Overview

The School was one of the first to encourage this fine activity.  Debating fosters self-confidence and requires participants to listen to others and to comprehend the validity of others' points of view.  It encourages awareness of social issues.  It is very much a team activity: Indeed, one of its main benefits for students is in the team preparation of each topic preparatory to the debaing competition night. Students always value the social opportunities, the interaction creates and make many friends with their team members and opponents from the other schools.  Debates are held on a 'home and away' basis during the season. Families are asked to assist with student transport to and from debates for safety reasons.

The school participates in two competitions organised by the Greater Public Schools (GPS) on Friday nights, and the Queensland Debating Union (QDU) on Wednesday nights The seasons are organised on slightly different timetables.  State High is consistently successful in debating.  However, above the importance of the win per se, is the importance of the fact that students learn to work together as a team, speak before an audience, articulate their case, listen to, comprehend, analyse and refute the opposing case, and at the end, shake hands with the opposition.

Season 12 February - 28 May 2010
Uniform Formal school uniform
Levy $50.00
Registration Form Available from the Debating Co-ordinator (A1 Staff Room - BSHS)
Details

GPS Home Debates

  • 6.45pm - all home affirmative teams
  • 8.00pm - all home negative teams
  • 8.00pm - Senior A

GPS Away Debates

  • 6.45pm - Yr 9 and 10 (Short Prep starts @ 5.45pm)
  • 8.00pm - Yr 8, 11 and 12 (Short Prep starts @ 7.00pm)

GPS Short Prep Rounds (2006) are rounds 4, 5 and 7

Venues Home match indicated by the first named school (Bolded) in the dates and Fixtures section.
Transport Own arrangements to be made to the Brisbane venues. Other arrangements may be made for outside Brisbane, depending upon numbers. Please refer to the student notices during the season.
Dates & Fixtures
Date Fixture
12 Feb BSHS v Anglican Church Grammar School
26 Feb Brisbane Grammar School v BSHS
12 Mar BSHS v Nudgee
19 Mar Brisbane Boys College v BSHS
7 May BSHS v The Southport School
21 May Gregory Terrace v BSHS
28 May Brisbane State High School v IGS
Topics
Round Senior Topics Junior Topics Yr 8 Topics
1 - 13 Feb      
2 - 27 Feb      
3 - 13 Mar      
4 - 27 Mar      
5 - 8 May      
6 - 22 May      
7 - 29 May Short Prep Short Prep Short Prep
QDU Topics are available from the coaches and Mr Walker. (HOD - Humanities)
Forum As advised in the student notices.
Presentation Dinner
  • DATE: tba
  • VENUE: tba
  • TIME: tba
  • COST: tba
Results click here