Welcome to the DAV Website
The DAV is a non-profit association which exists to promote debate. It
is the peak debating body in Victoria and runs large competitions for
adults and for schools across Victoria. It provides training and
resources for debaters, teachers and adjudicators.
Please note that the Ballarat, Sunbury and Trafalgar regions will run to an altered schedule during the school day.
Ballarat
Ballarat Grammar School
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Berwick
Kambrya College
Training night: Tuesday August 19th, 2025
Round 1: Tuesday August 26th, 2025
Round 2: Tuesday September 2nd, 2025
Round 3: Tuesday September 16th, 2025
Brighton
School name for ID could not be found.
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Bundoora
Northside Christian College
Training night: Tuesday October 7th, 2025
Round 1: Tuesday October 14th, 2025
Round 2: Tuesday October 28th, 2025
Round 3: Tuesday November 11th, 2025
Camberwell
Camberwell Grammar School
Training night: Wednesday August 13th, 2025
Round 1: Wednesday August 27th, 2025
Round 2: Wednesday September 10th, 2025
Round 3: Wednesday October 8th, 2025
Coburg
Coburg High School
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Donvale
Donvale Christian College
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Essendon
Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab)
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Frankston
Woodleigh School
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Geelong
Clonard College
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Glen Waverley
Brentwood Secondary College
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Heyington
St Kevin's College
Training night: Monday September 1st, 2025
Round 1: Monday September 8th, 2025
Round 2: Tuesday October 21st, 2025
Round 3: Monday October 27th, 2025
Ivanhoe
Ivanhoe Grammar School
Training night: Tuesday August 19th, 2025
Round 1: Tuesday August 26th, 2025
Round 2: Tuesday September 9th, 2025
Round 3: Tuesday September 16th, 2025
Kew
Trinity Grammar School
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
McKinnon
McKinnon Secondary College
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Mentone
Mentone Girls Grammar
Training night: Saturday August 16th, 2025
Round 1: Tuesday September 9th, 2025
Round 2: Tuesday October 28th, 2025
Round 3: Tuesday November 18th, 2025
Online Tuesday
School name for ID could not be found.
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Online Wednesday
School name for ID could not be found.
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Tarneit
Islamic College of Melbourne
Training night: Wednesday August 20th, 2025
Round 1: Wednesday September 17th, 2025
Round 2: Wednesday October 15th, 2025
Round 3: Wednesday November 12th, 2025
Toorak
Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Trafalgar
Trafalgar High School
Training night: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 1: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 2: Tuesday November 30th, -0001
Round 3: Tuesday November 30th, -0001