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Average scores

# Matter Manner Method POI Total Rank
S* 408 30.18 30.34 14.87 -0.04 75.38 3.50
R* 30 14.73 15.03 7.38 37.15
1A 68 29.99 30.29 15.00 -0.13 75.25 3.57
2A 68 30.15 30.34 15.00 +0.07 75.50 3.44
3A 68 30.10 30.43 14.72 -0.07 75.24 3.63
RA 15 14.80 15.07 7.43 37.30
1N 68 29.97 30.24 14.85 -0.07 75.04 3.94
2N 68 30.53 30.38 14.91 -0.07 75.81 3.12
3N 68 30.35 30.38 14.71 0.00 75.44 3.29
RN 15 14.67 15.00 7.33 37.00

Adjudications

Date Debate Topic Affirmative Negative Round Rules Margin
3 July 2024 S2024D8SF2 That access to national parks should be free Hobart City High School 2 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Eight Semi finals Class 8 3
3 July 2024 S2024DNSF1 That public transport should be free The Friends' School 1 Clarence High School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Novice Semi finals Novice 1
19 June 2024 S2024DN022 That we should bring back bartering Mount Carmel College 2 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Novice Round 3 Novice 5
19 June 2024 S2024DN017 That we should bring back bartering St Michael's Collegiate 3 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2024 Novice Round 3 Novice 1
22 May 2024 S2024DT018 That we should abandon all attempts to find extraterrestrial life Clarence High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Ten Round 5 Class 10 2
22 May 2024 S2024D9018 That we should abandon the Three Laws of Robotics Taroona High School 1 St Mary's College 1 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Nine Round 5 Class 9 3
22 May 2024 S2024D8018 That everybody should learn computer programming Hobart City High School 1 Hobart City High School 2 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Eight Round 5 Class 8 3
3 April 2024 S2024DN015 That Tasmania should merge with Victoria The Friends' School 3 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Novice Round 2 Novice 4
3 April 2024 S2024DN011 That Tasmania should merge with Victoria The Friends' School 2 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2024 Novice Round 2 Novice 4
27 March 2024 S2024DT008 That, where no party can form majority government after a Tasmanian election, a new election should automatically be held Clarence High School 1 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Ten Round 2 Class 10 3
27 March 2024 S2024D9026 That we should ban fish farming in Tasmania The Hutchins School 1 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2024 Grade Nine Round 2 Class 9 3
28 June 2023 S2023D9SF1 That we should set a limit to the number of times an arts or cultural festival can be held Clarence High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Nine Semi finals Class 9 3
28 June 2023 S2023D8SF2 That graffiti should be legal St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Eight Semi finals Class 8 -2
28 June 2023 S2023DNSF1 That art should be a compulsory school subject Clarence High School 1 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Novice Semi finals Novice 3
21 June 2023 S2023D8034 That we spend too much on defence Mount Carmel College 1 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Eight Round 6 Class 8 2
7 June 2023 S2023D8027 That Hollywood should be historically accurate St Mary's College 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Eight Round 5 Class 8 2
31 May 2023 S2023DN030 That we should edit classic children’s books to remove offensive or discriminatory content Mount Carmel College 1 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Novice Round 5 Novice 1
24 May 2023 S2023D9013 That we should replace lawyers with robots The Friends' School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Nine Round 4 Class 9 1
24 May 2023 S2023D8019 That criminals should be able to reduce their prison sentences by paying a fine St Mary's College 1 Rose Bay High School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Eight Round 4 Class 8 1
3 May 2023 S2023DC014 That we regret the perception of professional sport as a desirable career pathway Hobart College 2 Elizabeth College 1 Southern Schools 2023 College Round 3 College 1
3 May 2023 S2023DN019 That all students should be required to play a sport Mount Carmel College 1 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Novice Round 3 Novice 1
29 March 2023 S2023DT003 That we should allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home Hobart City High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Ten Round 1 Class 10 1.5
29 March 2023 S2023D8002 That we should build a stadium at Macquarie Point St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Grade Eight Round 1 Class 8 2
22 March 2023 S2023DC006 That, as Anthony Albanese, we would resign if the referendum on the Voice to Parliament does not pass St Mary's College 1 The Friends' School 2 Southern Schools 2023 College Round 1 College 2
22 March 2023 S2023DN001 That we should reduce the number of local councils in Tasmania Taroona High School 1 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2023 Novice Round 1 Novice 1
26 October 2022 S2022DTSF1 That we should prioritise funding for new and original art over funding for established art forms and reproductions of existing work Clarence High School 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Ten Semi finals Class 10 7
17 August 2022 S2022DC024 That, if it were possible and would operate without any technical difficulties, we would choose to live in a simulation in which it was impossible to experience suffering The Hutchins School 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2022 College Round 5 College 2
17 August 2022 S2022DN017 That ethics should be a compulsory school subject St Michael's Collegiate 2 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2022 Novice Round 5 Novice 3
29 June 2022 S2022D8020 That we should abolish student leadership positions The Friends' School 2 St Mary's College 1 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Eight Round 3 Class 8 3
29 June 2022 S2022D8023 That schools should not give out awards to students Taroona High School 2 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Eight Round 3 Class 8 1
22 June 2022 S2022DN031 That we should build a railway network in Hobart The Hutchins School 2 St Mary's College 1 Southern Schools 2022 Novice Round 2 Novice 2
22 June 2022 S2022DN008 That we should build a railway network in Hobart Peregrine School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Southern Schools 2022 Novice Round 2 Novice 2
15 June 2022 S2022DT007 That we should remove the height limit for buildings in Hobart St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 2 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Ten Round 2 Class 10 4
15 June 2022 S2022D9005 That we should prioritise improving the energy efficiency of private transport over investing in public transport Rose Bay High School 1 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Nine Round 2 Class 9 1
15 June 2022 S2022D8018 That every household should have a vegetable garden Clarence High School 1 Rose Bay High School 2 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Eight Round 2 Class 8 5
1 June 2022 S2022D9003 That we should introduce binding citizen-initiated referenda Taroona High School 1 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2022 Grade Nine Round 1 Class 9 2
18 August 2021 S2021D9GF1 That we should abolish the States St Mary's College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Nine Grand final Class 9 1
4 August 2021 S2021D9SF2 That the government should subsidise stay at home fathers St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Nine Semi finals Class 9 -1
4 August 2021 S2021D9SF1 That the government should subsidise stay at home fathers St Mary's College 1 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Nine Semi finals Class 9 3
4 August 2021 S2021DNSF2 That all schools should be coeducational St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 2 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Semi finals Novice 4
4 August 2021 S2021DNSF1 That all schools should be coeducational Taroona High School 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Semi finals Novice 3
23 June 2021 S2021D8017 That children should be paid to do chores St Mary's College 1 MacKillop Catholic College 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Eight Round 3 Class 8 4
9 June 2021 S2021DN079 That we should ban smoking MacKillop Catholic College 2 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 6 Novice 2
9 June 2021 S2021DN090 That we should ban smoking Clarence High School 3 Corpus Christi Catholic School 3 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 6 Novice 3
2 June 2021 S2021D9032 That R U OK? Day has done more harm than good The Friends' School 2 St Mary's College 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Nine Round 6 Class 9 6
2 June 2021 S2021D8042 That there should be a tax on sugary drinks New Town High School 2 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Eight Round 6 Class 8 5
26 May 2021 S2021DN030 That Australia and New Zealand should become one country Corpus Christi Catholic School 2 St Aloysius Catholic College 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 5 Novice 2
19 May 2021 S2021DT021 That Australia should join ASEAN Taroona High School 2 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Ten Round 5 Class 10 9
19 May 2021 S2021D9028 That we should not send Australian athletes to the Tokyo Olympics St Michael's Collegiate 1 Rose Bay High School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Nine Round 5 Class 9 5
19 May 2021 S2021D8033 That every Australian student should learn an Asian language St Mary's College 1 New Town High School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Eight Round 5 Class 8 5
12 May 2021 S2021DC021 That we should reserve a seat in Parliament for a representative of each major religion The Friends' School 2 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2021 College Round 4 College 2
12 May 2021 S2021DN064 That Australia should have a national religion The Hutchins School 3 Clarence High School 2 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 4 Novice 3
12 May 2021 S2021DN026 That Australia should have a national religion Taroona High School 4 Clarence High School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 4 Novice 2
28 April 2021 S2021DC015 That the Australian government should buy back formerly state-owned businesses St Michael's Collegiate 3 The Friends' School 2 Southern Schools 2021 College Round 3 College 1
28 April 2021 S2021DN063 That we should bring back bartering Taroona High School 1 Clarence High School 2 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 3 Novice 2
28 April 2021 S2021DN020 That we should bring back bartering St Mary's College 1 The Hutchins School 2 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 3 Novice 10
31 March 2021 S2021DN013 That Hollywood should be historically accurate The Hutchins School 2 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 2 Novice 7
24 March 2021 S2021DN043 That we should all be vegetarians The Hutchins School 1 The Hutchins School 3 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 1 Novice 2
24 March 2021 S2021D8010 That autotune should be banned MacKillop Catholic College 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Eight Round 2 Class 8 3
17 March 2021 S2021DC005 That the School Strike for Climate movement has failed Hobart College 1 Hobart College 2 Southern Schools 2021 College Round 1 College 2
17 March 2021 S2021DN046 That we should all be vegetarians New Town High School 1 Rose Bay High School 1 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 1 Novice 7
17 March 2021 S2021DN007 That we should all be vegetarians MacKillop Catholic College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 3 Southern Schools 2021 Novice Round 1 Novice 3
10 March 2021 S2021D8007 That we should allow the development of ecotourism infrastructure in the Tasmanian Wilderness World Heritage Area Taroona High School 3 New Town High School 2 Southern Schools 2021 Grade Eight Round 1 Class 8 6
16 September 2020 S2020DTSF2 That we should implement a system of proportional representation in the federal House of Representatives St Michael's Collegiate 1 Independent Team 1 Southern Schools 2020 Grade Ten Semi finals Class 10 1
16 September 2020 S2020DTSF1 That individuals’ votes should be allocated to the party closest to their ‘political compass’ result St Mary's College 1 New Town High School 1 Southern Schools 2020 Grade Ten Semi finals Class 10 2
26 August 2020 S2020DT022 That all classes should be streamed according to academic ability MacKillop Catholic College 1 Dominic College 1 Southern Schools 2020 Grade Ten Round 4 Class 10 3
26 August 2020 S2020D8033 That punishments for violations of school rules should be set by student leaders The Friends' School 1 St Virgil's College 1 Southern Schools 2020 Grade Eight Round 4 Class 8 8
26 August 2020 S2020D9028 That we should abolish standardised testing Ogilvie High School 1 Dominic College 1 Southern Schools 2020 Grade Nine Round 4 Class 9 4

Accreditation history

Level Valid from Valid to
Level 4 31 August 2020 11:14 AM Does not expire
Level 1 6 March 2019 10:49 AM 31 August 2020 11:14 AM