Rules
All participants, parents, and school administrators must carefully read these rules to better understand the eligibility,
format, and marking criteria for the 2024-2025 PSB.
ELIGIBILITY
A student participating in the 2024-2025 PSB must meet the following requirements:
- The student must be from a school branch that is registered with the PSB.
- At the time of her/his participation in 2024-2025 PSB, a student must be enrolled in the grade in which she/he is competing.
- The age limit for different grades is as follows:
| Grade |
Age on 30 June 2024 |
DOB |
| Grade 10 |
17 years or under |
1 July 2007 or later |
| Grade 9 |
16 years or under |
1 July 2008 or later |
| Grade 8 |
15 years or under |
1 July 2009 or later |
| Grade 7 |
14 years or under |
1 July 2010 or later |
| Grade 6 |
13 years or under |
1 July 2011 or later |
| Grade 5 |
12 years or under |
1 July 2012 or later |
| Grade 4 |
11 years or under |
1 July 2013 or later |
| Grade 3 |
10 years or under |
1 July 2014 or later |
- In schools where O-Level Year 1 starts from Grade 9, students up to O-Level Year 2 can enroll.
In schools where O-Level Year 1 starts from Grade 8, students up to O-Level Year 3 can enroll,
as long as they meet the age requirement for their grade.
- The student must not disrupt her/his school attendance and assignments to study for the spelling bee.
- The student must not have any family members who are current employees of Storykit or work for the Pakistan Spelling Bee.
- PSB may disqualify any student who does not fulfill the eligibility requirements,
and may require her/him to return the award(s) received.
- Home-schooled students cannot register for 2024-2025 PSB.