Southern Schools 2017 Grade Eight 1 March 2017 - 1 August 2017

Blue division [ladder]

Round 1

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
22 March 2017 7:20 PM Fahan School S2017D8001 The Hutchins School 1 The Friends' School 4 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 7:20 PM Fahan School S2017D8002 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Taroona High School 4 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 7:20 PM Fahan School S2017D8003 The Friends' School 2 Taroona High School 5 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 7:20 PM Fahan School S2017D8004 Clarence High School 1 New Town High School 2 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 7:20 PM Fahan School S2017D8005 St Mary's College 1 Taroona High School 6 That smacking should be banned

Round 2

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 April 2017 7:20 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8006 The Friends' School 4 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That we should only consume meat from animals we have killed ourselves
5 April 2017 7:20 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8007 The Hutchins School 1 The Friends' School 2 That we should only eat Australian grown food
5 April 2017 7:20 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8008 Taroona High School 4 Clarence High School 1 That school canteens should only sell food they have grown
5 April 2017 7:20 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8009 Taroona High School 5 St Mary's College 1 That we should only eat Australian grown food
5 April 2017 7:20 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8010 New Town High School 2 Taroona High School 6 That school canteens should only sell food they have grown

Round 3

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
3 May 2017 7:20 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8011 The Friends' School 2 The Friends' School 4 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 7:20 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8012 Clarence High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 7:20 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8013 St Mary's College 1 The Hutchins School 1 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 7:20 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8014 Taroona High School 6 Taroona High School 4 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 7:20 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8015 New Town High School 2 Taroona High School 5 That Australian troops should only defend Australia

Round 4

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
17 May 2017 7:20 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8016 The Friends' School 4 Clarence High School 1 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 7:20 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8017 The Friends' School 2 St Mary's College 1 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 7:20 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8018 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Taroona High School 6 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 7:20 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8019 The Hutchins School 1 New Town High School 2 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 7:20 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8020 Taroona High School 4 Taroona High School 5 That fines should be proportional to income

Round 5

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
31 May 2017 7:20 PM Clarence High School S2017D8022 Taroona High School 6 Clarence High School 1 Advised subject: Arts and entertainment: libraries and literacy
31 May 2017 7:20 PM Clarence High School S2017D8023 New Town High School 2 The Friends' School 2 That schools should prioritise computer skills over literacy
31 May 2017 7:20 PM Clarence High School S2017D8024 Taroona High School 5 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That we should only study modern literature
31 May 2017 7:20 PM Clarence High School S2017D8025 Taroona High School 4 The Hutchins School 1 That we should only study modern literature
7 June 2017 7:10 PM Taroona High School S2017D8021 St Mary's College 1 The Friends' School 4 That literacy is the most important life skill

Round 6

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
14 June 2017 7:20 PM New Town High School S2017D8026 The Friends' School 4 Taroona High School 6 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 7:20 PM New Town High School S2017D8027 St Mary's College 1 New Town High School 2 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 7:20 PM New Town High School S2017D8028 Clarence High School 1 Taroona High School 5 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 7:20 PM New Town High School S2017D8029 The Friends' School 2 Taroona High School 4 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 7:20 PM New Town High School S2017D8030 St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Hutchins School 1 That democracy is no longer the best form of government

Red division [ladder]

Round 1

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
22 March 2017 6:30 PM Fahan School S2017D8031 New Town High School 1 Fahan School 1 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 6:30 PM Fahan School S2017D8032 The Friends' School 2 Taroona High School 2 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 6:30 PM Fahan School S2017D8033 Taroona High School 3 Taroona High School 1 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 6:30 PM Fahan School S2017D8034 St Michael's Collegiate 2 The Friends' School 1 That smacking should be banned
22 March 2017 6:30 PM Fahan School S2017D8035 Ogilvie High School 1 Dominic College 1 That smacking should be banned

Round 2

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 April 2017 6:30 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8036 Fahan School 1 The Friends' School 2 That we should only eat Australian grown food
5 April 2017 6:30 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8037 New Town High School 1 Taroona High School 3 That we should only consume meat from animals we have killed ourselves
5 April 2017 6:30 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8038 Taroona High School 2 St Michael's Collegiate 2 That we should only eat Australian grown food
5 April 2017 6:30 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8039 Taroona High School 1 Ogilvie High School 1 That we should only consume meat from animals we have killed ourselves
5 April 2017 6:30 PM Ogilvie High School S2017D8040 The Friends' School 1 Dominic College 1 That we should only eat Australian grown food

Round 3

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
3 May 2017 6:30 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8041 Taroona High School 3 Fahan School 1 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 6:30 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8042 St Michael's Collegiate 2 The Friends' School 2 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 6:30 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8043 Ogilvie High School 1 New Town High School 1 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 6:30 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8044 Dominic College 1 Taroona High School 2 That Australian troops should only defend Australia
3 May 2017 6:30 PM The Friends' School (Argyle Street Campus) S2017D8045 The Friends' School 1 Taroona High School 1 That Australian troops should only defend Australia

Round 4

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
17 May 2017 6:30 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8046 Fahan School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 2 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 6:30 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8047 Taroona High School 3 Ogilvie High School 1 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 6:30 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8048 The Friends' School 2 Dominic College 1 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 6:30 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8049 New Town High School 1 The Friends' School 1 That fines should be proportional to income
17 May 2017 6:30 PM UTAS Faculty of Law S2017D8050 Taroona High School 2 Taroona High School 1 That fines should be proportional to income

Round 5

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
31 May 2017 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2017D8051 Ogilvie High School 1 Fahan School 1 That schools should prioritise computer skills over literacy
31 May 2017 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2017D8052 Dominic College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Advised subject: Arts and entertainment: libraries and literacy
31 May 2017 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2017D8053 The Friends' School 1 Taroona High School 3 That schools should prioritise computer skills over literacy
31 May 2017 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2017D8054 Taroona High School 1 The Friends' School 2 That schools should prioritise computer skills over literacy
31 May 2017 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2017D8055 Taroona High School 2 New Town High School 1 That funding public libraries is a waste of money

Round 6

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
14 June 2017 6:30 PM New Town High School S2017D8056 Fahan School 1 Dominic College 1 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 6:30 PM New Town High School S2017D8057 Ogilvie High School 1 The Friends' School 1 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 6:30 PM New Town High School S2017D8058 St Michael's Collegiate 2 Taroona High School 1 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
14 June 2017 6:30 PM New Town High School S2017D8060 The Friends' School 2 New Town High School 1 That democracy is no longer the best form of government
28 June 2017 6:45 PM Taroona High School S2017D8059 Taroona High School 3 Taroona High School 2 That democracy is no longer the best form of government

Finals division

Semi finals

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
28 June 2017 6:30 PM Taroona High School S2017D8SF1 The Friends' School 2 New Town High School 2 That the school age should be lowered
28 June 2017 7:30 PM Taroona High School S2017D8SF2 Taroona High School 4 The Friends' School 1 That school attendance should be voluntary

Grand final

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 July 2017 7:00 PM New Town High School S2017D8GF1 The Friends' School 1 New Town High School 2 That tourism in Antarctica should be banned