CLASS TIMETABLE

The coach for this class is Neva. Her achievements include being a two-time Worlds breaking speaker, a Top 20 Australasian speaker, and a National Semifinalist. As an adjudicator, she has chaired a national grand final, ranked among Australia’s top judges, and served as Chief Adjudicator for major competitions.

The coach for this class is Oliver, his achievements include Open Best Speaker at Australs 2022 and reaching the Semifinals at Worlds 2023. As an adjudicator, he was awarded Best Judge at Easters 2022 and has served as Deputy Chief Adjudicator (Easters) and Chief Adjudicator (ABPDC).

The coach for this class is Harper. Her achievements include being a Top 10 Speaker at Australs 2025 and a two-time New Zealand National Champion. She has also served as a Grand Final judge at Australs and coached the New Zealand Schools Team, as well as competing internationally at WSDC.

The coach for this class is Neva. Her achievements include being a two-time Worlds breaking speaker, a Top 20 Australasian speaker, and a National Semifinalist. As an adjudicator, she has chaired a national grand final, ranked among Australia’s top judges, and served as Chief Adjudicator for major competitions.

The coach for this class is Dana, her achievements include being the 2025 Premier’s Debating Challenge Champion for Years 11 & 12, and also winning the Combined High Schools and Eastside Debating Competitions in 2025.

The coach for this class is Maya G. In her first year at university, she has already made the top debating team at the University of Sydney. Her achievements include being a Finalist at the 2025 WSDC, 9th Best Speaker and Reply Speaker at the 2025 WSDC, State Captain of the NSW Debating Team (2025), NSW winner of NSDC (2025), and placing 1st in NSW Evatt (2024).

This is a newly introduced class and we are currently still receiving enrolments, so it has not yet been confirmed.

We are taking expressions of interest and are considering running it either on Friday afternoons (4:00–5:30pm) or Sunday afternoons. If this class is of interest feel free to reach out!

This is a newly introduced class and we are currently still receiving enrolments, so it has not yet been confirmed.

We are taking expressions of interest and are considering running it either on Friday afternoons (4:00–5:30pm) or Sunday afternoons. If this class is of interest feel free to reach out!

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The coach for this class is Neva. Her achievements include being a two-time Worlds breaking speaker, a Top 20 Australasian speaker, and a National Semifinalist. As an adjudicator, she has chaired a national grand final, ranked among Australia’s top judges, and served as Chief Adjudicator for major competitions.

The coach for this class is Lachie. His achievements include reaching the quarterfinals at Worlds 2025 and ranking 10th Best Speaker. He also won the 2024 Australian Intervarsity Debating Competition, placing 4th Overall Best Speaker.

The coach for this class is Lachie. His achievements include reaching the quarterfinals at Worlds 2025 and ranking 10th Best Speaker. He also won the 2024 Australian Intervarsity Debating Competition, placing 4th Overall Best Speaker.

The coach for this class is Neva. Her achievements include being a two-time Worlds breaking speaker, a Top 20 Australasian speaker, and a National Semifinalist. As an adjudicator, she has chaired a national grand final, ranked among Australia’s top judges, and served as Chief Adjudicator for major competitions.

The coach for this class is Arwyn. Her achievements include reaching the Octofinals at Vietnam Worlds 2024 and the Quarterfinals at both AWGMDC and ABPDC in 2023. At Krabi Australs 2023, she placed 15th in the break. As a judge, Arwyn was ranked the 3rd Best Judge at Easters 2024 and served on the Grand Final panel. She has coached Abbotsleigh’s Senior A debating team since 2023 and has worked as a Department of Education adjudicator since 2024.

The coach for this class is Ben. His achievements include reaching the Grand Final at WUDC, where he was ranked the 3rd Best Speaker in 2020, as well as winning Australs in 2018 and Easters in 2018, where he was also named Best Speaker. As a coach, Ben has led teams to the ISDA Open Championship in 2019, the CAS Open Championship in 2020 and 2021, and the Premier’s Debating Challenge in 2024. He has also taught Extension 2 Mathematics and led school-wide and regional professional learning sessions for teachers on debating, public speaking and effective communication.

The coach for this class is William. His achievements include captaining the Australian Team and reaching the Octofinals in 2024. In 2025, he captained the University of Sydney contingent at Easters, where he was ranked the 11th Best Speaker and reached the Octofinals, before becoming an ABPDC Quarterfinalist and the 20th Best Speaker. As a judge, William has judged the ESL Semifinals at Euros 2025 and the EFL Grand Final at Australs 2026, and was ranked the 6th Best Judge at Easters 2026.

The coach for this class is Arwyn. Her achievements include reaching the Octofinals at Vietnam Worlds 2024 and the Quarterfinals at both AWGMDC and ABPDC in 2023. At Krabi Australs 2023, she placed 15th in the break. As a judge, Arwyn was ranked the 3rd Best Judge at Easters 2024 and served on the Grand Final panel. She has coached Abbotsleigh’s Senior A debating team since 2023 and has worked as a Department of Education adjudicator since 2024.

The coach for this class is Angelique. She represented the UAE at the World Schools Debating Championships in Vietnam (2023) and Serbia (2024), where the UAE achieved its best-ever result, placing 8th overall.

The coach for this class is Mia. Her achievements include winning the Australasian Women and Gender Minorities Championships and reaching the Grand Final at the World Championships, Australasian Championships and Australian Championships. As a judge, Mia has also been ranked among the Top 10 Judges at the Australian Championships.

The coach for this class is Ben. His achievements include reaching the Grand Final at WUDC, where he was ranked the 3rd Best Speaker in 2020, as well as winning Australs in 2018 and Easters in 2018, where he was also named Best Speaker. As a coach, Ben has led teams to the ISDA Open Championship in 2019, the CAS Open Championship in 2020 and 2021, and the Premier’s Debating Challenge in 2024. He has also taught Extension 2 Mathematics and led school-wide and regional professional learning sessions for teachers on debating, public speaking and effective communication.

The coach for this class is Oliver, his achievements include Open Best Speaker at Australs 2022 and reaching the Semifinals at Worlds 2023. As an adjudicator, he was awarded Best Judge at Easters 2022 and has served as Deputy Chief Adjudicator (Easters) and Chief Adjudicator (ABPDC).

The coach for this class is Catherine. Her achievements include being a National Finalist at UN Youth Voice, winning Evatt NSW in 2024, and being a National Finalist in Mooting. She has represented UNSW 8 at Easters, was a Grand Finalist at the UNSW Pre-Easters Tournament, placed 4th Best Novice Speaker at ANU Open, and is currently representing UNSW 3 at Australs.

The coach for this class is Neva. Her achievements include being a two-time Worlds breaking speaker, a Top 20 Australasian speaker, and a National Semifinalist. As an adjudicator, she has chaired a national grand final, ranked among Australia’s top judges, and served as Chief Adjudicator for major competitions.

The coach for this class is Archie. His achievements include ranking 5th Best Speaker in Australasia and reaching the Semifinals of Australs 2025, as well as placing 25th Best Speaker at Worlds 2025. He has also adjudicated at the highest level, including serving on the Grand Final panel of the Commonwealth Debating Championship.

The coach for this class is Maya. Her achievements include winning AWGMDC 2025 and reaching the Australasian Debating Championships quarterfinals in 2023, 2024, and 2025. They have also served as a Grand Final judge in 2022, reached the octofinals at WUDC 2025, double octofinals in 2024 and 2026, and were Easter’s finalist in 2023 and octofinalist in 2025.

The coach for this class is Arwyn. Her achievements include reaching the Octofinals at Vietnam Worlds 2024 and the Quarterfinals at both AWGMDC and ABPDC in 2023. At Krabi Australs 2023, she placed 15th in the break. As a judge, Arwyn was ranked the 3rd Best Judge at Easters 2024 and served on the Grand Final panel. She has coached Abbotsleigh’s Senior A debating team since 2023 and has worked as a Department of Education adjudicator since 2024.

The coach for this class is Maya. Her achievements include winning AWGMDC 2025 and reaching the Australasian Debating Championships quarterfinals in 2023, 2024, and 2025. They have also served as a Grand Final judge in 2022, reached the octofinals at WUDC 2025, double octofinals in 2024 and 2026, and were Easter’s finalist in 2023 and octofinalist in 2025.

The coach for this class is Archie. His achievements include ranking 5th Best Speaker in Australasia and reaching the Semifinals of Australs 2025, as well as placing 25th Best Speaker at Worlds 2025. He has also adjudicated at the highest level, including serving on the Grand Final panel of the Commonwealth Debating Championship.

The coach for this class is William. His achievements include captaining the Australian Team and reaching the Octofinals in 2024. In 2025, he captained the University of Sydney contingent at Easters, where he was ranked the 11th Best Speaker and reached the Octofinals, before becoming an ABPDC Quarterfinalist and the 20th Best Speaker. As a judge, William has judged the ESL Semifinals at Euros 2025 and the EFL Grand Final at Australs 2026, and was ranked the 6th Best Judge at Easters 2026.