Years 7 to 12 House Debating
The St Catherine’s trademark House spirit has been evident in the spirited debate that has been taking place in the House Debating Program in past weeks.
Topics in the Heats and Finals relate to a range of social, economic, educational, sport, and technology issues, with teams at each level presenting arguments and spontaneous rebuttal.
| 7 | That all schoolwork should be done on laptops. |
| 8 | That books are better than films. |
| 9 | That space exploration is not worth the cost. |
| 10 | That the Olympics are not worth the cost. |
| 11 | That tertiary education should be free. |
| 12 | That VCE English texts suggest our lives are ruled by fate. |
All debaters are congratulated for representing their House. The Best Speakers in the Heats and Finals were:
- Year 7 Sunny Xu (BB), Tania Hay (D), Camilla Thomas (HK)
- Year 8 Jessie Xing (D,) Anya Shah (LT)
- Year 9 Phoebe Butterfield (BB), Aamna Adeel (HK), Elise Pham (LT), Chloe Zhu (D)
- Year 10 Harper Roberts (D), Martha McKellar (LT)
- Year 11 Sophie Farrer, Rachel Carton (HK), Isha Paithankar (LT), Xiting (Christine) Chi (D)
- Year 12 Olivia Hargrave (D), Alice Molnar (BB), Charlotte Upton (LT), Rhea Werner (D)
The winning House will be announced at Assembly on Monday.
