Australian National Schools Debating Championships
- Australian National Schools Debating Championships
The Australian National Schools Debating Championships (abbreviated as NSDC) is a debating tournament held annually by the Australian Debating Federation (ADF). The championships are contested by 8 teams of high school students from each of Australia's 8 states and territories dating back to 1971. The tournament uses the Australasian 3-on-3 debating style, and each debate is adjudicated by three nationally-accredited adjudicators (or 5 for the premilinary final, and 7 for the Grand Final).
While team selection methods vary from state to state, debaters are generally chosen through trials and workshops held by their state's affiliate to the Australian Debating Federation. Each team consists of 4 members, and (generally) 2 reserves who may or may not elect to accompany the team to the NSDC tournament. Teams typically train for 3-5 months prior to the tournament.
The tournament is held annually over 8-10 days, alternating between the state and territory capitals. Teams compete in a 7-round competition, with each team debating each other once. At the end of these rounds, the 4 top-performing teams to the final rounds, where they compete in semi-finals, a preliminary final, and a Grand Final.
During the NSDC, 5 outstanding individual debaters are selected to form the national schools team which represents Australia at the World Schools Debating Championships (WSDC). Proof of the NSDC's high standards of competition lie in Australia's success at WSDC, which it has won a record 8 times.
Past Winners
External links
* [http://www.adf.asn.au/ Australian Debating Federation website]
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