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Case Competition 2022

What is the Case Competition?

The Case Competition is your opportunity to practice preparing a written case on an exciting topic. The Case Competition is free to enter and open to all female students from grades 7-12. While previous debating experience will assist participants in preparing their submissions, any student who is considering trying out debating in the future or who enjoys research and writing tasks is welcome to enter. All students will also be able to access feedback on their submissions, making  this a valuable learning opportunity for all involved regardless of their skill level or experience. 

The competition consists of three categories: Junior (grade 7-8), Intermediate (grade 9-10)  and Senior (grade 11-12),  with a maximum of 800 words for Junior, 1000 words for Intermediate and 1200 words for Senior. Students may compete individually or in a pair, provided that they enter into the category the older member of the pair is eligible for (e.g. a grade 10 and grade 11 student could enter as a pair into the Senior category). The competition will culminate in a Grand Final, at which winners of each category will be awarded exciting prizes.

2022 Dates and Schedule

​Task Sheet

The BGDA is delighted to announce that our Case Competition is back for its third year! Below are some key dates that you need to be aware of:

Monday 30th May 2022
Topic is announced
Training video and resources available
http://www.bgda.org.au/case-competition.html

Saturday 16 July 2022
12:00pm
Submissions due
Email attached submission to
casecompetition@bgda.org.au

Monday 25 July 2022
8:00pm
Grand Finalists notified
New topic released

Sunday 28 August 2022
Grand Final submissions due

Monday 5 September 2022
Grand Final

Please be sure to have a look at the Case Competition 2022 task sheet below for some important information about structuring your submission, how to submit and the marking criteria. We also encourage you to check out our short video which gives some tips and tricks on how to write your submission as well as going through some example submissions from previous years. ​
2022 Case Competition Task Sheet.pdf
File Size: 213 kb
File Type: pdf
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2022 Topics

The Case Competition topics for 2022 are as follows: 
Junior: “That citizen science does more harm than good”
Intermediate: “That Earth Hour is a waste of time”
Senior: “That we should allow young people to access their superannuation to help them purchase their first home”

Students are able to choose whether to prepare the Affirmative or Negative side of the topic and should indicate clearly which they have chosen. 

Sample Work

If you're uncertain where to start we recommend you check out these fantastic submissions from our 2021 Grand Final Winners
Junior Sample 2021
File Size: 161 kb
File Type: pdf
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Intermediate Sample 2021
File Size: 136 kb
File Type: pdf
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Senior Sample 2021
File Size: 207 kb
File Type: pdf
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