Competitions Hub
Welcome to the Speaking Competitions Hub! We'll keep all of our information on entering the competitions here, as well as all the documents and links that you'll need to compete in our debating and public speaking programs.
The Premier's Debating Challenge
Entries are now open for all age divisions of the challenge. Below are the links to the different entry forms as well as a link to download this year's information guide and a link to book an adjudicator for your online debates.
- Enter the Years 5 and 6 Premier's Debating Challenge
- Enter the Years 7 and 8 Premier's Debating Challenge
- Enter the Years 9 and 10 Premier's Debating Challenge
- Enter the Years 11 and 12 Premier's Debating Challenge
- 2023 Premier's Debating Challenge Information Guide (PDF, 488.46 KB).
- 2023 Years 11 and 12 Debating Information (PDF, 1.11 MB)
- Book an online adjudicator
Public speaking competitions
Entries are now open for all three state-wide competitions run by the NSW Department of Education. Below are the links to the different entry forms as well as links to download the information guides for each of the competitions.
The Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition
- This competition is for government primary school students.
- Enter the Multicultural Perspectives competition
- 2023 Multicultural Perspectives Information Guide (PDF, 554.25 KB)
- 2023 Multicultural Perspectives Speaker Advice (PDF, 3.08 MB)
The Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award
- This competition is for high school students aged 14 or younger on 1 January 2023.
- Enter the Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award
- 2023 Legacy Junior Public Speaking Award Information Guide (PDF, 632.83 KB)
The Plain English Speaking Award
- This competition is for high school students aged 15 or older on 1 January 2023.
- Enter the Plain English Speaking Award
- 2023 Plain English Speaking Award Information Guide (PDF, 550.13 KB)
