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Schools Competition
(Yr 9-12 Debating)

Draws

Berwick

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Round 2: Thursday, April 30th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team Negative team
Nossal High School 3vs.Casey Grammar 1
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 3vs.Mater Christi College 1
Gippsland Grammar School 1vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 1
Gippsland Grammar School 2vs.Kambrya College 1
Neerim District Secondary College 1vs.Nossal High School 1
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 2vs.Nossal High School 2
Nossal High School 4vs.St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 1
Edenbrook Secondary College 1vs.Bye

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

Affirmative team Negative team
Alkira Secondary College 1vs.Mater Christi College 1
Nossal High School 3vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 2
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 2vs.Casey Grammar 1
Beaconhills College (Pakenham) 1vs.Kambrya College 2
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 3vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 1
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 1vs.Kambrya College 1
Gippsland Grammar School 1vs.Nossal High School 1
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 3vs.Nossal High School 2
Gippsland Grammar School 2vs.St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 1
St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield) 1vs.Nossal High School 4
Minaret College (Officer) 1vs.Clyde Secondary College 1
Byevs.St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 2

C Grade at 7pm

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

Affirmative team Negative team
Nossal High School 3vs.Mater Christi College 1
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 2vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 2
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 1vs.Casey Grammar 1
Gippsland Grammar School 1vs.Kambrya College 2
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 3vs.Mater Christi College 2
Kambrya College 3vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 1
Gippsland Grammar School 2vs.Kambrya College 1
St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield) 1vs.Kambrya College 4
St Francis Xavier College (Beaconsfield) 2vs.Nossal High School 1
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 2vs.Nossal High School 2
Clyde Secondary College 1vs.St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 1
Nossal High School 4vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 3
Edenbrook Secondary College 1vs.Haileybury Edrington 1

D Grade at 6pm

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

Affirmative team Negative team
Lysterfield Lake College 1vs.Mater Christi College 1
Haileybury Edrington 3vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 2
Lysterfield Lake College 2vs.Casey Grammar 1
Nossal High School 3vs.Kambrya College 2
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 3vs.Mater Christi College 2
St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Officer Campus 1vs.Alkira Secondary College 1
Gippsland Grammar School 1vs.St Margaret’s Berwick Grammar - Berwick Campus 1
Gippsland Grammar School 2vs.Trafalgar High School 1
Mater Christi College 3vs.Kambrya College 1
Minaret College (Officer) 2vs.Cranbourne West Secondary College 2
Minaret College (Officer) 1vs.Cranbourne West Secondary College 1
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 2vs.Nossal High School 1
Gippsland Grammar School 3vs.Haileybury Edrington 2
Nossal High School 4vs.Haileybury Edrington 1
St Pauls Anglican Grammar School (Warragul) 1vs.Nossal High School 2

Round 3: Thursday, May 21st 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

C Grade at 7pm

Advised Topic: That schools should ...

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

D Grade at 6pm

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

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

Round 4: Thursday, June 11th 2026

A Grade at 8pm

Secret Topic

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

B Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

C Grade at 7pm

Secret Topic

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

D Grade at 6pm

That we should pursue life on Mars.

The draw for this round will be published closer to the start of the round.

Round 5: Thursday, July 30th 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 6pm

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.