We have some keen debaters this year, which is fantastic to see and I’m sure the number of students participating will only grow in years to come. In fact, we are proud to be fielding four teams this year with both Year 7 and Year 8 students involved in debating.

The dates and times of upcoming debates are listed below. We ask that students arrive 10-15 minutes prior to the debate to ensure they are organised, prepared and settled.

There will be three long preparation debates to begin the competition, followed by two short preparation debates before the finals.

Students will be learning about debating this year and rotating through different roles. When we attend the competition, we are also expected to provide a chairperson and/or timekeeper for each debate as well as the speakers. Students willl be trainined in how to perform these roles.

Our debating teams currently meet each Friday during lunch and additional training sessions may be added in the future as we get closer to competition debates.

We look forward to keeping you abreast of our progress once the competition begins. We are very sure that our teams will make us proud through their demonstration of perseverance and teamwork.