Welcome to the DAV Website
The DAV is a non-profit association which exists to promote debate. It
is the peak debating body in Victoria and runs large competitions for
adults and for schools across Victoria. It provides training and
resources for debaters, teachers and adjudicators.
2011 DAV Schools Competition Finals series
Playoff 1
Brentwood Secondary College, Glen Waverley
Wednesday, August 24th
| C Grade - 6pm | ||
| That we should ban home birth | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| The Peninsula School 3 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 1 |
| Gleneagles Secondary College 1 | vs. | The Peninsula School 1 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar School 2 | vs. | Firbank Grammar School 1 |
| Melbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Huntingtower School 2 |
| Mac.Robertson Girls' High School 2 | vs. | Haileybury College Keysborough Boys 1 |
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| St Michael's Grammar School 2 | vs. | Emmaus College - VCE Campus 1 |
| Wesley College St Kilda 1 | vs. | St Francis Xavier College 1 |
| The Peninsula School 2 | vs. | Huntingtower School 2 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| St Paul's Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | Overnewton Anglican College 3 |
| St Helena Secondary College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 3 | vs. | St Francis Xavier College 2 |
| Notre Dame College B1 | vs. | Brighton Grammar School 2 |
| Firbank Grammar School 2 | vs. | St Margaret's School 1 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 1 | vs. | St Michael's Grammar School 1 |
| Xavier College 2 | vs. | Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That sporting bodies should penalise teams whose players commit criminal acts off the field | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Yarra Valley Grammar School 1 | vs. | Reservoir High School 1 |
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 3 |
| Forest Hill College 2 | vs. | Pascoe Vale Girls' Sec College 3 |
| Glenroy College 2 | vs. | St James College 1 |
| Scotch College 5 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 4 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 8 | vs. | St Monica's College 5 |
| Mt Waverley Secondary College 1 | vs. | Parade College 2 |
| St Monica's College 2 | vs. | Xavier College 1 |
| Pascoe Vale Girls' Sec College 2 | vs. | Ilim College 3 |
| Avila College 3 | vs. | Princes Hill Secondary College 1 |
Playoff 2
Northcote High School
Wednesday, August 31st
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Brighton Grammar School 1 | vs. | Marymede Catholic College 1 |
| Westbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Assumption College 1 |
| Xavier College 4 | vs. | Northcote High School 1 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College 1 | vs. | Penola Catholic College 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 3 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 3 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College 1 | vs. | Melbourne High School 1 |
| Girton Grammar School A1 | vs. | Mercy Diocesan College 1 |
| Viewbank College 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Tintern Schools 2 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 1 |
| Mentone Girls Grammar 3 | vs. | Leibler Yavneh College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Sacred Heart College Newtown 1 |
| Melbourne High School 4 | vs. | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 1 |
| Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (McNab) 1 | vs. | Geelong Grammar School 1 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 1 | vs. | St Monica's College 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Margaret's School 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 2 | vs. | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 4 |
| Huntingtower School 1 | vs. | Academy of Mary Immaculate 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 1 | vs. | The Peninsula School 1 |
| Catholic College Bendigo B1 | vs. | Viewbank College 1 |
| Overnewton Anglican College 3 | vs. | Girton Grammar School B1 |
| St Francis Xavier College 2 | vs. | Xavier College 2 |
| McKinnon Secondary College 1 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 2 |
| Loreto College 2 | vs. | Avila College 1 |
| Eltham High School 1 | vs. | Loreto College 1 |
| C Grade - 8pm | ||
| That candidates running for public office should be required to publish the results of IQ tests | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Mazenod College 1 | vs. | Ballarat High School 1 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| The Geelong College 2 | vs. | Keilor Downs Secondary College 2 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College 1 | vs. | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 3 |
| Camberwell Grammar School 2 | vs. | Eaglehawk Secondary College 1 |
| St Columba's College 1 | vs. | Mount Eliza Secondary College 2 |
| St Kevin's College 1 | vs. | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 3 |
| East Doncaster Secondary College 1 | vs. | St Helena Secondary College 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That we should pay parents to stay at home and look after their children | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 3 | vs. | Ruyton Girls School 1 |
| Scotch College 5 | vs. | St Monica's College 2 |
| St Bede's College 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 |
| De La Salle College (Tiverton) 1 | vs. | Parade College 2 |
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon Grammar School (Park Street) 2 |
| Copperfield College 2 | vs. | Dromana Secondary College 1 |
| Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Monica's College 1 |
| St Kevin's College 2 | vs. | St Monica's College 5 |
| St Bede's College 6 | vs. | Bendigo South East College 1 |
| Leibler Yavneh College 1 | vs. | Scotch College 6 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College 1 | vs. | Grovedale College 1 |
| Melbourne High School 1 | vs. | Reservoir High School 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 5 | vs. | Forest Hill College 2 |
| Hampton Park Secondary College 1 | vs. | Ilim College 3 |
| Glenroy College 2 | vs. | Derrinallum P-12 College 2 |
| Northcote High School 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 2 |
Octo-finals
Star of the Sea College, Brighton
Wednesday, September 7th
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Huntingtower School 2 | vs. | St Michael's Grammar School 2 |
| Camberwell Grammar School 3 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 1 |
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | Brighton Grammar School 1 |
| Melbourne High School 1 | vs. | East Doncaster Secondary College 1 |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 | vs. | Girton Grammar School A1 |
| Gippsland Grammar School 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Kardinia International College 1 | vs. | Xavier College 4 |
| Scotch College 2 | vs. | Tintern Schools 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 1 | vs. | Academy of Mary Immaculate 1 |
| Camberwell Grammar School 2 | vs. | Sacred Heart College Newtown 1 |
| St Margaret's School 1 | vs. | Xavier College 2 |
| Avila College 1 | vs. | Loreto College 1 |
| Viewbank College 1 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 2 | vs. | Melbourne High School 4 |
| Girton Grammar School B1 | vs. | Brighton Grammar School 1 |
| Geelong Grammar School 1 | vs. | Leibler Yavneh College 1 |
| C Grade - 8pm | ||
| That we should abolish parliamentary privilege as a defence to defamation | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. | Yarra Valley Grammar School 2 |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty 1 | vs. | Mac.Robertson Girls' High School 2 |
| Keilor Downs Secondary College 2 | vs. | Melbourne Grammar School 1 |
| Mount Eliza Secondary College 2 | vs. | Ivanhoe Grammar School 1 |
| Wesley College St Kilda 1 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 2 |
| Reservoir High School 1 | vs. | East Doncaster Secondary College 1 |
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | Gleneagles Secondary College 1 |
| St Kevin's College 1 | vs. | Princes Hill Secondary College 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That we should elect our judges | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Copperfield College 2 | vs. | Scotch College 5 |
| Parade College 2 | vs. | Ilim College 3 |
| Mt St Joseph's Girls College 3 | vs. | Ballarat High School 1 |
| St Bede's College 6 | vs. | Leibler Yavneh College 1 |
| Forest Hill College 2 | vs. | Glenroy College 2 |
| Melbourne High School 1 | vs. | St Bede's College 1 |
| Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 2 |
| Princes Hill Secondary College 1 | vs. | Northcote High School 1 |
Quarter-finals
Santa Maria College, Northcote
Wednesday, September 14th
| A Grade - 7pm | |||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Scotch College 2 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 1 | (3-0) |
| East Doncaster Secondary College 1 | vs. | Huntingtower School 2 | (2-1) |
| Girton Grammar School A1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | (3-0) |
| Xavier College 4 | vs. | Gippsland Grammar School 1 | (2-1) |
| B Grade - 7pm | |||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Melbourne High School 4 | vs. | Girton Grammar School B1 | (3-0) |
| Xavier College 2 | vs. | Beth Rivkah Ladies College 1 | (3-0) |
| Leibler Yavneh College 1 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 2 | (3-0) |
| Loreto College 1 | vs. | Viewbank College 1 | |
| C Grade - 8pm | |||
| That we should abolish the minimum wage | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 | (3-0) |
| Ivanhoe Grammar School Plenty 1 | vs. | Mount Eliza Secondary College 2 | (2-1) |
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 1 | |
| Melbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Reservoir High School 1 | (3-0) |
| D Grade - 8pm | |||
| That Australia should store other countries’ nuclear waste | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| St Kevin's College 2 | vs. | Ballarat High School 1 | (3-0) |
| Melbourne High School 1 | vs. | Leibler Yavneh College 1 | (3-0) |
| Glenroy College 2 | vs. | Northcote High School 1 | (2-1) |
| Scotch College 5 | vs. | Ilim College 3 | (3-0) |
Semi-finals
Sacre Coeur, Glen Iris
Wednesday, October 12th
| A Grade - 7pm | |||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | Xavier College 4 | (3-0) |
| Wesley College St Kilda 1 | vs. | Huntingtower School 2 | (3-0) |
| B Grade - 7pm | |||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Camberwell Grammar School 2 | vs. | Viewbank College 1 | (2-1) |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 1 | vs. | Melbourne High School 4 | (3-0) |
| C Grade - 8pm | |||
| That Australia should export uranium to India | |||
| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Mount Eliza Secondary College 2 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 1 | (2-1) |
| Reservoir High School 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 | (3-0) |
| D Grade - 8pm | |||
| That
workplaces should not be able to fire or penalise employees on the basis of information found on social networking sites |
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| Affirmative | Negative | ||
| Glenroy College 2 | vs. | St Kevin's College 2 | (2-1) |
| Melbourne High School 1 | vs. | Scotch College 5 | (3-0) |
Grand Final
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School, Essendon
Wednesday, October 19th
| A Grade - 8:15pm | ||
| Advised topic: Free speech (released at 7:15pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Wesley College St Kilda 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Advised topic: Free speech (released at 6pm) | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| Melbourne High School 4 | vs. | Camberwell Grammar School 2 | C Grade - 7pm |
| That we should institute a 100% tax on inheritance | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| St Kevin's College 1 | vs. | Mount Eliza Secondary College 2 | D Grade - 6pm |
| That we should abolish all ‘sin taxes’ | ||
| Affirmative | Negative | |
| St Kevin's College 2 | vs. | Melbourne High School 1 |