NSW Department of Education and Training: The Arts Unit

Competition Information Summary

	Premier's Debating Challenge for Years 5 & 6	Premier's Debating Challenge for Years 7 & 8	Premier's Debating Challenge for Years 9 & 10	Premiers Debating Challenge for Year 11	Premier's Debating Challenge for Years 11 & 12
Which students can enter?	All Primary School students	Year 7 & 8 students only	Students in Year 10 and below	Students in Year 11 and below in Sydney Metropolitan schools	All High School students
How many teams can enter from each school?	2	2	2	2	2
What are the speaking times?	4 minutes (warning bell at 3 mins)	6 minutes (warning bell at 4 mins)	8 minutes (warning bell at 6 mins)	10 minutes (warning bell at 8 mins)	10 minutes (warning bell at 8 mins)
What type of preparation is expected?	1 hour preparation	1 hour preparation	1 hour preparation	1 hour preparation	1 hour preparation
How are the topics for the debates obtained?	Country: mailed by Coordinators City: adjudicators	Country: mailed by Coordinators City: adjudicators	Country: mailed by Coordinators City: adjudicators	Adjudicators	Country: mailed by Coordinators City: adjudicators
Who appoints the adjudicators?	Regional Coordinators	Regional Coordinators	Regional Coordinators	Regional Coordinators	State Coordinator and Regional Coordinators
When will the competition begin?	April	May	May	June	March
When is the State Final?	8 - 11 November Stanwell Tops	9 - 11 December University of Sydney	16 November Art Gallery of NSW	7 September Botanic Gardens	7 August University of Sydney
What is the name of the perpetual trophy?	English Speaking Union Trophy (since 1995)	Joy Chambers-Grundy Trophy (since 1998)	Teasdale Cup (since 1950)	Karl Cramp Trophy (since 1953)	Hume Barbour Trophy (since 1930)

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Contact

Lloyd Cameron

Debating Coordinator

Ph: 02 8512 1172

Fax: 02 9569 6878
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