2021 Grand Finals Photo Gallery
The 2021 Grand Finals were held in The House of Assembly Chamber, Parliament House on Saturday 25 September 2021. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents [...] Visit to Thebarton Police Barracks
The 2021 Year 6/7 Quarter Final topic is "That the horses should remain." in relation to the SA Police Greys used at the Thebarton SA Police Barracks. To complement the [...] Thanks to Debating SA Patron Hieu Van Le
Debating SA sends its heartfelt thanks and congratulations to His Excellency the Honourable Hieu Van Le AC at the conclusion of a remarkable seven years as Governor of South Australia. […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 [...] 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 [...] Speech Structure Templates
We have created some templates that debaters can use to prepare their speeches. These include cue card formats that can be printed on plain paper or cardboard (we recommend 200gsm) [...] Debating: A Brief Introduction for Beginners
This free publication describes the basics of debating as well as an overview of the steps of preparing a debate. Debating - A Brief Introduction for Beginners