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Topics And Rules

2023 Topics

 All debates in the BGDA Competition are short prep with a preparation time of 60 minutes. The topic areas for the 2022 Monday Competition are:
  1. Education
  2. Gender
  3. History and Justice
  4. Technology and Environment
  5. Culture and Politics

Please note that these topic areas are purposefully broad. Although it is unlikely a team will happen upon the exact topic in a given round, keeping up-to-date with developments in topic areas, especially for example in  international relations, can only be to a team's benefit. 

Students should also check out the news articles distributed each week in the BGDA newsletter, which may be relevant to a particular topic. Subscribe to the newsletter mailing list here.

Rules 

Below are the BGDA Competition Rules. It is a requirement that each School's Debating Coordinator, on behalf of participants and parents, accepts to abide by  these rules before registering teams for the competition. 'Draw and Final Qualification Explanation' and 'Guidelines For Best Speaker' are explanatory documents that step through those processes in a clear and approachable fashion. For the exact, binding processes please refer to the Competition Rules. 

Competition Rules

Competition Rules and Policies Updated 4 December 2022
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Explanatory Documents

Draw Explanation
File Size: 291 kb
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Guidelines for Best Speaker
File Size: 162 kb
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Competition Handbook

2023 Schools Handbook
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