The World Schools Debating Championships were first held in Australia in August 1988. Since then there have been competitions in Canada and Scotland. The London tournament is the fourth in the series. No host country has won as yet and no country has won the competition twice. The winners of the first three contests were... Read more »

The holding of the sixth World Schools Debating Championship has been made possible by the generous support of the ANZ Bank, the Ministry of Education, the Lotteries Grants Board and Ansett New Zealand   WSDC 1994: New Zealand Participating Teams Team Australia Andrew Gormly Tim Maxwell Belinda Holloway Anthea Roberts Annette Whiley (Coach) Team Bermuda... Read more »

WSDC 1996: Canberra, Australia Team Results 1. England (Champions) 2. Pakistan (Runners-Up) 3. Scotland lost to Pakistan in Semi-Finals 4. Singapore lost to England in Semi-Finals 5. Australia lost to Singapore in Quarter-Finals 6. Israel lost to Pakistan in Quarter-Finals 7. New Zealand lost to Scotland in Quarter-Finals 8. Canada lost to England in Quarter-Finals... Read more »

In the prepared rounds, the first-named team is the government. In the impromptu rounds, the teams in each debate will toss a coin to decide which will be the government. Saturday at the Grotto Bay Hotel "Bye" Round: Impromptu England Pakistan New Zealand Canada USA Czech Republic Argentina Germany Sunday at the Berkeley Institute Round... Read more »

WSDC 1998: Jerusalem, Israel The Draw Pairings Grid Technical Notes (In the prepared debates, the first named team proposes; the second named team opposes. In the impromptu debates, a coin will be tossed to determine proposer and opposer.) Sunday February 1 Round One: "This House Would Turn its Swords into Ploughshares" The Kugel Six-Year High... Read more »