NSW Department of Education and Training: The Arts Unit

2009 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition

Jayden Monahan- winner of 2008 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition for Years 5 & 6.

About the competition

The Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition has two divisions, one for Years 3 and 4 students and one for Years 5 and 6 students. Entrants deliver a prepared speech selected from a list of topics provided by the competition organisers (The Arts Unit and Multicultural Programs Unit). Entrants are also given limited preparation time to deliver an impromptu speech on a topic provided by the adjudicators.

 

In 2009 a total of 1070 students entered the Years 3 and 4 competition and 1124 students entered the Years 5 and 6 competition. To reach the State Finals, students must be successful at School Heats and then Local and Regional Finals. In 2009 saw 82 Local Finals held in schools ranging from Broken Hill in the west to Bangor in the east, from Figtree in the State’s south to Forster in the north, which will culminate in State Finals at the Teachers Federation Conference Centre and the Eugene Goossens Hall at the ABC Centre in Sydney.

 

Please use the links below to download some useful hints and guidelines for the 2009 competition.

 

2009 MPPS Hints and Guidelines [.pdf 35 KB]

Past Winners

Year Years 3 & 4 Winner School Years 5 & 6 Winner School
2008 Angus McDonald Ironbark Ridge Jayden Moynahan Ironbark Ridge
2007 Lachlan Macdonald Mawarra Natalie Buckett Kurrajong
2006 Carl Gerstle Lane Cove Mia Loughland Manly Village
2005 Buddhima Fernando Jasper Road Thomas Decent Kurmond
2004 Josiah Fajardo Ulladulla Vivek Bhatt Bradbury
2003 Ruth Albertson-Kill Jerrabomberra Rachel Thampapillai Woollahra
2002 Tye Fielding Mawarra Nina Ubaldi Summer Hill
2001 Alice Quinn Drummoyne Rosie Stone Woollahra
2000 Alice Quinn Drummoyne Harrison Lillis Buxton
1999 Sophie Tesoriero Freemans Reach Harini Haran Waitara
1998 Gemma Reynolds Yarrawarrah Amy Gibbs Abbotsford
1997 Kimberley Teng Beecroft Julian Shaw Woollahra
1996 Ingrid Ibbett Culburra Soraya Nour Ourimbah

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Ph: 02 8512 1171

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Calendar

27 March 2009
Competition Entries Close

9 - 26 June 2009
Local Finals

10 - 13 August 2009
Metropolitan Regional Finals
Lewisham Public School, The Boulevarde, Lewisham

18 - 21 August 2009
Country Regional Finals
Various venues

6 November 2009
Years 3 & 4 State Final
Teachers Federation Conference Centre

13 November 2009
Years 5 & 6 State Final
Eugene Goossens Hall, ABC Centre, Ultimo