Southern Schools 2023 College 22 March 2023 - 6 July 2023

Only division [ladder]

Round 1

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
22 March 2023 7:20 PM Hobart College S2023DC002 Elizabeth College 1 Guilford Young College 1 Advised subject: Local and national politics: the Voice to Parliament
22 March 2023 7:20 PM Hobart College S2023DC003 Hobart College 3 The Friends' School 1 Advised subject: Local and national politics: the Voice to Parliament
22 March 2023 7:20 PM Hobart College S2023DC004 Guilford Young College 2 Hobart College 1 That the Voice to Parliament would be good for Australia
22 March 2023 7:20 PM Hobart College S2023DC005 Hobart College 2 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That, as Anthony Albanese, we would resign if the referendum on the Voice to Parliament does not pass
22 March 2023 7:20 PM Hobart College S2023DC006 St Mary's College 1 The Friends' School 2 That, as Anthony Albanese, we would resign if the referendum on the Voice to Parliament does not pass

Round 2

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 April 2023 7:20 PM St Michael's Collegiate S2023DC007 Guilford Young College 2 Elizabeth College 1 That doctors should be permitted to lie to their patients if they consider it to be in those patients’ best interests
5 April 2023 7:20 PM St Michael's Collegiate S2023DC009 Guilford Young College 1 Hobart College 3 That doctors should be permitted to lie to their patients if they consider it to be in those patients’ best interests
5 April 2023 7:20 PM St Michael's Collegiate S2023DC010 The Friends' School 1 Hobart College 2 That doctors should be permitted to lie to their patients if they consider it to be in those patients’ best interests
5 April 2023 7:20 PM St Michael's Collegiate S2023DC011 Hobart College 1 St Mary's College 1 Advised subject: Healthcare: patients' access to information
5 April 2023 7:20 PM St Michael's Collegiate S2023DC012 St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Friends' School 2 That doctors should be permitted to lie to their patients if they consider it to be in those patients’ best interests

Round 3

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
3 May 2023 7:20 PM Taroona High School S2023DC013 Hobart College 3 Guilford Young College 2 That sports clubs should be held liable for the behaviour of their fans
3 May 2023 7:20 PM Taroona High School S2023DC014 Hobart College 2 Elizabeth College 1 That we regret the perception of professional sport as a desirable career pathway
3 May 2023 7:20 PM Taroona High School S2023DC016 St Mary's College 1 Guilford Young College 1 That sports clubs should be held liable for the behaviour of their fans
3 May 2023 7:20 PM Taroona High School S2023DC017 The Friends' School 2 The Friends' School 1 Advised subject: Sport: sport in society
3 May 2023 7:20 PM Taroona High School S2023DC018 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Hobart College 1 Advised subject: Sport: sport in society

Round 4

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
17 May 2023 7:20 PM The Friends' School (High School Campus) S2023DC019 Guilford Young College 2 The Friends' School 2 That Australia should implement an inquisitorial legal system
17 May 2023 7:20 PM The Friends' School (High School Campus) S2023DC020 Hobart College 3 Hobart College 2 That Australia should implement an inquisitorial legal system
17 May 2023 7:20 PM The Friends' School (High School Campus) S2023DC021 Elizabeth College 1 St Mary's College 1 That Australia should implement an inquisitorial legal system
17 May 2023 7:20 PM The Friends' School (High School Campus) S2023DC023 Guilford Young College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That Australia should implement an inquisitorial legal system
S2023DC024 BYE Hobart College 1 BYE

Round 5

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
31 May 2023 7:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DC025 Hobart College 2 Guilford Young College 2 Advised subject: Literature and pop culture: reality television
31 May 2023 7:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DC026 St Mary's College 1 Hobart College 1 That, as an average person interested in becoming an influencer, we would choose to participate in a reality television show
31 May 2023 7:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DC027 The Friends' School 2 Hobart College 3 That we regret the rise of reality television
31 May 2023 7:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DC028 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Elizabeth College 1 That, as an average person interested in becoming an influencer, we would choose to participate in a reality television show
S2023DC030 BYE Guilford Young College 1 BYE

Round 6

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
14 June 2023 7:20 PM Guilford Young College (Glenorchy Campus) S2023DC031 Guilford Young College 2 St Mary's College 1 Advised subject: International relations: treaties and trade
14 June 2023 7:20 PM Guilford Young College (Glenorchy Campus) S2023DC032 Hobart College 2 The Friends' School 2 That we should not trade with countries with poor human rights records
14 June 2023 7:20 PM Guilford Young College (Glenorchy Campus) S2023DC033 Guilford Young College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Advised subject: International relations: treaties and trade
14 June 2023 7:20 PM Guilford Young College (Glenorchy Campus) S2023DC034 Hobart College 3 Hobart College 1 That we should not trade with countries with poor human rights records
S2023DC035 Elizabeth College 1 BYE BYE

Finals division

Semi finals

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
3 July 2023 6:00 PM Hobart College S2023DCSF1 Hobart College 2 Hobart College 1 That we support the use of artificial intelligence to generate art
3 July 2023 7:40 PM Hobart College S2023DCSF2 Hobart College 3 The Friends' School 2 That we support the use of artificial intelligence to generate art

Grand final

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 July 2023 7:40 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DCGF1 The Friends' School 2 Hobart College 1 That we should abolish all academic scholarships to universities