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Queenwood Debating Grand Finalists

Published on: November 2021

Record: HANSARD-1323879322-121188

Queenwood Debating Grand Finalists

Ms FELICITY WILSON (North Shore)

—Speaker I wish to recognise all four Queenwood debating teams who have recently competed in the Archdale Debating Competition. The teams of 8A, Juniors and Year 10 all debated brilliantly in the Semi-Finals and made it through to the Grand Final on Tuesday 23rd of November. The Archdale Debating Competition was established in the early 1970s in honour of Miss Betty Archdale, a strong advocate of educational opportunities for girls. The teams from Queenwood have done an exceptional job in their debating. They have seized this opportunity to really shine and benefit from an extra-curricular activity that has grown amongst so many all-girls schools across the state. I congratulate the Queenwood girls on this huge achievement of taking the floor and displaying exceptional debating skills, and I recognise their dedication to their teams. I wish them the best of luck in the Grand Finals and thank their teachers and Deputy Principal Belinda Moore, who has been attending the debates.