Debating

It has been a wonderful start to the ISDA Debating Competition this term. The Eastside Competition starts next week for teams in Years 7-12. We welcome a large number of students across Debating for 2025, and the debaters have been hard at work training every Monday across a range of topic areas.

Congratulations to the Primary A, Primary B, Year 8, Year 10, Senior B, and Senior A ISDA teams for winning their Round 1 debates against St. Catherine’s! This fantastic start to the Debating season reflects their skill and teamwork so early in the competition on the topic of “Education.”

Further congratulations to the Year 9, Year 10, and Senior A teams for winning their Round 2 debates against Sydney Grammar School on the topic of “Crime and Justice.”

The ISDA teams impressively debated against Ascham last Friday in Round 3. Congratulations to the Primary A, Year 7, Year 8, and Senior A teams, who successfully debated topics within “Workplace and Employment.”

The SCEGGS ISDA teams will be hosting Kincoppal Rose Bay this Friday for Round 4. Simultaneously, our Eastside Competition begins with Round 1 this Friday against Sydney Girls High School. We wish the debaters a wonderful start to the season.

We encourage all debaters to support each other during hosting rounds, which includes this Friday evening for ISDA debaters. For away rounds, the bus departs at 3:30 pm, and further details can be found on Clipboard. The same principles apply to the Eastside and Archdale Competitions.

Best of luck to all teams for their upcoming debates!

Suvini Kottegoda
Debating Coordinator