Here is a full list of the results in intercollegiate debating and public speaking events this year.
Premier A Grade for the Henning Cup
- Winners: Sacred Heart College
- Runners-Up: Scots College
Premier B Grade for the Fred McComish Trophy
- Winners: Chilton St James School
- Runners-Up: Tawa College
Senior Certificate Grade for the Rennie Cup
- Winners: Wellington East Girls’ College
- Runners-Up: Wellington Girls’ College
Junior Premier Grade for the WGT Wiggs Cup
- Winners: Sacred Heart College
- Runners-Up: Hutt International Boys’ School
Junior Certificate Grade for the Wellington Speaking Union Cup
- Winners: Paraparaumu College
- Runners-Up: St Patrick’s College, Wellington
Impromptu Cup for the IMPS Trophy and The Evening Post Cup
- Senior: Wellington College
- Junior: Wellington College
Stockley Cup / Dunsheath Plate for Public Speaking
- Senior: Duncan McLachlan (Wellington College)
- Junior: Daniel Gendall (Wellington College)
Congratulations to all of the above schools and individuals!
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 03-11-2010
Paraparaumu College have emerged as winners of the Junior Certificate Grade f0r 2010 after defeating St Patrick’s College (Wellington) in the Junior Certificate Grand Final last night at Turnbull House, winning the Wellington Speaking Union Cup.
The Paraparaumu College team successfully negated the motion “That access to the internet is a human right”, winning in a 3-0 decision.
Congratulations to Callum Brazier, Cameron Matheson, and Jesse Duckworth.
Commiserations to Angus Stallman, Bart English and James Ramsay.
The debate was adjudicated by Joe Connell, Polly Higbee, and next year’s Junior Certificate grade convenor, Nicola Wood.
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 20-10-2010
In the Junior Certificate semi-finals last night, Paraparaumu College 1 defeated HIBS 2 and St Pats Town 1 defeated Newlands College.
The final between the two teams will be held on Wednesday 3 November.
Topic: That access to the internet is a human right
St Pats Town 1 will affirm and Paraparaumu College 1 will negate.
Venue to be advised.
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 20-09-2010
Here are the results of the Junior Certificate quarter-finals. Winners in bold below.
The prepared topic was “That we should tax unhealthy foods”
Bishop Viard v Paraparaumu College 1
St Pats Town 1 v Sacred Heart College 3
HIBS 1 v Newlands College
Wellington Girls’ 3 v HIBS 2
The semi-final draw is below. Teams on the left will affirm the motion and host the debate.
Paraparaumu College 1 v HIBS 2
Newlands College v St Pats Town 1
The semis are on Wednesday 20 October. The prepared topic is “That New Zealand should become a state of Australia”
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 07-09-2010
Here are the results of the octo-finals (winners in bold)
Bishop Viard v Chilton
Sacred Heart College 3 v Raphael House
St Mary’s College 3 v HIBS 1
St Oran’s College 3 v HIBS 2
Tawa College 3 v Wellington Girls’ 3
Newlands College v Aotea College 1
Wellington Girls’ 5 v St Pats Town 1
Paraparaumu College 1 v St Pats Town 2
The quarter-final draw is as follows (affirming teams and host schools on the left):
Bishop Viard v Paraparaumu College 1
St Pats Town 1 v Sacred Heart College 3
HIBS 1 v Newlands College
Wellington Girls’ 3 v HIBS 2
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 13-08-2010
Here are the sixteen teams (in order) who have progressed through to the octo-finals of the Junior Certificate grade.
1. Chilton: Five wins, 7 strength of draw points
2. Sacred Heart College 3: Five wins, 7 strength of draw points
3. HIBS 1: Five wins, 7 strength of draw points
4. St Oran’s College 3: Five wins, 7 strength of draw points
5. Wellington Girls’ 3: Four wins, 17 strength of draw points
6. Newlands College: Four wins, 14 strength of draw points
7. St Pat’s Town 1: Four wins, 13 strength of draw points
8. Paraparaumu College 1: Four wins, 13 strength of draw points
9. St Pat’s Town 2: Four wins, 11 strength of draw points
10. Wellington Girls’ 5: Four wins, 10 strength of draw points
11. Aotea College 1: Four wins, 10 strength of draw points
12. Tawa College 3: Four wins, 9 strength of draw points
13. HIBS 2: Four wins, 4 strength of draw points
14. St Mary’s College 3: Three wins, 17 strength of draw points
15. Raphael House: Three wins, 15 strength of draw points
16. Bishop Viard: Three wins, 14 strength of draw points
The octo final draw is as follows. Host schools are marked in BOLD.
Bishop Viard v Chilton
Sacred Heart College 3 v Raphael Hose
St Mary’s College 3 v HIBS 1
St Oran’s College 3 v HIBS 2
Tawa College 3 v Wellington Girls’ 3
Newlands College v Aotea College 1
Wellington Girls’ 5 v St Pats Town 1
Paraparaumu College 1 v St Pats Town 2
The format for octo finals will be limited preparation (the same as Round 4). Topic envelopes will be posted to host schools prior to the debate. The host school will affirm the moot and visiting school will negate. Teams will have thirty minutes to prepare. Speaking times are the same as for prepared debates.
Full results for the other teams will be posted soon.
We have been receiving a few emails expressing confusion about how results are collected. This post will hopefully clarify any issues people have been having.
First, if you are the coach of a team in Senior Premier A or Senior Premier B, do not worry about inputting results. Results are collected and maintained by the convenors of these grades. You do not need to send us the results.
Second, if you are coach of a team in any of the other grades (Senior Certificate, Junior Premier, or Junior Certificate), then you need to fill out a results form, which is accessible here (the direct link is www.wsu.co.nz/results). Both teams should fill out the form. It is vitally important that you provide the team suffix – i.e., the “1″ in “Wellington College 1,” otherwise we will not know which team from your school actually won.
Third, I am aware of one or two people who cannot access the results form. If this applies to you, then you should email your results to results@wsu.co.nz. I stress that this is only for those who cannot access the results form.
Fourth, in the future, I will make a greater effort to update the website with the results after rounds. Hopefully we will be all up to date by the end of this week, and the points table can be posted.
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 09-11-2009
Sacred Heart College have emerged as the victors of the Junior Certificate Grade, after defeating Hutt International Boys’ School on home turf on Wednesday 28 October. Sacred Heart successfully affirmed the motion “That New Zealand should become a republic in an extremely high quality and close debate.
Harriet Willis of SHC was named the best speaker in the Grand Final.
The adjudication panel for the final comprised Steph Speir (Upper Hutt College), Sue McNab (St Bernard’s College), and David Dewar (Junior Certificate Grade Convenor).
This is the first time that Sacred Heart have won the Wellington Speaking Union Cup, first presented in 1992. Congratulations!
The Junior Premier Grade Grand Final for 2009 was held on Tuesday 27 October, with Chilton Saint James School defeating Wellington College to win the W G T Wiggs Trophy.
The Chilton team of Kerry McNulty, Jenna Thompson and Gabrielle You beat Wellington College’s Thomas Leggat, Edward Foley and Chris Smol on the topic “This House would abolish the minimum wage” by a 3-0 margin. Wellington College affirmed the motion and Chilton negated.
Gabrielle Young from Chilton was named the best speaker of the Grand Final. Congratulations and thanks also go to the two coaches – Marisa Gale from Chilton and Thomas Mitchell from Wellington College, both of whom have given up a huge amount of time to coach their teams through the five preliminary and four knockout rounds of debating.
The adjudication panel for the final comprised Victoria Papadopoulos (Scots College), Halina McDonald (St Patrick’s College, Wellington) and Maria Hubbard (St Catherine’s College).
This is the first time Chilton has won the grade since 1995 – when Kathy Ryan, the current grade convenor, was coaching. Interestingly Halina McDonald, who judged the final, was a member of the winning St Cath’s team that won in 1974, the first year the cup was presented!
Posted by Chris | Posted in Junior Certificate | Posted on 18-09-2009
Here are the results from the Junior Certificate Grade semi-finals held last week.
Paraparaumu College 1 v Hutt International Boys’ School
Paraparaumu College 2 v Sacred Heart College 2
The Grand Final will therefore be between Sacred Heart College 2 v Hutt International Boys’ School on 28 October. Time and venue TBA.
The topic is: That New Zealand should become a republic.
Good luck to both teams and congratulations for making it this far.