South Africa. The winner was Bancroft's School from Woodford Green, England. The runner-up team included singer-songwriter Lorde. The 2010 World Final was held on 14 August in the Performing Arts Centre at Stewart's Melville College in Edinburgh. The winner was the City of London School for Girls. The 2011 World Final was held on 19 July at Southwell School in Hamilton, New Zealand. The winner was Manor Gardens Primary School from Durban, South Africa. The 2012 World final was held on 4 July at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. The winner was Awakeri Primary School from the Bay of Plenty, New Zealand. The 2013 world final was held in Durban, South Africa. The winner was Roedean School (South Africa) from Johannesburg, South Africa. The 2014 world final was held in the Princess Pavilion, Falmouth, Cornwall, England. The winner was City of London School for Girls. The 2015 world final was held on 8 July at the Central Connecticut State University, USA. The winner was Southwell School from New Zealand. The 2016 world final was held at the Aotea Centre, Auckland, New Zealand. The winner was Wellesley College from New Zealand. The 2017 world final was held at the Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts, Ontario, Canada. The winner was St John's College from Johannesburg, South Africa The 2018 world final was held at St Kentigern Boys' School, Remuera, Auckland, New Zealand. The winner was Canberra Grammar School from Australia. The 2019 World Final was held at Sota School of the Arts in Singapore. The winner was Churchill Road Elementary School from the United States of America, with New Zealand and South Africa taking 2nd and 3rd. The 2020 World Finals was to be held at Hamilton, New Zealand but due to concerns about the spread of COVID-19 it was cancelled. See also List of winners of the Kids' Lit Quiz The 2021 World Final was cancelled due to the Covid pandemic The 2022 World Final had to be cancelled due to the Covid pandemic. References External links Kids' Lit Quiz official website Canadian website UK website Reading (process) Student quiz competitions