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  • WSU Student Service Award

    The WSU Service Award is open to any senior students who judge debates in the Wellington Intercollegiate Debating Competition and tournaments.  Judging debates improves debating skills as it gives the debater a different perspective on how to win a debate and what an adjudicator looks for. This award recognises those students who are committed to […]

    March 8, 2017
  • Draws for 2016 Junior Certificate Debating Grade

    The Wellington Junior Certificate Debating Competition is broken down into three pools: Northern Wellington, Wellington Central and the Hutt Pool.  This year the draw for each pool has been updated due to teams withdrawing after the draw has been set.   We apologise for any confusion this may cause, but ask schools to ensure teams […]

    May 16, 2016
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    2016 draw test junior cert

    April 28, 2016
  • 2016 Junior Certificate Prepared Motions

    Junior Certificate Topics and Dates 2016   Round One Wed 16 March Full Preparation That New Zealand should change the flag. Round Two Wed 6 April Full Preparation That we rely too much on social media Round Three Wed 4 May Limited  Preparation Topic to be announced on the day Round Four Wed 18 May […]

    April 28, 2016
  • Junior Certificate Grade 2017

    Welcome to the Wellington Junior Certificate Debating Grade My name is Nicola McFaull and I am the  grade’s convenor.    You can reach me by email at orr.mcfaull@xtra.co.nz and by cell on 0274 511 366.   Junior Certificate Topics and Dates 2016  Round One Wed 4 March Full Preparation That New Zealand should change the flag. […]

    April 15, 2016
  • Junior Premier Grade 2017

    Convenor: Kathy Ryan Email address: kathy.ryan@scc.school.nz The draw and results will be posted here as soon as they become available.

    March 1, 2016
  • Senior Certificate Grade 2017

    Convenor: Lucy MacLeod Email address: lucy.macleod@stpats.school.nz The draw and results will be posted here as soon as they become available.

    March 1, 2016
  • Senior Premier B 2018

    Convenor: Tamara Jenkin Contact details: tam.jenkin@paradise.net.nz Draws and results will be posted here as soon as they become available.

    March 1, 2016
  • Senior Premier A 2019

    Prem A 2019 Draws and results will be posted here as soon as they become available.

    March 1, 2016
  • Wellington College wins Premier B Grand Final

    On Tuesday September 15 the Grand Final of the Premier B competition for the Fred McComish Cup was held at Parliament hosted by Paul Foster-Bell MP. The topic was: This house regrets societal norms of monogamy Wellington College (Ben Stockton, Hansaka Ranaweera, Timothy Rutherford, Jack Roberts (Reserve) affirmed the motion and St Patrick’s College, Wellington […]

    September 21, 2015
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