Debating

This has been our busiest year yet for debating, and it is great to see so many getting involved. Thank you all for your enthusiasm.

I am pleased to confirm that we can run an alternate Year 7 and 8 training session on Tuesday afternoon. Each debater should only come to ONE of the Monday or Tuesday afternoon sessions, and they can pick the afternoon which works best with their timetable.

Our final Introduction to Debating session for Year 7 will run this Friday in OG9.

After that, ISDA will begin on Friday 18 February and Eastside will begin the following week on 25 February. The format of each round is still being confirmed on a case-by-case basis, but we do know that Round 1 of ISDA will be held in-person at PLC Sydney. Unfortunately, spectators will not be able to attend. A bus will take all debaters to PLC and return to SCEGGS at the conclusion of the Senior debates (approximately 8:45pm). Students can be picked up at PLC or at SCEGGS.

For both ISDA and Eastside, debaters will need to bring a substantial supper to eat before they debate.

I will update the draws on the Debating 2022 page on Cognito as I confirm the details of each round of the competition.

Imogen Harper
Debating Co-ordinator