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Round 1: Tuesday, February 24th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

That the cosmetics and fashion industries do more harm than good.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Bye

B Grade at 7pm

That the government should require all police officers to wear and activate body-worn cameras when on duty.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
Lauriston Girls' School 3	vs.	St Kevins College 6
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 5
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 4
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 2
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	Bye

C Grade at 7pm

That we should ban airlines from overbooking flights.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
Lauriston Girls' School 3	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 2
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 5
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 5

D Grade at 8pm

That it should be free to camp in all national parks in Australia.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Genazzano FCJ College 3	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	St Kevins College 5
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 2
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 1
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	St Kevins College 6

Round 2: Tuesday, March 17th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	St Kevins College 2
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 4
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	Bye

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Genazzano FCJ College 2	vs.	St Kevins College 2
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	St Kevins College 4
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
Lauriston Girls' School 4	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	St Kevins College 5
St Kevins College 6	vs.	Bye

C Grade at 7pm

That we regret the rise of social media as a primary news source.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Genazzano FCJ College 2	vs.	St Kevins College 2
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	St Kevins College 4
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	St Kevins College 5
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 5

D Grade at 8pm

That it should be compulsory for all young people to complete 50 hours of community service each year.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Melbourne High School 4	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	St Kevins College 2
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 4
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 3
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	St Kevins College 5

Round 3: Thursday, May 7th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
Lauriston Girls' School 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 4
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	St Kevins College 2
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 1
Bye	vs.	Bye

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
Lauriston Girls' School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 2
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Melbourne High School 5
St Kevins College 5	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 3
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
St Kevins College 6	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Lauriston Girls' School 4	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
Genazzano FCJ College 2	vs.	Bye

C Grade at 7pm

Advised Topic: That schools should ...

Affirmative team		Negative team
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
St Kevins College 5	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 3
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 4
Lauriston Girls' School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 2
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Genazzano FCJ College 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 1

D Grade at 8pm

That we should ban petrol cars from being used for business purposes (e.g. taxi, food delivery) from 2030.

Affirmative team		Negative team
Sacre Coeur 2	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
St Kevins College 5	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 3
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	St Kevins College 4
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Melbourne High School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 2
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	St Kevins College 1

Round 4: Tuesday, May 26th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
Melbourne High School 1	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
Lauriston Girls' School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
St Kevins College 4	vs.	St Kevins College 1
Bye	vs.	Bye

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
Lauriston Girls' School 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 5
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 1
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	St Kevins College 3
Sacre Coeur 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
St Kevins College 6	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 4
Lauriston Girls' School 2	vs.	St Kevins College 5
Sacre Coeur 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 1
Bye	vs.	Bye

C Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team		Negative team
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 2
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Lauriston Girls' School 2
Lauriston Girls' School 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
Melbourne High School 5	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
St Kevins College 5	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
Lauriston Girls' School 1	vs.	St Kevins College 3
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Genazzano FCJ College 1

D Grade at 8pm

That we should pursue life on Mars.

Affirmative team		Negative team
St Kevins College 2	vs.	Sacre Coeur 1
St Kevins College 1	vs.	Melbourne High School 2
St Kevins College 4	vs.	Melbourne High School 4
Melbourne High School 3	vs.	Sacre Coeur 2
Genazzano FCJ College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 1
St Kevins College 3	vs.	Melbourne High School 5
Genazzano FCJ College 1	vs.	St Kevins College 5

Round 5: Tuesday, August 11th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

Round five is power-paired (teams will debate against a team adjacent to them on the ladder). Draws for round five will be released after round four.

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Round five is power-paired (teams will debate against a team adjacent to them on the ladder). Draws for round five will be released after round four.

C Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Round five is power-paired (teams will debate against a team adjacent to them on the ladder). Draws for round five will be released after round four.

D Grade at 8pm

That dynamic pricing should be banned.

Round five is power-paired (teams will debate against a team adjacent to them on the ladder). Draws for round five will be released after round four.