SENIOR A & B GRAND FINALS
Congratulations to St Ignatius' College on their victory in the Senior A Grand Final, retaining the Alison Lloyd-Wright trophy for the second consecutive year. Special recognition to Grace, from Loreto, who was awarded Best Speaker of the debate, and to Reuben, of Pembroke, who was recognised as MVD for Senior A grade.
Congratulations also goes to St John's Grammar School who won the fiercely contested Senior B Grand Final against USC, with St John's Eamon awarded Best Speaker and Daphne, also from St John's, recognised as MVD for the grade.
Video recordings of the 2026 Senior Grand Finals are now on the SADA YouTube channel.
STATE TEAM TRIALS
Open Trials for the 2027 State Team will take place in early October. Register via this form.
ABOUT US
The SADA is South Australia’s leading debating association, providing coaching, adjudicators and education services to people of all ages and abilities. The SADA co-ordinates the State’s largest, longest running schools competition, its' only adults debating competition and the State Debating Team. The patron of the SADA is the Honourable Laura Stein, Chief Justice of South Australia.
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![Location and Registration Update!
Tomorrow's Adjudicator Training and Accreditation Night will be held in the Pentreath Building, St Peter's College, from 6 to 8pm.
Please confirm your intention to attend via EventBrite [https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/sada-adjudicator-accreditation-evening-2026-tickets-1985771215160 or link in bio] so we can estimate numbers and prepare accordingly.
Thank you for the overwhelming interest so far, and we hope to see you there tomorrow!
Note: if you cannot make it tomorrow, please email our Vice President Administration Rebecca Barlow at vpa.sada@gmail.com as there will be online sessions.](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/656664879_1374435638059429_6051770758656760420_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=110&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=WD2MNEJmgZcQ7kNvwGI_nXm&_nc_oc=AdqlvS80bnKmwuiaVe7WV2oxLqMwqXRx1k9Mxob8Ys9f1rcpdqjxxSUSsnYoDf374Uw&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=b1wK67CCODHS3UYYPNGU7A&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQIcrVR-1wQPHHnpGAvCr4K2yqf9iXx2QCQ_fhuh7n1rjGuWg7j6-phg64xyIqxo2opNzMn_8MY_&oh=00_AQKOigWw9RRffhN5ZXt_Y6HJimCqgL4OdQKuuVpw8oFfKA&oe=6AB022A8)
![2026 Season Update!
The third and final Education Evening, titled Secret Topic Case Construction, POI & Rebuttal Masterclass, will be held on Tuesday 31 March 2026, from 4:30 to 6:00pm in Big School Room, St Peter's College.
This workshop is best suited for Intermediate A, Senior B and Senior A debaters. It is an advanced masterclass focused on high-level rebuttal, avoiding "shopping list" rebuttal, integrated rebuttal, analytical advantage, identifying key clashes, responding to POIs, and preparing for secret topic debates.
Our annual series of Education Evenings are free and led by SADA Education Officers. The sessions are open to all students and school debating coaches in South Australia. They are an amazing gateway for new debaters' introductory exposure to debating or for returning debaters to refresh their knowledge prior to the new competition season.
Register via the link in our bio, or at https://www.eventbrite.com.au/e/education-evening-3-secret-topic-case-construction-poi-rebuttal-tickets-1984363830635.
[The first and second Education Evenings, on 16 and 24 March respectively, will explore debating fundamentals, junior/intermediate case construction and rebuttal. More details in our previous posts.]](https://scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com/v/t39.30808-6/645949906_1357078456461814_2533545749266136240_n.jpg?stp=dst-jpg_e35_tt6&_nc_cat=104&ccb=7-5&_nc_sid=18de74&efg=eyJlZmdfdGFnIjoiRkVFRC5iZXN0X2ltYWdlX3VybGdlbi5DMyJ9&_nc_ohc=XNubQlci3PoQ7kNvwHnpa49&_nc_oc=Adpm4YnhfCwtF5pkVJaM5PG57-icqgb7pWexY1TAe8nqcFsHRn2EaWFcWIX9EtVqumA&_nc_zt=23&_nc_ht=scontent-den2-1.cdninstagram.com&edm=ANo9K5cEAAAA&_nc_gid=b1wK67CCODHS3UYYPNGU7A&_nc_tpa=Q5bMBQLOgvERpKhROBE4sH2zw8jbHnyObTCfkKzCtEZBgIJwiKfFiOvuhJdQaOr0sXzoKSO8ddLachxc&oh=00_AQKhWMwbvDaeLcwP3HNhGBq6qngrGMhzO7YUeYwdQSyYUg&oe=6AB03666)
