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2021 Year 6/7 Quarter Final

The following article is from Adelaide Now is below to provide context for the topic, “That the horses should stay.”Full credit to Adelaide Now. Adelaide City Council wants to reduce number of police horses kept in Adelaide Gaol olive grove The number of SA Police horses now grazing in a …

2021 Year 9 Round 5 Topic

Source: https://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/fashion/it-sent-a-message-julie-bishop-just-got-her-own-barbie-doll-20210615-p5816v.html Used for educational and context purposes only. ‘It sent a message’: Julie Bishop just got her own Barbie doll By Melissa Singer (June 16, 2021 — 5.30am) Throughout her career, Julie Bishop has been honoured in numerous ways. And though she may not yet have an Order of Australia award, Bishop …

COVID-19 Attendee Requirements

This information is current as at 29 May 2022, 7:30pm. Effective Term 2 Week 5, there are no restrictions on debating activities: There is no requirement for masks to be worn. Individuals may choose to continue to wear masks but for practical reasons are encouraged to remove their masks while …

Season Dates Update

Following today’s SA Government announcement that schools will be returning tomorrow, Wednesday 28 July 2021, we are making some further modifications to the season dates for Round 4, 5 and finals. You may recall that our criteria for proceeding is based on the advice of our host schools (which is …

Round 4 Dates due to COVID Lockdown

Following the SA Government’s announcement about the lockdown commencing at 6pm this evening for 7 days, we are making some modifications to the season dates. Our focus and priority is always to provide a safe, enjoyable and in-person experience for students. We are also mindful of the lead time needed …

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 …

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.