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.
Playoff 1
Northcote High School - Wednesday August 19th
| A Grade — 7pm | ||||
| Secret topic — topic release at 6pm | ||||
| Mary MacKillop College Leongatha 1 | vs. | Bendigo Senior Secondary College 1 | ||
| Princes Hill Secondary College 1 | vs. | Wesley College St Kilda 4 | ||
| Rochester Secondary College 1 | vs. | Belmont High School 1 | ||
| The Peninsula School 1 | vs. | Avila College 2 | ||
| St Paul's AGS 1 | vs. | Bayside College (Paisley) 2 | ||
| Monbulk College 1 | vs. | Damascus College (Senior) 1 | ||
| Wesley College St Kilda 2 | vs. | Carey Baptist Grammar School 4 | ||
| Mercy Diocesan College 1 | vs. | St Bernard's College 2 | ||
| St Paul's AGS 2 | vs. | Methodist Ladies College 1 | ||
| East Doncaster Secondary College 1 | vs. | John Paul College 1 | ||
| Haileybury College Keysborough Girls 1 | vs. | Tintern Girls Grammar School 1 | ||
| B Grade — 7pm | ||||
| Secret topic — topic release at 6pm | ||||
| The Peninsula School 1 | vs. | Huntingtower School 1 | ||
| Viewbank College 1 | vs. | St Catherine's School 1 | ||
| St Margaret's School 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 | ||
| Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 | vs. | Penleigh and Essendon GS (McNab) 2 | ||
| Preston Girls Secondary College 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 2 | ||
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | Kilvington Girls Grammar 1 | ||
| Genazzano FCJ College 1 | vs. | Geelong Grammar School 3 | ||
| C Grade — 8pm | ||||
| That we should ban video games that glorify violence | ||||
| Scotch College 2 | vs. | Viewbank College 2 | ||
| Tintern Girls Grammar School 1 | vs. | Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 | ||
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. | Oxley College 1 | ||
| Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 2 | vs. | Ballarat Grammar School 3 | ||
| St Paul's AGS 1 | vs. | Mentone Girls Grammar 2 | ||
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | ||
| St Joseph's College Melbourne 1 | vs. | Firbank Grammar School 1 | ||
| Kilvington Girls Grammar 1 | vs. | Kardinia International College 1 | ||
| D Grade — 8pm | ||||
| That we should stop all testing on animals | ||||
| Mullauna College 1 | vs. | St Joseph's College Geelong 2 | ||
| St James College 2 | vs. | Brunswick Secondary College 2 | ||
| St Monica's College 4 | vs. | Avila College 1 | ||
| St Thomas Aquinas College 1 | vs. | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 4 | ||
| St Joseph's College Geelong 1 | vs. | Scotch College 1 | ||
| Clonard College 1 | vs. | Mt Hira College 1 | ||
| Staughton College 2 | vs. | Rosebud Secondary College 1 | ||
| Westbourne Grammar School 5 | vs. | Melbourne High School 6 | ||
| Simonds Catholic College 1 | vs. | Loyola College 7 | ||
| Sacred Heart College Newtown 1 | vs. | Mt St Joseph's Girls College 1 | ||
Playoff 2
Gilmore College for Girls - Wednesday August 26th
| A Grade | ||
| No A Grade teams are required for Playoff 2. | ||
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic - topic release at 6pm | ||
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | Melbourne High School 3 |
| St Helena Secondary College 1 | vs. | Emmanuel College 1 |
| Mt Lilydale Mercy College 1 | vs. | Firbank Grammar School 3 |
| Gippsland Grammar School 1 | vs. | Brighton Grammar School 2 |
| Melbourne High School 6 | vs. | Carey Baptist Grammar School 4 |
| Yarra Valley Grammar School 1 | vs. | Mt Waverley Secondary College 1 |
| Elisabeth Murdoch College 1 | vs. | Melbourne Grammar School 1 |
| C Grade - 7pm | ||
| That we should ban alternative medicine | ||
| Melbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Carey Baptist Grammar School 3 |
| Croydon Secondary College 1 | vs. | Mazenod College 2 |
| Santa Maria College 1 | vs. | Northcote High School 2 |
| Catholic Regional College St Albans 1 | vs. | MacRobertson Girls High School 1 |
| Korowa Anglican Girls School 2 | vs. | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 |
| Woodleigh School 1 | vs. | Williamstown High School 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That children under the age of 16 should be prohibited from modelling | ||
| Rosebud Secondary College 1 | vs. | Sacred Heart College Newtown 1 |
| Tintern Girls Grammar School 2 | vs. | Clonard College 1 |
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | Northcote High School 2 |
| Isik College Upfield 2 | vs. | Brighton Grammar School 5 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 2 | vs. | Gippsland Grammar School 1 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School 5 | vs. | St James College 2 |
| Melbourne High School 4 | vs. | Simonds Catholic College 1 |
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | Westbourne Grammar School 5 |
| Doncaster Secondary College 3 | vs. | Catholic College Bendigo 2 |
| Tintern Girls Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Monica's College 4 |
| Melbourne Grammar School 2 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. | Melbourne Girls Grammar School 2 |
| Sacre Coeur 3 | vs. | Parade College 2 |
| Northcote High School 1 | vs. | Cheltenham Secondary College 1 |
| Our Lady of the Sacred Heart 1 | vs. | Mullauna College 1 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 4 | vs. | Strathcona Baptist Girls Grammar School 2 |
Octo-finals
St Michael's Grammar School - Wednesday September 2nd
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Avila College 2 | vs. | Mercy Diocesan College 1 |
| St Helena Secondary College 1 | vs. | Rochester Secondary College 1 |
| Bayside College (Paisley) 2 | vs. | Bendigo Senior Secondary College 1 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School 4 | vs. | MacRobertson Girls High School 3 |
| Methodist Ladies College 1 | vs. | St Kevin's College 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 1 | vs. | Damascus College (Senior) 1 |
| Wesley College St Kilda 4 | vs. | Haileybury College Keysborough Girls 1 |
| Carey Baptist Grammar School 2 | vs. | East Doncaster Secondary College 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 4 | vs. | Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 |
| Geelong Grammar School 3 | vs. | St Catherine's School 1 |
| Gippsland Grammar School 1 | vs. | Melbourne High School 6 |
| Williamstown High School 1 | vs. | Preston Girls Secondary College 1 |
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | St Margaret's School 1 |
| Emmanuel College 1 | vs. | Firbank Grammar School 3 |
| Melbourne Grammar School 1 | vs. | Scotch College 1 |
| Mt Waverley Secondary College 1 | vs. | The Peninsula School 1 |
| C Grade - 8pm | ||
| That prisoners should never be released on compassionate grounds | ||
| Carey Baptist Grammar School 3 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| Oxley College 1 | vs. | Kardinia International College 1 |
| Gippsland Grammar School 1 | vs. | St Paul's AGS 1 |
| Northcote High School 2 | vs. | Woodleigh School 1 |
| Firbank Grammar School 1 | vs. | Scotch College 2 |
| Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 | vs. | Bendigo South-East Secondary College 1 |
| Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 | vs. | MacRobertson Girls High School 1 |
| Croydon Secondary College 1 | vs. | Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 2 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That we should cap pay packages for CEOs | ||
| Mullauna College 1 | vs. | Catholic College Bendigo 2 |
| Loreto Mandeville Hall Toorak 4 | vs. | Northcote High School 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 5 | vs. | Scotch College 1 |
| Sacre Coeur 3 | vs. | Carey Baptist Grammar School 5 |
| Sacred Heart College Newtown 1 | vs. | Ballarat High School 1 |
| St Monica's College 4 | vs. | Williamstown High School 2 |
| Beth Rivkah Ladies College 2 | vs. | St Monica's College 1 |
| Tintern Girls Grammar School 2 | vs. | Melbourne High School 4 |
Quarter-finals
Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School - Wednesday September 9th
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| East Doncaster Secondary College 1 | vs. |
MacRobertson Girls High School 3 |
| Mercy Diocesan College 1 | vs. |
Haileybury College Keysborough Girls 1 |
| Brighton Grammar School 1 | vs. |
Methodist Ladies College 1 |
| St Helena Secondary College 1 | vs. |
Bendigo Senior Secondary College 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Preston Girls Secondary College 1 | vs. |
Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 |
| St Catherine's School 1 | vs. |
Firbank Grammar School 3 |
| St Margaret's School 1 | vs. |
Melbourne High School 6 |
| Mt Waverley Secondary College 1 | vs. |
Scotch College 1 |
| C Grade - 8pm | ||
| That the government should subsidise the purchase of houses | ||
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. |
Kardinia International College 1 |
| Croydon Secondary College 1 | vs. |
Firbank Grammar School 1 |
| Woodleigh School 1 | vs. |
MacRobertson Girls High School 1 |
| Gippsland Grammar School 1 | vs. |
Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That reality TV does more harm than good | ||
| Scotch College 1 | vs. |
Northcote High School 1 |
| Tintern Girls Grammar School 2 | vs. |
Mullauna College 1 |
| Ballarat High School 1 | vs. |
Carey Baptist Grammar School 5 |
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. |
Williamstown High School 2 |
Semi-finals
Ruyton Girls School - Wednesday October 7th
| A Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret Topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Mercy Diocesan College 1 | vs. | Methodist Ladies College 1 |
| MacRobertson Girls High School 3 | vs. | St Helena Secondary College 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Secret Topic (released at 6pm) | ||
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | St Catherine's School 1 |
| Melbourne High School 6 | vs. | Ballarat & Clarendon College 1 |
| C Grade - 8pm | ||
| That Australia should introduce citizen-initiated referenda | ||
| Firbank Grammar School 1 | vs. | Ivanhoe Girls Grammar School 1 |
| Woodleigh School 1 | vs. | Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 |
| D Grade - 8pm | ||
| That Australia should introduce a Bill of Rights | ||
| Scotch College 1 | vs. | Mullauna College 1 |
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | Ballarat High School 1 |
Grand Finals
Caulfield Grammar School - Thursday October 22nd
| A Grade - 8pm | ||
| Advised topic: Australian Culture and Society (released at 7pm) | ||
| MacRobertson Girls High School 3 | vs. | Methodist Ladies College 1 |
| B Grade - 7pm | ||
| Advised topic: Australian Politics (released at 6pm) | ||
| Melbourne High School 6 | vs. | St Catherine's School 1 |
| C Grade - 7pm | ||
| That we should offer dictators amnesty in return for giving up power | ||
| Lowther Hall Anglican Grammar School 1 | vs. | Firbank Grammar School 1 |
| D Grade - 7pm | ||
| That the Rudd government is all spin and no substance | ||
| St Monica's College 1 | vs. | Scotch College 1 |
N.B. For A and B Grade only, a coin-toss will be performed immediately prior to the topic release to determine teams' sides of the debate.