The Australasian Schools English Competition is a literary competition open to school students in years 3–12 in
Australia
Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma ...
and
New Zealand
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. It is run by the
University of New South Wales
The University of New South Wales (UNSW), also known as UNSW Sydney, is a public research university based in Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. It is one of the founding members of Group of Eight, a coalition of Australian research-intensive ...
Educational Testing Centre.
It is a test with about 60 questions for comprehension, spelling, grammar and general knowledge. It is a test open to all schools and all children. The student who scores the highest grade wins prizes and/or money.
Education competitions in Australia
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