👋 Welcome to Auckland Schools’ Debating Advanced Open Central Zone 2024

Welcome to Auckland Schools' Debating Premier Advanced for 2024. Debates will be taking place at St Cuthbert's College

Dates and Motions
Round 1: Tuesday 26 March
Round 2: Tuesday 14 May
Round 3: Tuesday 28 May
Round 4: Tuesday 11 June - ONLINE VIA ZOOM due to host school unavailability
Round 5: Tuesday 25 June

Catch-up Round: Tuesday 2 July

Break Announcement: Thursday 4 July

Octo-Finals: Tuesday 30 July

Quater-Finals: Tuesday 13 August

Semi-Finals: Tuesday 27 August

Finals: Tuesday 3 September

Grade Information
All debates in Advanced Open are limited preparation. Teams will be provided with 1 hour to prepare.
The motion will be announced at 5:00pm and 6:30pm, with debates starting at 6:00pm and 7:30pm respectively. Teams should arrive 15 minutes before the motion will be announced.


Time Slot / Side / Adjudicator Release

Team and adjudicator allocations will be released at least one week before each debate. Please check the relevant document here for all details

Tournament Staff

Contact Us:
Email: info@asd.org.nz
Grade Convener: Virginia Quartermain- 0278474464
Competitions Manager: Celine Goh - 0224466288
For all queries about the grade including, motions, draws, scheduling, catch-up requests and defaults please contact the grade convener Virginia Quartermain.

Contact Deadlines:
All catch up requests must be made by emailing the ASD email (info@asd.org.nz) by Monday 4pm, the day before the debate.
Notice of a default after Tuesday 12pm, the day of the debate must be made by email and by calling the grade convener. Any requests after Tuesday 2pm will be considered a default without notice.