Due to the late start of face-to-face learning, and also the ever-changing world of covid, QDU has reset the 2022 debating calendar. The first two rounds of debates in the Secondary competition season have changed. The season will now begin on Wednesday, March 9, 2022, and QDU will run debates on Wednesday and Thursday in Term 1 on Week 7, 8, 9 and 10 in an attempt to keep the rest of the debating year as normal as possible. This will give all students two rounds of debates before the end of Term 1 and hopefully keep the rest of the annual QDU program to the original calendar. The adjusted dates for the QDU competition can be found below. We understand that there may be clashes with other commitments, but hope the notice means these changes can be accommodated. Competition draws are expected to be published to schools by the end of this week, these will be uploaded to My Stuartholme’s debating page.

At this time we ask our debating families to please complete the online registration for their child, if they have not done so already. This online payment can be found on the debating page on My Stuartholme.

• Wednesday 9th March – Round 1 Year 8 & Senior A
• Thursday 10th March – Round 1 Year 9 & Year 11
• Wednesday 16th March – Round 1 Year 10 & 12
• Thursday 17th March – Round 2 Year 8 & Senior A
• Wednesday 23rd March – Round 2 Year 9 & Year 11
• Thursday 24th March – Round 2 Year 12
• Wednesday 30th March – Round 2 Year 10
• Wednesday 27^th April – Round 3 Year 11
• Thursday 28^th April – Round 3 Year 9
• Wednesday 4^th May – Round 3 Year 10 & Year 12
• Wednesday 11^th May – Round 3 Year 8 and Senior A
• Wednesday 18^th May – Round 4 Year 10 & Year 12
• Wednesday 25^th May – Round 4 Year 9 & Year 11
• Thursday 2^nd June – Round 4 Year 8 and Senior A
• Wednesday 13^th July – Finals begin
• Wednesday 24^th August – Finals end