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 from the Chairman of the Board of Debating SA, Mr Tony Houey.
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 my pleasure to be addressing you this afternoon as we celebrate yet another great year for Debating SA and the achievements of the teams and [...] 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 lollies to students as a reward.” With sincere thanks to the Year 5 students at Grange Primary School, Adelaide and Mr Tony Houey (Chair of […]
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 winning team from Pembroke School. Runner Up: Prince Alfred College Green Sparsh Tiwari, Seran Perera, Yash Giri and Elias Raptis. Coach: Ms S Caudal. Year [...] 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 from the Chairman of the Board of Debating SA, Mr Tony Houey.
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 International High School. Runner Up: Rostrevor College Patrick Moller, Luke Valente and Cyril Saji Coach: Mr T. Hodkinson Year 8 Runner Up Team from Rostrevor [...] 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 from the Chairman of the Board of Debating SA, Mr Tony Houey.
Does Heritage Really Matter? – Heritage Week Debate
Debating SA was invited to be involved in a Heritage Week debate on the topic “Does Heritage Really Matter?” featuring a range of prominent Adelaide figures. Below is a description of the event Marty Fields One of Australia’s most talented comedians, actors, singers, writers and musician will MC, entertain and compare this pinnacle event. Federal […]
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 from the Chairman of the Board of Debating SA, Mr Tony Houey. Year 8 The day began with the Year 8 division debate at 10:00am […]