2020 Season Results

The 2020 Grand Finals were held at Nazareth Catholic College on Saturday 26 September 2020. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents of the top South Australian debating teams.

Year 6/7 Division Grand Final

Winner: Parkside Primary School Black 6/7

Coach: Mr Reece Freak
Madison Mitchell-Smith, Vidhi Parikh, Evelyn Greer and Kealen Bailey

Runner Up: Black Forest Primary School Yellow 6/7

Coach: Ms Sonja Lowen and Mrs Vani Zeitouneh
Erin Atkinson, Sarah Coombe, Angelina Zhang and Mysha Munawar

Year 8 Division Grand Final

Winner: Sacred Heart College Blue 8

Coaches: Ms Jacinta Vistoli and Ms Domenica Louzikiotis
Caitlin Bailey, Grace Durrans, Anneliese Pittman and Ella Davies


Runner Up: St Peter’s Girls’ School Blue 8

Coaches: Miss Ruby Deakin and Miss Lucy Moten
Jessica Zhang, Emily McCorley, Naomi Singh, Stephanie Andrejewskis, Zoe Pool and Dani Cox

Year 9 Division Grand Final

Winner: St Dominic’s Priory College White 9

Coach: Ms Sandra Mason
Sarah O’Callaghan, Georgina Salandra, Livia Truong, Isabella Jovel and Halena Nguyen

Runner Up: Portside Christian College Blue 9

Coach: Miss Hannah Wheatcroft
Grace Guelzow, Mirabai Kearney, Malachi Hammond, Aliqua Branton and Leo Packer

Year 10 Division Grand Final

Winner: Glenunga International High School Blue 10

Coach: Mr Simon Turk
Melody Zhang, Mark Jiang, Isaac Jacobs, Sreehitha Satyavolu and Parampreet Kaur

Runner Up: Glenunga International High School Red 10

Coaches: Miss Jaidee Bushaway and Miss Saskia van Malland
Surpreet Jaiswara, Isabel Cheah, Melissa Campbell, Isha Jain and Matilda Cotton

Senior Division Grand Final

Winner: Pembroke School Blue S

Coach: Mrs Gabi Walldorf-Davis
Tom Sage, Dylan Worswick, Jasper Dew, Georgie Orchard, Maxwell Briggs, Kate Crowley and Emil Smith

Runner Up: Brighton Secondary School Black S

Coach: Ms Sophie Russell
Nicolas Bergoc, Mina Johansson and Finn Maddern

Debater of the Year Winners

Year 5

Olivia Cowain
Mercedes College

Year 6/7

Evelyn Greer
Parkside Primary School

Year 8

Jessica Zhang
St Peter’s Girls’ School

Year 9

Laura Pinto Lozano
Glenunga International High School

Year 10

Parampreet Kaur
Glenunga International High School

Senior

Ilya Aidman
Immanuel College