2020 Season and COVID-19

In light of the continuing situation with COVID-19 the Debating SA Board has resolved to cancel the 2020 Debating Season as well as any training events that had been scheduled for 2020. We know this will be a sad and disappointing announcement for students who were looking forward to the year’s competition but our concern [...]

2019 Debater of the Year Winners

It is our pleasure to announce the 2019 Debater of the Year winners. The Debater of the Year Awards recognise the best speakers in each division for the preliminary rounds. Year 5: Cara Dalzotto (Mercedes College)Year 6/7: Gina Barreto (St Thomas School)Year 8: Emma Pool (St Peter’s Girls’ School)Year 9: Ky Speedy (Pembroke School)Year 10: […]

Team Rankings are Now Live

We've made a change to the way that results from debates are entered. Through a system created by our team, your adjudicator will now enter scores directly into the online scoring system at each debating evening. This means that rankings are effectively live and viewable here.

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 [...]

2017 Quarter Finals Information

Information regarding the quarter finals has been published on the finals information portal page. Team coaches should make sure they complete the finals acceptance form by Friday 1 September 2017.