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Average scores

# Matter Manner Method POI Total Rank
S* 576 30.18 30.33 14.83 -0.07 75.32 3.50
R* 50 14.74 15.02 7.37 37.13
1A 96 29.94 30.28 14.88 -0.16 75.05 3.74
2A 96 30.18 30.34 14.94 0.00 75.46 3.41
3A 96 30.05 30.39 14.69 -0.12 75.09 3.71
RA 25 14.72 15.04 7.40 37.16
1N 96 30.10 30.27 14.83 0.00 75.21 3.72
2N 96 30.48 30.32 14.95 -0.12 75.72 3.07
3N 96 30.33 30.38 14.72 -0.04 75.42 3.35
RN 25 14.76 15.00 7.34 37.10

Adjudications

Date Debate Topic Affirmative Negative Round Rules Margin
11 June 2025 S2025D9024 That female athletes should boycott competitions in which female competitors are paid less than male competitors St Michael's Collegiate 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Round 6 Class 9 5
11 June 2025 S2025DN030 That debating is a sport Clarence High School 2 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Novice Round 6 Novice 3
4 June 2025 S2025D8037 That Brisbane should not host the 2032 Olympic Games Australian Christian College 1 The Hutchins School 2 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 6 Class 8 5
4 June 2025 S2025D8036 That Brisbane should not host the 2032 Olympic Games The Friends' School 4 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 6 Class 8 2
28 May 2025 S2025DT028 That, assuming the technology exists and works perfectly, we should allow parents to genetically modify their unborn children The Friends' School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Round 5 Class 10 2
28 May 2025 S2025D9020 That we would prefer a world in which all humans lived to the same age Clarence High School 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Round 5 Class 9 3
21 May 2025 S2025DC024 That, as soon as the technology for any given profession exists, we should replace all workers with robots The Hutchins School 1 Elizabeth College 1 Southern Schools 2025 College Round 5 College 5
21 May 2025 S2025D8033 That we prefer a world in which a perfectly functional truth serum exists Calvin Christian School 1 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 5 Class 8 3
21 May 2025 S2025D8030 That we prefer a world in which a perfectly functional truth serum exists St Michael's Collegiate 2 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 5 Class 8 1
14 May 2025 S2025DT023 That we should ban political activism on social media Taroona High School 2 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Round 4 Class 10 5
14 May 2025 S2025D9016 That we should break unjust laws Clarence High School 1 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Round 4 Class 9 2
14 May 2025 S2025DN020 That we would prefer to live in the 'good old days' The Friends' School 1 Taroona High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Novice Round 4 Novice 1
7 May 2025 S2025DC020 That we regret cancel culture Fahan School 1 The Hutchins School 1 Southern Schools 2025 College Round 4 College 1
7 May 2025 S2025DC016 That we regret cancel culture Rosny College 1 Elizabeth College 1 Southern Schools 2025 College Round 4 College 4
30 April 2025 S2025DT017 That we prefer consumption to income taxes The Hutchins School 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Round 3 Class 10 5
30 April 2025 S2025DN011 That pocket money should be banned Fahan School 1 Brighton High School 2 Southern Schools 2025 Novice Round 3 Novice 4
30 April 2025 S2025D9011 That Australia should stop trading with the United States Taroona High School 1 Clarence High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Round 3 Class 9 5
9 April 2025 S2025DC012 That we should allow individual workers to give up their workplace rights in exchange for higher pay Elizabeth College 1 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2025 College Round 3 College 1
9 April 2025 S2025D8019 That all jobs should be paid the same The Friends' School 2 Australian Christian College 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 3 Class 8 3
9 April 2025 S2025D8021 That all jobs should be paid the same Calvin Christian School 1 The Friends' School 3 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 3 Class 8 6
2 April 2025 S2025DT010 That Australia should become a republic Mount Carmel College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Round 2 Class 10 1
26 March 2025 S2025DC010 That political parties should allow their elected members a conscience vote on every issue Rosny College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2025 College Round 2 College 6
26 March 2025 S2025D8008 That the voting age should be lowered The Friends' School 4 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 2 Class 8 2
26 March 2025 S2025D8012 That the voting age should be lowered St Michael's Collegiate 1 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 2 Class 8 2
19 March 2025 S2025DT003 That DeepSeek is a force for good Kingston High School 1 Mount Carmel College 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Round 1 Class 10 6
19 March 2025 S2025D9003 That all schoolwork should be marked by artificial intelligence St Michael's Collegiate 1 Hobart City High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Round 1 Class 9 10
19 March 2025 S2025DN002 That ChatGPT has done more harm than good Clarence High School 2 The Friends' School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Novice Round 1 Novice 7
12 March 2025 S2025D8003 That we would prefer a world without artificial intelligence The Hutchins School 1 The Friends' School 2 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Round 1 Class 8 3
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