Draft:Year 8 QDU Competition

The QDU is the main debating association in Queensland and offers a competition for grades 7, 8, 9 ,10, 11, 12, and 13, also called Senior A. In 2025, the Year 8 competition saw 156 teams from all across South East Queensland compete in 4 round robin matches, and then the teams who won 3 or more advanced to the finals rounds. In 2025, 56 teams qualified for the finals rounds, which follow a elimination format. There are 64 spots, which meant that 8 teams received a bye.

Starting Teams

Somerville 8.1

Loreto 8.2

Somerville 8.2

ACGS 8.2

AHS 8.3

Loreto 8.3

ACGS 8.1

Somerville 8.3

SMAGS 8.1

Clayfield 8.1

Hillbrook 8.2

Holy Spirit 8.1

MMC 8.1

Kedron 8.1

Mt Alvernia 8.3

NCC 8.1

San Sisto 8.1

CHAC 8.3

CHAC 8.2

Mt Gravatt 8.1

SLC 8.1

LHC 8.3

CANTC 8.1

Mansfield 8.2

JPC 8.2

CANTC 8.2

Capalaba 8.1

Ormiston 8.3

Redeemer 8.1

KC 8.1

Brigidine 8.1

QASMT 8.4

BGGS 8.3

Indro SHS 8.2

QASMT 8.3

ATC 8.1

BGS 8.2

BGGS 8.1

SCGS 8.1

St Pat's 8.2

SCGS 8.2

NLSC 8.2

St Pat's 8.1

Grace LC 8.1

SPLC 8.1

SJAC 8.1

SPLC 8.2

SPLCS 8.1

SPLCS 8.2

Centenary 8.1

ACGS 8.3

KGSC 8.2

AHS 8.2

Loreto 8.4

Somerville 8.4

GT 8.4

BBC 8.1

GT 8.1

KGSC 8.4

Mt Alvernia 8.1

St Ritas 8.3

NUDGEE 8.1

St Ritas 8.2

St Ritas 8.1

FGSHS 8.1

Mt Alvernia 8.2

SMAGS 8.3

Clairvaux 8.2

BSHS 8.4

CITIPOINTE 8.1

BSHS 8.2

VILLA 8.2

MBC 8.1

LHC 8.2

Balmoral 8.1

Redlands 8.1

Mansfield 8.3

Wynnum SHS 8.2

CCC 8.1

Redlands 8.2

Mansfield 8.1

Redeemer 8.2

KC 8.2

BGS 8.4

MSM 8.3

BGS 8.3

BGGS 8.4

MSM 8.1

QASMT 8.2

Indro SHS 8.1

MSM 8.2

Genesis 8.1

SJFC 8.1

STC 8.1

The Lakes 8.2

The Lakes 8.1

St Pauls 8.1

St Peter Claver 8.2

TSAC 8.1

Centenary 8.2

SPLCS 8.3

GT 8.2

AHS 8.1

GT 8.5

KGSC 8.3

KGSC 8.1

AHS 8.4

Loreto 8.1

GT 8.3

Kedron 8.2

Hillbrook 8.1

SMAGS 8.2

PADUA 8.1

FGSHS 8.2

Mt Maria 8.1

PADUA 8.2

Kedron 8.3

Clairvaux 8.1

CHAC 8.4

IONA 8.1

BSHS 8.3

VILLA 8.3

CHAC 8.1

BSHS 8.1

VILLA 8.1

BSHS 8.5

Sheldon 8.1

Ormiston 8.4

Ormiston 8.2

JPC 8.1             

Cleveland 8.1

Carmel 8.1

Wynnum SHS 8.1

Ormiston 8.1

MCA 8.1

BGS 8.1

MCA 8.2

QASMT 8.1

Brigidine 8.3

BCC 8.1

BGGS 8.2

Brigidine 8.2

Redcliffe 8.1

NLSC 8.1

St Pauls 8.2

Sandgate DSHS 8.1

St Peter Claver 8.1

SAAGS 8.1

SAAGS 8.2

SJAC 8.3

SAAGS 8.3

SJAC 8.2

LHC 8.1

STMC 8.1

Qualified Teams

Cleveland 8.1

.  St Rita's 8.1

.SPLCS 8.1

.  BGGS 8.4

BSHS 8.3

BGGS 8.2

.SJAC 8.1

SCGS 8.1

BSHS 8.1

BBC 8.1

Mansfield 8.3

Mt Alvernia 8.1

.SCGS 8.2

St. Rita’s 8.2

ACGS 8.2

Somerville 8.1

SMAGS 8.2

Redcliffe 8.1

Somerville 8.2

GT 8.2

CHAC 8.2

BGS 8.4

Mt. Gravatt 8.1

JPC 8.1

Redeemer 8.1

Brigidine 8.3

Kedron 8.2

Mansfield 8.2

BSHS 8.2

BSHS 8.5

QASMT 8.1

GT 8.1

AHS 8.2

Somerville 8.4

CANTC 8.2

Mansfield 8.1

BGGS 8.1

Ormiston 8.4

Balmoral 8.1

SJFC 8.1

MBC 8.1

SPLC 8.1

ACGS 8.1

Hillbrook 8.2

NCC 8.1

Sandgate DSHS 8.1

NUDGEE 8.1

GT 8.5

NLSC 8.2

SJAC 8.3

BGGS 8.3

Mt Maria 8.1

STMC 8.1

SAAGS 8.3

SJAC 8.2

St Pauls 8.1

Finals Series

Round 1

The first round of finals will take place on 24th July at Brisbane Girls Grammar school with spectators open to come. All debates are elimination and there will only be 32 teams left after Round 1 is completed.