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Y12 Debate team win State Quarter Finals

Winners again!

Last week, our Yr 12 debating team debated James Ruse Agricultural High School at Asquith Girl’s High School.

The topic was ‘That any declaration of war should require a vote in Parliament’. Our team argued the affirmative position. They set up a model so convincing that it was hard for the James Ruse team, who were articulate, fluent and impressive, to beat them. 

It was an exceptionally close, high quality debate, and HSPA won narrowly: an enormous credit to them and to their coach, Mrs Hughes. 

Having won the state quarter final, they now will debate another Sydney selective school in the semi-final.