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