The 2024 Grand Finals were held in The House of Assembly Chamber, Parliament House on Saturday 21 September 2024. This was a wonderful event that showcased and celebrated the talents of the top South Australian debating teams.
Year 6/7 Division Grand Final
Belair Primary School Blue 6/7
Coach: Mrs Ali Farmer
Tilly Priddle, Laura Allington-Gill, Mitchell Gray, Jess Hale and Josh Hakendorf
Runner Up: Pembroke School Blue 6/7
Coach: Mrs Sarah Ashby
Salma Elwakil, Isabelle Foo, Natasha Lau, Siyara Kankani, Abigail Souter, Esther Xu and Charlene Zhang
Year 8 Division Grand Final
Winner: Mitcham Girls High School Blue 8
Coach: Ms Laura Harvey and Mrs Dana Thomas
Emily Baird, Kyla Barry, Zara Batool and Manha Khan
Runner Up: Concordia College Blue 8
Coach: Ms Tahlia Rosenberg
Amelia Murfitt, Ilsa Whittall, Lilah Harris and Nevada Maio
Year 9 Division Grand Final
Winner: Norwood International High School Blue 9
Coach: Ms Laura Betteridge
Fatima Rizwan, Jennifer Looker, Clair Lee, CJ Parkinson and Tamara Genauer
Runner Up: St Aloysius College Yellow 9
Coach: Mrs Genevieve Pelekani
Gianna Dias, Leila Morales, Evelyn Parish, Saachi Sooraj and Kira Zhang
Year 10 Division Grand Final
Winner: Endeavour College Blue 10
Coach: Dr Tracie Whittle
Monique Beattie, Hayley Cheng, Flynn Hutchinson and Samantha Perryman
Runner Up: Endeavour College Green 10
Coach: Mrs Lucy Higgins
Olivia Vasilev, Alex Fechner, Rachel Ratsch and Mikayla Carr
Senior Division Grand Final
Winner: Westminster School Green S
Coach: Mr Patrick Moritz and Ms Andrea Sherwood
Zara Chowdhury, Ryan George, Sylvie Jaggard and Diya Patel
Runner Up: Immanuel College Green S
Coach: Mr Eoin McEvoy
Amber Harris, Logan Muggleton, James Groom, Joella Kwan and Austin Wong
Debater of the Year Winners
Year 5
Tom Williams
Whitefriars Catholic School
Year 6/7
Larissa Xanthopoulos
Trinity College
Year 8
Sukhman Sandhu
Mount Carmel College
Year 9
Hardy Huang
Mercedes College
Year 10
Clara Mills
Australian Science & Mathematics School
Senior
Gina Barreto
Mercedes College