2016 Grand Finals at Parliament House

On Saturday 24th September 2016, the Grand Finals of the 2016 Schools’ Competition were held in The House of Assembly Chamber of Parliament House. Each debate began with a welcome […]

2016 Season Results

Award Presentations Speech from Nathalie Johnstone, Senior Debater of the Year Good afternoon Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen and my fellow debaters. My name is Nathalie Johnstone and it is [...]

Year 5 Demonstration Debate

Topic: “That teachers should not give lollies to students as a reward.” This is an example of a debate by Year 5 students on the topic “That teachers should give […]

2015 Season Results

Year 8 Division Grand Final Winner: Pembroke School Purple Annika Turon-Semmens, Emma Tam, Charlie Abbott, Andy Xing, Caitlin Leng, Andrew Thomas and Luka I’Dell. Coach: Mrs J Rowe. Year 8 [...]

2015 Grand Finals at Parliament House

On Saturday 19th September 2015, the Grand Finals of the 2015 Schools’ Competition were held in The House of Assembly Chamber of Parliament House. Each debate began with a welcome […]

2014 Season Results

Year 8 Division Grand Final Winner: Glenunga International High School Blue Vi-Seth Bak, Yihao Chen, Jonathan Parsalidis and Jock Plastow Coach: Mr A. Patterson. Year 8 winning team from Glenunga [...]

2014 Grand Finals at Parliament House

On Saturday 20th September 2014, the Grand Finals of the 2014 Schools’ Competition were held in The House of Assembly Chamber of Parliament House. Each debate began with a welcome […]

The Official Debating Manual

The Official Debating Manual provides comprehensive and detailed guidance about the rules and technique of debating. This publication is available for purchase in our shop.

2013 Grand Finals at Parliament House

On Saturday 21st September 2013, the Grand Finals of the 2013 Schools’ Competition were held in The House of Assembly Chamber of Parliament House. Each debate began with a welcome […]