The National Schools Debating Championships (NSDC) are Australia's premier debating competition, coordinated by the Australian Debating Federation (ADF) and held every year in a different Australian capital. Tasmania has hosted NSDC four times, most recently in 2021.
As the sole Tasmanian affiliate of the ADF, the Tasmanian Debating Union selects the state team from a series of selection events held around the state. Tasmania has fielded a team in most Championships, and has won the Championships once, in 1980, and been Runner-Up twice.
NSDC 2025 was held in Sydney.
| Franklin Legg | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Lachlan Monk | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Lily Obod | Hobart College | Team member |
| Stanley Foster | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Elizabeth Moore | Scotch Oakburn College | Reserve |
| Emi Taylor | Rosny College | Reserve |
| Eve Campbell | Elizabeth College | Reserve |
| Hwee-lin Yee | St Michael's Collegiate | Reserve |
| Charlie Pilkington | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Lily Burt | Coach |
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| Peter Legg | Coach |
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| Gypsy Polacheck | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2024 was held in Adelaide.
| Franklin Legg | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Lily Burt | Launceston College | Team member |
| Madeleine Fletcher | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Zara Fenton | Hobart College | Team member |
| Emi Taylor | Clarence High School | Reserve |
| Lily Obod | Hobart City High School | Reserve |
| Charlie Pilkington | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Kelly Stone | Official adjudicator |
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| Koh Kawaguchi | Adjudicator |
NSDC 2023 was held in Melbourne.
| Chelsea March | Hobart College | Team member |
| Grace Gregson | Hobart College | Team member |
| Michael Reid | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Zara Fenton | Hobart College | Team member |
| Franklin Legg | Hobart City High School | Reserve |
| Lily Burt | Launceston College | Reserve |
| Charlie Pilkington | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Kelly Stone | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2022 was held in Canberra.
| Charlie Pilkington | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Chelsea March | Hobart College | Team member |
| Mackenna Minstrell | Hobart College | Team member |
| Mackenzie Stone | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Grace Gregson | St Michael's Collegiate | Reserve |
| Kelly Stone | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2021 was held in Hobart.
| Ben Horsham | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Charlie Pilkington | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Gypsy Polacheck | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Mackenna Minstrell | Hobart College | Team member |
| Mackenzie Stone | Ogilvie High School | Reserve |
| Kathryn Ellis | Convenor |
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| Kelly Stone | Coach |
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| Vivian Imbriotis | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2020 was held online.
| Annwen Roberts | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Gypsy Polacheck | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Harry Tunks | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Maighn Johnson | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Charlie Pilkington | New Town High School | Reserve |
| Mackenna Minstrell | Taroona High School | Reserve |
| Kelly Stone | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Official adjudicator |
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| Vivian Imbriotis | Adjudicator |
NSDC 2019 was held in Darwin.
| Bryher McKeown | Hobart College | Team member |
| Harry Tunks | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Maighn Johnson | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Kelly Stone | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Annwen Roberts | Elizabeth College | Reserve |
| Gypsy Polacheck | St Michael's Collegiate | Reserve |
| Finlay McKeown | Coach |
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| Isabella Jackson | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2018 was held in Perth.
| Bryher McKeown | Hobart College | Team member |
| Isabella Jackson | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Isobel Kuo | St Mary's College | Team member |
| Koh Kawaguchi | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Harry Tunks | New Town High School | Reserve |
| Rose Hensher | St Michael's Collegiate | Reserve |
| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
NSDC 2017 was held in Brisbane.
| Finlay McKeown | Hobart College | Team member |
| Freya Cox | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Isabella Jackson | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Sam Watson | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Bryher McKeown | Taroona High School | Reserve |
| James Barnes | Coach |
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| Kathryn Ellis | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2016 was held in Sydney.
| Jessie Horder-Geraghty | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Johanna Ellis | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Vivian Imbriotis | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Anni Zhang | Elizabeth College | Reserve |
| Finlay McKeown | Hobart College | Reserve |
| Mitchell Woolley | Elizabeth College | Reserve |
| Ben Lienert | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Peter Legg | Official adjudicator |
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| Imogen Wurf | Co-manager |
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| Katie Parrott | Co-manager |
NSDC 2015 was held in Adelaide.
| James Barnes | Hobart College | Team member |
| Jessie Horder-Geraghty | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Johanna Ellis | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Ben Lienert | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Michael Cordover | Official adjudicator |
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| Imogen Wurf | Manager |
NSDC 2014 was held in Melbourne.
| Eli Cropp | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Imogen Wurf | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Johanna Ellis | Ogilvie High School | Team member |
| Peter Legg | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Jessie Horder-Geraghty | Launceston Church Grammar School | Reserve |
| Kathryn Ellis | Coach |
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| Michael Cordover | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2013 was held in Canberra.
| Imogen Wurf | St Michael's Collegiate | Team member |
| Jessie Horder-Geraghty | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Kathryn Ellis | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Peter Legg | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Michael Cordover | Coach |
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| Pat McConville | Official adjudicator |
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| Rhiannon McMahon | Manager |
NSDC 2012 was held in Hobart.
| Peter Legg | New Town High School | Team member |
| Rhiannon McMahon | Elizabeth College | Team captain |
| Samuel Smeele | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Kathryn Ellis | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Pat McConville | Chief adjudicator |
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| Simon Monk | Coach |
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| Mel Ross | Manager |
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| Michael Cordover | Convenor |
NSDC 2011 was held in Perth.
| Katie Parrott | Hobart College | Team member |
| Maegan Boundey | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Martika Palmer | Scotch Oakburn College | Team member |
| Rhiannon McMahon | Hobart College | Team member |
| Mel Ross | Manager |
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| Pat McConville | Coach |
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| Michael Cordover | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2010 was held in Brisbane.
| Clare Armstrong | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Harry Woods | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Tom Marshall | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Tom Whiteley | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Mel Ross | Coach |
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| Michael Cordover | Official adjudicator |
NSDC 2009 was held in Adelaide. Tasmania did not send a team to this competition.
NSDC 2008 was held in Sydney.
| Liam Carswell | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Mel Ross | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Jo Hudson | Hobart College | Team member |
| Ian Meyer | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Frances Bevan | Official adjudicator |
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| Michael Cordover | Adjudicator |
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| Alex Moores | Manager |
NSDC 2007 was held in Melbourne.
| Alex Moores | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Django Merope-Synge | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Jo White | Guilford Young College | Team member |
| Niall Maurici | Hobart College | Team member |
| Pat McConville | Coach |
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| Simon Monk | Coach |
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| Frances Bevan | Official adjudicator |
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| Michael Cordover | Adjudicator |
NSDC 2006 was held in Darwin.
| Alex Moores | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Eliza Forsyth | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Gideon Cordover | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Nicky Vreugdenhil | Scotch Oakburn College | Team member |
| Pat McConville | Coach |
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| Simon Monk | Coach |
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| Frances Bevan | Official adjudicator |
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| Michael Cordover | Adjudicator |
NSDC 2005 was held in Hobart.
| Andrew Carolan | The Hutchins School | Team member |
| Eliza Forsyth | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| James Walker | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Theo Wadsley | The Friends' School | Team member |
| Lionel Nichols | Chief adjudicator |
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| Stephen Monk | Coach |
NSDC 2004 was held in Perth.
| Aidan Morrison | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Loren Atkins | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Pat McConville | Hobart College | Team member |
| Sienna Merope | Elizabeth College | Team Member |
| Andrew Gregson | Coach |
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| Stephen Monk | Official adjudicator |
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| Frances Bevan | Shadow adjudicator |
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| Simon Monk | Manager |
NSDC 2003 was held in Brisbane.
| Aidan Morrison | Launceston Church Grammar School | Team member |
| Frances Bevan | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Pat McConville | Hobart College | Team member |
| Simon Monk | Elizabeth College | Team member |
| Bruce Fairfax | Coach |
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| Stephen Monk | Coach |
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| Tim Sinclair | Coach |