An average of over seventy schools enter the competition each year, with the first round usually beginning in late October. Each team consists of two students, and each round's motion is chosen to reflect a particular civic, social, political or even economic issue of the day. Motions for the Final have included "This House would Tax and Spend", "This House believes that the power of the United States has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished", "This House believes that Northern Ireland badly needs 'Bog Standard' Comprehensive Schools." In the 2010 Final the motion was, "This House would welcome being part of a European Federal State." In the 2011 final, the motion was, "This House believes that Northern Ireland requires an official opposition because it has reached political maturity." The 2012 Final motion was "This House Would Welcome the Break-Up of the United Kingdom." The motion for the 2013 final was "This House believes that Europe and America are no longer fit to compete with the rise of Asia and Latin America".
Guest adjudicators at the final have included Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for Education; Viscount Cranborne, now the Marquess of Salisbury and former Leader of the House of Lords; the historian, Andrew Roberts; Guy Black, Lord Black of Brentwood, Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group; author and parliamentarian Lord Dobbs, and the acclaimed journalist and leader writer of The Times, Rosemary Righter.
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The Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition is an annual competition involving schools from across Northern Ireland It was founded in 1993 by Fionnuala Jay O Boyle CBE during her time as Chairman of the Belfast Civic Trust The final of the competition is held every year in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings Stormont It is organised by the Belfast Buildings Preservation Trust BBPT and is sponsored by both the Telegraph Media Group and the T E Utley Memorial Fund Lord Lexden of Lexden and Strangford OBE has been President of the competition since 1997 and Mrs Jay O Boyle is chairman Lord Trimble and Lord Dubs are patrons An average of over seventy schools enter the competition each year with the first round usually beginning in late October Each team consists of two students and each round s motion is chosen to reflect a particular civic social political or even economic issue of the day Motions for the Final have included This House would Tax and Spend This House believes that the power of the United States has increased is increasing and ought to be diminished This House believes that Northern Ireland badly needs Bog Standard Comprehensive Schools In the 2010 Final the motion was This House would welcome being part of a European Federal State In the 2011 final the motion was This House believes that Northern Ireland requires an official opposition because it has reached political maturity The 2012 Final motion was This House Would Welcome the Break Up of the United Kingdom The motion for the 2013 final was This House believes that Europe and America are no longer fit to compete with the rise of Asia and Latin America Guest adjudicators at the final have included Michael Gove MP Secretary of State for Education Viscount Cranborne now the Marquess of Salisbury and former Leader of the House of Lords the historian Andrew Roberts Guy Black Lord Black of Brentwood Executive Director of the Telegraph Media Group author and parliamentarian Lord Dobbs and the acclaimed journalist and leader writer of The Times Rosemary Righter Contents 1 Winners 1 1 By School 2 See also 3 ReferencesWinners editYear Winners Runners up 1993 94 Belfast Royal Academy St Malachy s College Belfast 1994 95 Coleraine Academical Institution Portadown College 1995 96 Belfast Boy s Model School Bangor Grammar School 1996 97 Belfast Royal Academy Omagh Academy 1997 98 St Patrick s Girls Academy Dungannon Royal Belfast Academical Institution 1998 99 Belfast Royal Academy Bangor Grammar School 1999 00 Bangor Grammar School Cambridge House Grammar School Ballymena 2000 01 St Patrick s Grammar School Armagh Bangor Grammar School 2001 02 Our Lady and St Patrick s College Belfast Bangor Grammar School 2002 03 Our Lady and St Patrick s College Belfast Cambridge House Grammar School Ballymena 2003 04 Bangor Grammar School Thornhill College Derry 2004 05 Belfast Royal Academy Methodist College Belfast 2005 06 Our Lady and St Patrick s College Belfast Coleraine Academical Institution 2006 07 Royal Belfast Academical Institution Thornhill College Derry 2007 08 St Marys CBGS Belfast Antrim Grammar School 2008 09 Bangor Grammar School Our Lady and St Patrick s College Belfast 2009 10 Rathmore Grammar School Royal Belfast Academical Institution 2010 11 Royal Belfast Academical Institution Bangor Grammar School 2011 12 Dalriada School Bangor Grammar School 2012 13 St Columb s College Derry Bangor Grammar School 2013 14 St Colman s College Newry Royal Belfast Academical Institution 2014 15 Belfast High School Cross and Passion College Ballycastle 2015 16 Bangor Grammar School Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School 2016 17 Bangor Grammar School Belfast Royal Academy 2017 18 Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School Lurgan College 2018 19 Belfast Boy s Model School Bedford Modern School 2023 24 Belfast Royal Academy Foyle College By School edit Team Won Runner up Years won Years runner up Bangor Grammar School 5 7 1999 00 2003 04 2008 09 2015 16 2016 17 1995 96 1998 99 2000 01 2001 02 2010 11 2011 12 2012 13 Belfast Royal Academy 5 1 1993 94 1996 97 1998 99 2004 05 2023 24 2016 17 Our Lady and St Patrick s College Belfast 3 1 2001 02 2002 03 2005 06 2008 09 Royal Belfast Academical Institution 2 3 2006 07 2010 11 1997 98 2009 10 2013 14 Belfast Boy s Model School 2 0 1995 96 2018 19 Abbey Christian Brothers Grammar School Newry 1 1 2017 18 2015 16 Coleraine Academical Institution 1 1 1994 95 2005 06 Belfast High School 1 0 2014 15 St Colman s College 1 0 2013 14 St Columb s College 1 0 2012 13 Dalriada School 1 0 2011 12 Rathmore Grammar School 1 0 2009 10 St Marys CBGS Belfast 1 0 2007 08 St Patrick s Grammar School Armagh 1 0 2000 01 St Patrick s Girls Academy Dungannon 1 0 1997 98 Thornhill College Derry 0 2 2003 04 2006 07 Cambridge House Grammar School Ballymena 0 2 1999 00 2002 03 Foyle College 0 1 2023 24 Cross and Passion College Ballycastle 0 1 2014 15 Antrim Grammar School 0 1 2007 08 Methodist College Belfast 0 1 2004 05 Omagh Academy 0 1 1996 97 Portadown College 0 1 1994 95 St Malachy s College Belfast 0 1 1993 94 Lurgan College 0 1 2017 18 Bedford Modern School 0 1 2018 19 When sorted by years won or lost the table is sorted by the date of each team s first win See also editInternational university debating World Universities Debating Championship Australasian Intervarsity Debating Championships American Parliamentary Debate Association Canadian University Society for Intercollegiate Debate North American Debating Championship International high school debating World Individual Debating and Public Speaking Championship World Schools Debating ChampionshipsReferences edit Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition amp oldid 1222517762, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
