Room 1 · Imogen Wurf · Peter Legg · Fiona Laycock-Taylor

Start Finish Debate Grade Affirmative Negative Topic Outcome
6:00 PM 6:50 PM S2026DNGF1 Novice St Mary's College 1 St Michael's Collegiate 1 That we should study fairy tales at school Negative win
6:50 PM 7:50 PM S2026D8GF1 Class 8 Hobart City High School 1 Taroona High School 2 That autotune should be banned Negative win
7:50 PM 9:00 PM S2026D9GF1 Class 9 Mount Carmel College 1 Fahan School 1 That arts and cultural festivals should require community approval to take place Negative win

Room 2 · Kathryn Ellis

Start Finish Debate Grade Affirmative Negative Topic Outcome
6:00 PM 7:20 PM S2026DTGF1 Class 10 The Hutchins School 1 Clarence High School 1 That we should apportion public funding for the arts equally between art targeted towards each of the five senses Affirmative win
7:20 PM 9:00 PM S2026DCGF1 College Rosny College 1 Elizabeth College 1 That, as an artist who has experienced significant suffering, we would choose to create pessimistic rather than optimistic art Negative win