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 of the top South Australian debating teams. Year 6/7Year 8Year 9Year 10SeniorYear 6/7Year 6/7 Grand FinalYear 8Year 8 Grand FinalYear 9Year 9 Grand FinalYear 10Year [...] 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 debating topic, Debating SA invited participating students to visit the barracks. 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. We have been particularly honoured to have His Excellency serve as Patron of Debating SA during his term, presenting awards to students at the annual […]
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 ultimately based on SA Government […]
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 for preparing debates. Please see […]
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. 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) and cut out. Speech Structure Template - Cue Card Format PDF Speech Structure Template - Cue Card Format DOCX Speech Structure Template - A4 Paper [...] 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 