Category: General News

Question Time Debate Format

While the adjudicator is adding up his/her marks and preparing feedback, we thought that we would have a fun exercise for the debaters. It’s called Question Time. This is an informal exercise that is not marked. All divisions from Year 5 to Senior will participate in this format. See more details here.

Round 2 Update

Round 2 concluded this week and we are so impressed with all students for rising to the challenges of the set topics. Our topics provide debaters with many current and contemporary issues and themes to debate. Congratulations to all involved this last round.

Round 1 Update

Round 1 came to a successful conclusion this last week. We are delighted that so many students have the opportunity to embrace the supportive and nurturing competition that Debating SA provides. We look forward to seeing the growth in students' thinking and public speaking skills over the coming rounds.

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 [...]

2020 Grand Finals Photo Gallery

The 2020 Grand Finals were held at Nazareth Catholic College on Saturday 26 September 2020. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents of the top South Australian debating team Year 6/7Year 8Year 9Year 10SeniorYear 6/7Year 6/7 Grand FinalYear 8Year 8 Grand FinalYear 9Year 9 Grand FinalYear 10Year 10 Grand FinalSeniorSenior Grand [...]

2020 Season Results

The 2020 Grand Finals were held at Nazareth Catholic College on Saturday 26 September 2020. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents of the top South Australian debating teams. Year 6/7 Division Grand Final Winner: Parkside Primary School Black 6/7 Coach: Mr Reece Freak Madison Mitchell-Smith, Vidhi Parikh, Evelyn Greer and [...]

2020 Term 3 Season – It’s happening!

We are absolutely delighted to announce that we will be running a shorter 2020 competition in Term 3. You can view entry information here. Note that entries close on Friday 19 June 2020.

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: Emil [...]