👋 Welcome to Auckland Schools' Debating Premier Junior 2026

Welcome to Auckland Schools' Debating Premier Junior for 2026. All debates for this grade will be taking place at Marcellin College.

Dates

Round 1: Wednesday, 18 March
Round 2: Wednesday, 1 April
Round 3: Wednesday, 29 April
Round 4: Wednesday, 13 May
Round 5: Wednesday, 27 May
Round 6: Wednesday, 10 June
Round 7: Wednesday, 24 June

Quarter-Finals: Wednesday, 5August

Semi-Finals: Wednesday, 19 August
Grand Final: Wednesday, 9 September

Grade Information

All debates in Premier Junior 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.

Tournament Staff

Contact Us:


Email: info@asd.org.nz


Grade Convener: Chloe Sim - 021 205 8818


Contact Deadlines:


All catch up requests must be made by emailing the ASD email (info@asd.org.nz) by Tuesday 4pm, the day before the debate.


Notice of a default after Wednesday 12pm, the day of the debate must be made by email and by calling the grade convener. Any requests after Wednesday 2pm will be considered a default without notice. 


(Note, that this information is separate between grades, if you are unsure when the notice of default etc is for your grade you should ask another committee member).