2008 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition

Local Area Finals

Draws for the Local Area Finals of the 2008 Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition are now available to view and download. Please use the navigation button to the left of this page to access this information.

2008 Hints and Guidelines

Please use the link below to download some hints and guidelines that will assist your students in preparing for their local final presentation.

 

2008 MPPS Presentation Hints and Guidelines [.pdf 23 KB]

About the competition

The Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition has two divisions, one for Years 3 & 4 students and one for Years 5 & 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 also deliver an impromptu speech on a topic provided by the adjudicators, with limited preparation time.

 

In 2007 a total of 980 students entered the Year 3 and 4 competition and 1050 students entered the Year 5 and 6 competition. To reach the State Finals, students must be successful at School Heats and then Local and Regional Finals. 2007 saw 74 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, culminating in State Finals in the Coles Theatre of the Powerhouse Museum and the Eugene Goossens Hall at the ABC Centre in Sydney.

 

Please use the links below to download competition information and application forms. (Downloadable material requires Acrobat Reader which is downloadable for free from www.adobe.com ).

 

2008 MPPS Competition Information [.pdf, 47 KB]

2008 MPPS Competition Entry Form [.pdf, 121 KB]

2007 Years 5 & 6 State Finalists

• Heath Anderson, Caves Beach Public School
• Benjamin Glitsos, Peakhurst South Public School
• Khushaal Vyas, William Stinson Public School
• Madeleine Bower, Inverell Public School
• Marni Mantell, Collaroy Plateau Public School
• Natalie Buckett, Kurrajong Public School (pictured above)
• Caillin Price-Jones, Laggan Public School
• Scott Inwood, Bathurst Public School
• Buddihma Fernando, Jasper Road Public School
• Georgie Brady, Padstow Park Public School
• Angus McCrabb, Deniliquin North Pubic School
• Jasmyn Newton, Illaroo Road Public School
• Nick Wyche, Artarmon Public School

2007 Years 3 & 4 State Finalists

• Elyse Strahan, Narellan Vale Public School
• Serena Cox, Carlton South Public School
• Abbey Fellows, The Rock Central School
• Rebekah Parker, Forster Public School
• Latifa Tasipale, Beverley Hills North Public School
• Conrad Fuller, Singleton Heights Public School
• Freddie Gilliatt, Bronte Public School
• Harrriet McKay, Wentworth Falls Public School
• Bala Anandasivam, Beecroft Public School
• Lachlan Macdonald, Mawarra Public School
• Emilia Burford, Shell Cove Public School
• Sarah Kilkelly, Ryde Public School

 

Past Winners