Debating challenge

This year our school has been participating in the Premier’s Debating Challenge and we have competed against a number of local schools.

Our Year 7 team were carefully selected at the beginning of the year after taking part in try-outs in which they were required to present an impromptu speech on a chosen topic. The five students elected to represent our school have worked tirelessly at after-school training sessions to become the strongest they can be as a brand new team, which is reflected in their triumphant win over a Year 8 team at one point in the competition!

 Our Year 9 and 10 teams have been representing our school since they were in Year 7, reflecting their dedication and commitment to debating and representing our school. They have also stepped up immensely this year by assisting the debating coaches in training and upskilling the junior debaters, imparting their knowledge and experience over the year on to their peers to ensure their success. 

Our Year 8 team are currently smashing it out of the ballpark in the competition as they won the semi-finals last week and are heading in to the regional final! They too have been training very hard after school to improve their rebuttal skills and have been commended by the adjudicators several times on how much they improve each and every time they debate.

A huge congratulations goes out to ALL of our debaters – they have represented our school proudly and are to be commended on their success thus far!

Ms R Hurst, Debating Coordinator