Grade 8 – Rayaan Bin Zaed Domun
📍 St Andrew's College

🥇 Grade 9 – Aarush Ramnarain
📍 Ebene State Secondary School (Boys)

🥇 Grade 10 – Marie Ashton Megan Leslie Paige Kameereddy
📍 Queen Elizabeth State College

A special word of appreciation goes to all those who helped make this event possible.

🎤 Mrs Sanjiveni Packiry-Poullé, Vice-President of the English-Speaking Union, for serving as Master of Ceremonies and guiding the event with professionalism and enthusiasm.

📖 Mr Kevin K. Pather, Vice-President of the English-Speaking Union, and Ms Madeline Borger of the U.S. Embassy Mauritius for their excellent work as Pronouncers, ensuring the smooth and fair conduct of the competition.

⚖️ Mrs Meera Mooroogen-Saminaden and Mr Sebastien Ravina for their dedication, expertise and impartiality as Judges.

🎙️ Dr Rajendra Korlapu-Bungaree, President of the English-Speaking Union Mauritius, and Mr Bhavish Naeck, Group Head of Finance at MCB Group, for their inspiring addresses and continued support of educational excellence.

We also extend our heartfelt congratulations to all finalists and our sincere thanks to participating schools, educators, parents, supporters, ESU volunteers, the U.S. Embassy Mauritius and the Mauritius Commercial Bank for helping nurture a culture of learning, language and achievement among Mauritian youth.

The journey continues with the Rodrigues Finals on 11 June 2026.

After several heats and a long but exciting finale, The English Speaking Union's Spelling B competition comes to an end.

We sincerely congratulate our National winners for each category.

All pictures of the finals will be posted tomorrow.

Today's winners of the National Spelling Bee Competition (Mauritius) 2026

Happening now... the Finals of ESU's Spelling Bee Competition in the auditorium of MCB St Jean. 😍😍😍

The third heats of the Spelling Bee Competition were held today (Thursday 14th May 2026) at Collège du Saint Esprit bringing together a day marked by focus, confidence, and impressive displays of linguistic skill.

We extend our sincere appreciation to our
Master of Ceremony - Mr. Kevin Pather, VP
Pronouncer - Mrs.Mitravada Rughoonauth
Jury Members
- Mrs. Padma Seewooraz
- Mr. Sebastien Ravina
- Ms. Twayyibah Peerun

We are equally grateful to our hosts for their warm hospitality, to the educators for their continued support and encouragement, and to all participants whose enthusiasm and determination made the session both lively and memorable.

Congratulations to all finalists as we look forward to the next stage of the competition.

P.S
We apologise for the delayed posting of H3 pictures. Some technical difficulties prevented us from posting on same day.

Stay tuned for photos of the Grand Finale, taking place tomorrow.

2026 Finals of the National Spelling Bee Competition

48 participants are left as finalists of the National Spelling Bee Competition

12 finalists for each Grade

the same who kept the audience in awe during the prelims held at Arya Sabha Hall, St Esprit College and Loreto College Curepipe

expectation is high for the Finals

expectation of more definitions, more sentences, much shorter ‘ping-pong’ matches where gasping is not allowed by the audience 😜

Best of luck to the 12 Finalists of Grade 7, 8, 9 & 10 who are from a mix of Private Secondary Schools & State Secondary Schools. 👍

The English Speaking Union Mauritius was delighted to support the Annual Interschool Public Speaking Competition hosted by Lighthouse Primary and Secondary School.

Our representatives, Mr. Kovilen Vencatachellum and Mrs. Sanjiveni Packiry-Poullé, had the privilege of serving as adjudicators alongside talented young speakers from Lighthouse, Northfields and Ecole du Nord.

We were inspired by the confidence, creativity and critical thinking demonstrated by all participants. Competitions such as these provide an invaluable platform for students to develop their communication skills, express their ideas, and grow as future leaders.

Congratulations to all participants, teachers and organisers for a successful event. The ESU remains committed to promoting excellence in public speaking and supporting opportunities that empower young voices.