2023 Award Presentations
On Thursday 2 November 2023 we were delighted to be hosted by Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia and Debating SA Patron, and Mr Rob Bunten, at Government House, to celebrate the achievements of the 2023 Schools' Competition winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the [...] 2022 Award Presentations
On Thursday 3 November 2022 we were delighted to be hosted by Her Excellency the Honourable Frances Adamson AC, Governor of South Australia and Debating SA Patron, and Mr Rob Bunten, at Government House, to celebrate the achievements of the 2022 Schools' Competition winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the [...] 2021 Award Presentations
On Friday 29 October 2021 we were delighted to celebrate the achievements of the 2021 Schools' Competition winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the Year Winners for 2021. Special thanks to Nazareth Catholic Community's Jazz Combo band for the outstanding entertainment as well as our hosts Sacred Heart College, and [...] 2020 Award Presentations
We were delighted to have His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia present awards to the winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the Year Winners for 2020. Congratulations to all! Our sincere thanks to Sacred Heart College for their generous hospitality of this event. Read [...] 2019 Award Presentations
We were delighted to have His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia present awards to the winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the Year Winners for 2019. The awards recognised the state's best debaters from what has been the largest competition with over 1250 participants. [...] 2018 Award Presentations
We were delighted to have His Excellency The Honourable Hieu Van Le AC, Governor of South Australia present awards to the winning and runner up teams, as well as the Debater of the Year Winners for 2018. The awards recognised the state's best debaters from what has been the largest competition with over 1200 participants. [...] 2017 Award Presentations
The 2017 Awards Presentations were an excellent celebration of the outstanding achievements of the best debaters in South Australia. We congratulate them on their wonderful achievements. Our sincere thanks to Mr Stephen Patterson, Mayor of the City of Holdfast Bay and Sacred Heart College for their generosity in supporting this event. Read the Speech by [...] 2012 Awards Ceremony at Government House
His Excellency and Mrs Scarce were hosts to the winning and runner up teams of the 2012 Schools’ Debating Competition at Government House on Thursday 15 November 2012. Winners and Runners Up as well as the Debater of the Year recipients in each division were presented with gold and silver medallions in recognition of their [...] 2011 Awards Ceremony at Government House
On Friday 4 November 2011 His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce AC CSC RANR, Governor of South Australia (pictured at right with an Mercedes College debater) as Patron of Debating SA hosted a reception at Government House for the presentation of awards for the winning and runner up teams as well as the Debater of the Year […]
2010 Awards Ceremony
The 2010 Awards Ceremony was held at Nazareth Catholic College for the presentation of awards for the winning and runner up teams as well as the Debater of the Year award recipients of the 2010 Schools’ Competition. We were honoured to host our patron His Excellency Rear Admiral Kevin Scarce, Governor of South Australia. After […]