Auckland Schools Debating Junior Championships

Auckland Schools Debating hosted the annual ASD Junior Championships. Over 40 teams from 18 schools across Auckland battled it out at Lynfield College on Saturday 2nd August.

Well done to our new Year 10 teams of:

DLS 2: David Finau, Juhen Williams and Omier Ylandan who on their first official competition finished 2/1. Breaking at 9th place, just missing out on the quarter finals.

DLS 3: Mathew Nu’u-Paulo, Setai Williams and Calvin Lemana.

DLS 1: Fagamanu Aoelua, Joseph Malele, Jireh Pita and Nathaniel Motufoua broke 7th and qualified for the semi finals on Sunday.

3rd August Sundays Results:

Semi-finals:

DLS vs St Cuthberts

DLS win

Quarter-finals:

DLS vs Kirstin College

DLS win.

Junior Championships is a tough competition pitting all the strongest debating schools against one another. Reaching this stage is a tremendous achievement for our teams and highlights their dedication and passion for debating.
At the end the top 2 Debate Teams in Auckland will square off.

This competition has been pleasant largely due to the Year 10 teams, who have been very respectful. Gracious in defeat and humble in victory. A huge congratulations to all our Year 10 debaters, and especially to DLS 1: Fagamanu Aloelua, Jireh Pita, Nathaniel Motufoua and Joseph Malele, who took on St Kent’s in the grand final. This is a milestone achievement—our debating team’s first time reaching the grand final! Regardless of the result they should be super proud.