Only division [ladder]

Round 1

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
29 March 2023 6:30 PM Clarence High School S2023DT001 Huonville High School 1 MacKillop Catholic College 1 That we should allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home
29 March 2023 8:20 PM Clarence High School S2023DT003 Hobart City High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That we should allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home
29 March 2023 8:20 PM Clarence High School S2023DT004 The Friends' School 1 Taroona High School 1 That we should allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home
29 March 2023 8:20 PM Clarence High School S2023DT005 Mount Carmel College 1 St Mary's College 1 That we should allow Australians to access their superannuation to buy their first home
S2023DT002 The Hutchins School 1 BYE BYE

Round 2

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
26 April 2023 6:30 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DT007 Huonville High School 1 Hobart City High School 1 That parents should not be able to decline medical treatment for their children
26 April 2023 8:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DT006 MacKillop Catholic College 1 The Hutchins School 1 Advised subject: Healthcare: medical treatment for children
26 April 2023 8:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DT009 St Michael's Collegiate 1 Mount Carmel College 1 That children should always be prioritised over adults in the provision of medical treatment
26 April 2023 8:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DT010 Taroona High School 1 St Mary's College 1 That parents should not be able to decline medical treatment for their children
S2023DT008 BYE The Friends' School 1 BYE

Round 3

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
10 May 2023 8:20 PM Huonville High School S2023DT011 Hobart City High School 1 MacKillop Catholic College 1 Advised subject: Sport: gender in sport
10 May 2023 8:20 PM Huonville High School S2023DT012 The Friends' School 1 The Hutchins School 1 That all sports should be mixed gender
10 May 2023 8:20 PM Huonville High School S2023DT013 Mount Carmel College 1 Huonville High School 1 Advised subject: Sport: gender in sport
10 May 2023 8:20 PM Huonville High School S2023DT015 Taroona High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That men's sports should not be televised
S2023DT014 St Mary's College 1 BYE BYE

Round 4

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
24 May 2023 6:30 PM Mount Carmel College S2023DT019 Huonville High School 1 Taroona High School 1 That we should abolish juries
24 May 2023 8:20 PM Mount Carmel College S2023DT016 MacKillop Catholic College 1 The Friends' School 1 That we should abolish juries
24 May 2023 8:20 PM Mount Carmel College S2023DT017 Hobart City High School 1 Mount Carmel College 1 That we should abolish juries
24 May 2023 8:20 PM Mount Carmel College S2023DT018 The Hutchins School 1 St Mary's College 1 That we should abolish juries
S2023DT020 BYE St Michael's Collegiate 1 BYE

Round 5

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
7 June 2023 8:20 PM Elizabeth College S2023DT021 Mount Carmel College 1 MacKillop Catholic College 1 Advised subject: Literature and pop culture: authors
7 June 2023 8:20 PM Elizabeth College S2023DT022 St Mary's College 1 The Friends' School 1 Advised subject: Literature and pop culture: authors
7 June 2023 8:20 PM Elizabeth College S2023DT023 Taroona High School 1 Hobart City High School 1 That we should ban books written by authors with harmful views
7 June 2023 8:20 PM Elizabeth College S2023DT024 St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Hutchins School 1 That we should ban books written by authors with harmful views
S2023DT025 BYE Huonville High School 1 BYE

Round 6

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
21 June 2023 6:30 PM The Hutchins School S2023DT030 The Hutchins School 1 Huonville High School 1 Advised subject: International relations: the United Nations
21 June 2023 8:20 PM The Hutchins School S2023DT026 MacKillop Catholic College 1 St Mary's College 1 Advised subject: International relations: the United Nations
21 June 2023 8:20 PM The Hutchins School S2023DT027 Mount Carmel College 1 Taroona High School 1 Advised subject: International relations: the United Nations
21 June 2023 8:20 PM The Hutchins School S2023DT028 The Friends' School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That the United Nations should have an army
S2023DT029 Hobart City High School 1 BYE BYE

Finals division

Semi finals

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
28 June 2023 6:30 PM MacKillop Catholic College S2023DTSF1 Hobart City High School 1 Taroona High School 1 That the government should pay all artists a salary
28 June 2023 7:45 PM MacKillop Catholic College S2023DTSF2 St Michael's Collegiate 1 The Hutchins School 1 Advised subject: Art: funding for art

Grand final

Date Start Venue Debate Affirmative Negative Topic
5 July 2023 8:20 PM Hobart City High School (Ogilvie Campus) S2023DTGF1 Taroona High School 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That we would replace teachers with artificial intelligence