Debating

Congratulations to the Primary A, Year 7, Year 8, Year 9, Year 11 Eastside, and Senior B teams for winning their ISDA debates against Sydney Grammar (ISDA) and SBHS (Eastside) on Friday.

Next week, ISDA will be held at St Joseph’s College. The bus will be leaving straight after school, so all debaters need to be prepared with pens, paper/palm cards, and food. St Joseph’s College has specifically advised that if any debater wants a ‘substantial supper’ rather than a ‘light snack’ they will need to bring their own food. A bus will return to SCEGGS at the conclusion of the evening, meaning that debaters returning to SCEGGS will leave St Joseph’s College at 8.45pm. ISDA debates will be on the topic area of ‘Social Issues.’

The Year 7 ISDA debate has been rescheduled to after school on Monday 18 March – prep will be at 3.45, and the debate will go from 4.30-5.30pm. The debate will be held on Zoom so debaters will stay at SCEGGS.

Round 2 of Eastside will be hosted at SCEGGS, and we will be debating Rose Bay Secondary College. Eastside debates will be on the topic area of ‘Law and Justice.’ Year 7 Eastside debaters returning from camp must debate in school uniform.

Imogen Harper
Debating Coordinator