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Average scores

# Matter Manner Method POI Total Rank
S* 606 30.18 30.33 14.82 -0.06 75.32 3.50
R* 54 14.76 15.02 7.38 37.16
1A 101 29.92 30.27 14.82 -0.15 74.97 3.83
2A 101 30.18 30.33 14.90 +0.04 75.42 3.47
3A 101 30.05 30.39 14.70 -0.07 75.12 3.67
RA 27 14.74 15.04 7.39 37.17
1N 101 30.10 30.28 14.82 0.00 75.20 3.73
2N 101 30.49 30.33 14.95 -0.11 75.73 3.03
3N 101 30.37 30.38 14.73 -0.04 75.47 3.27
RN 27 14.78 15.00 7.37 37.15

Adjudications

Date Debate Topic Affirmative Negative Round Rules Margin
2 July 2025 S2025DTGF1 That we regret the social narrative that scientific literature is a more legitimate source of knowledge than anecdote and lived experience Taroona High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Grand final Class 10 2
30 June 2025 S2025DTSF2 That the United States should dissolve its federal government The Friends' School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Ten Semi finals Class 10 2
25 June 2025 S2025D9SF1 That wealthy nations should never be permitted to refuse refugees The Hutchins School 1 Clarence High School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Nine Semi finals Class 9 7
25 June 2025 S2025D8SF2 That solving domestic problems should be nations' first priority Mount Carmel College 1 The Friends' School 4 Southern Schools 2025 Grade Eight Semi finals Class 8 4
25 June 2025 S2025DNSF1 That we spend too much on defence Clarence High School 2 Fahan School 1 Southern Schools 2025 Novice Semi finals Novice 5
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