Secondary Debating at WestMAC

Monday night was Round 3 of the Ipswich Secondary Schools Debating Competition, where our eight Year 7-12 WestMAC teams debated against schools such as Ipswich Girls Grammar, Ipswich Grammar, St Mary’s College, St Edmund’s College and Ipswich State High.

Our WestMAC Debaters have done exceptionally well so far this year. Round 2 saw six out of our eight teams celebrating a win. Then backed this up in Round 3 with another six out of eight teams celebrating a win. Currently three of our teams (across all three divisions) are undefeated. While another three teams have only lost one debate.

Teams currently undefeated:

• WestMAC Junior 1 (coached by Mrs. Nicole McCullagh)
• WestMAC Intermediate 3 (coached by Mr. Sam Reid)
• WestMAC Senior 1 (coached by Mrs. Victoria Fehringer)

Next week is Round 4 and the final round of the competition, before the Semi-Finals in Week 8 and the Final in Week 9. 

Several of our Senior debaters (Chloe, Olivia, Sophia and Abby) are adjudicators for the junior division. There are also several secondary debaters who give up their time to coach the junior school (Year 5 and 6) teams, whose competition is kicking later this week. It is wonderful to see within our debating teams: the comradery; the enthusiasm to gain more knowledge; and confidence and the passion to share their love for debating.

All the best for the rest of the Term 2 debating season. We are looking forward to celebrating more of WestMAC’s debating success.

Our 2025 Debating Teams:

For more information about Secondary Debating at WestMAC, please visit our NEST page - NEST - Senior Debating (wmac.com.au). 

Victoria Fehringer

Secondary Debating Co-Ordinator

Leader of Learning - English