Speaking competitions hub

Welcome to the Speaking competitions hub! We'll keep all of our information on entering the competitions here and all the documents and links you'll need to compete in our debating and public speaking programs.

The Premier's Debating Challenge

Entries in the 2024 Premier's Debating Challenge are now closed, but you can still download the competition information that you'll need to compete in 2024 below. Note that we'll be recommending Google Meet for our online debates in 2024 – please watch How to set up an online debate – using Google Meet and booking an online adjudicator for more information, and best of luck for the biggest year of debating yet!

General debating links and entry forms

• Book an online adjudicator
• View the live results (you can also check which teams have entered here)

Detailed information on the different age divisions

• 2024 Years 5 and 6 Debating Information Guide (PDF 1.66 MB)
• 2024 Years 7 and 8 Debating Information Guide (PDF 1.65 MB)
• 2024 Years 9 and 10 Debating Information Guide (PDF 1.65 MB)
• 2024 Years 11 and 12 Debating Information Guide (PDF 1.77 MB)​​​

Chairperson and results forms

• Years 5 and 6 Debating Face-To-Face Chairperson Form (PDF, 203.46 KB)
• Years 5 and 6 Debating Online Chairperson Form (PDF, 216.28 KB)
• Years 7 and 8 Debating Face-To-Face Chairperson Form (PDF, 205.25 KB)
• Years 7 and 8 Debating Online Chairperson Form (PDF, 215.47 KB)
• Years 9 and 10 Debating Face-To-Face Chairperson Form (PDF, 205.94 KB)
• Years 9 and 10 Debating Online Chairperson Form (PDF 234.63 KB)
• Years 11 and 12 Debating Face-To-Face Chairperson Form (PDF, 204.98 KB)
• Years 11 and 12 Debating Online Chairperson Form (PDF, 215.74 KB)

Public speaking competitions

Entries in the 2024 competitions are now closed. Below is the information for all three speaking contests, as well as some more detailed speaker advice for the primary competition.

Multicultural Perspectives Public Speaking Competition

• This competition is for government primary school students.
• Applications for 2024 have closed.
• 2024 Multicultural Perspectives Information Guide (PDF 674.12 KB)
• 2024 Multicultural Perspectives Speaker Advice (PDF 1.88 MB)

Junior Secondary Speaking Award

• This competition is for high school students aged 14 or younger on 1 January 2024.​​
• Applications for the 2024 competition have closed.
• 2024 Junior Secondary Speaking Award Information Guide (PDF 611.29 KB)

Plain English Speaking Award

• This competition is for high school students aged 15 or older on 1 January 2024.
• Applications for the 2024 competition have closed.
• 2024 Plain English Speaking Award Information Guide (PDF 582.95 KB)