Debating

Congratulations to all the ISDA teams for their outstanding performance in Round 5 against Monte Sant’ Angelo Mercy College. Year 9, Year 10, Senior A, and Senior B teams all secured proud wins for SCEGGS debating. Special mention to the Year 10 ISDA team, who are undefeated and won a Make-Up Round on Monday 24 March against Ascham on the topic ‘That we should ban people from building new properties in areas with a high risk of natural disasters.’ 

Furthermore, Kambala hosted Round 6 of ISDA last Friday, where the Primary A team was awarded a win for debating the topic ‘That tourism to important ecological sites (e.g., the Great Barrier Reef) should be banned.’ 

SCEGGS hosted an exciting round of Eastside Debating for Round 2 against Sydney Grammar School. The Year 9 and 10 teams secured their first wins of the competition, debating the topic ‘Media and Popular Culture.’ 

For Round 3 of Eastside, SCEGGS hosted Sydney Boys High School, and the Year 11 team was awarded a win for debating the topic ‘Ethical Issues.’ 

Looking ahead, this Friday we will travel to Reddam House for Eastside Round 4 and host Loreto Kirribilli for ISDA. Round 7 for ISDA this Friday 28 March, is the final in-round before the Octofinals in Term 2.

Best of luck to these teams, and finalists will be notified when the tally is counted. 

The Eastside bus will depart at 3.30pm, and the Eastside teams will meet outside the OG Building immediately after school. There will be no bus back from Ascham. We encourage all debaters to support each other during hosting rounds, which includes this Friday evening for ISDA debaters. 

Best of luck to all teams for their upcoming debates! 

Suvini Kottegoda
Debating Coordinator