Welcome to Auckland Schools’ Debating 2025 Senior Open - Southern Zone. All preliminary debates will take place at De La Salle College. Venue information can be found here.

Preliminary rounds:

8 April - Round 1 (prepared)
6 May - Round 2 (advised topic)
20 May - Round 3 (advised topic)
3 June - Round 4 (limited preparation)
17 June - Round 5 (limited preparation)
24 June - Catch up round (online)

Break rounds (location TBD):

29 July - octo finals
12 August - quarter finals
2 September - semi finals
16 September - grand final

Times:

Round 1: Debates will begin at 4:30. Please aim to arrive 15 minutes early.

Round 2, 3, 4 and 5: Motions will be announced at 4:30 and debates will begin at 5:30.

For prepared debates, the motion will be released 1 week prior to the debate. For advised topic debates, the topic will be released 1 week prior to the debate. For limited preparation debates, the motion will be released 1 hour before the debate.