The National Schools Debating Championships (NSDC) are Australia's premier debating competition, coordinated by the Australian Debating Federation (ADF) and held every year in a different Australian capital. Tasmania has hosted NSDC four times, most recently in 2021.

As the sole Tasmanian affiliate of the ADF, the Tasmanian Debating Union selects the state team from a series of selection events held around the state. Tasmania has fielded a team in most Championships, and has won the Championships once, in 1980, and been Runner-Up twice.

2023

NSDC 2023 was held in Melbourne.

Chelsea March Hobart College

Team member

Grace Gregson Hobart College

Team member

Michael Reid The Friends' School

Team member

Zara Fenton Hobart College

Team member

Franklin Legg Hobart City High School

Reserve

Lily Burt Launceston College

Reserve

Charlie Pilkington

Coach

Kathryn Ellis

Coach

Kelly Stone

Official adjudicator

2022

NSDC 2022 was held in Canberra.

Charlie Pilkington Elizabeth College

Team member

Chelsea March Hobart College

Team member

Mackenna Minstrell Hobart College

Team member

Mackenzie Stone Elizabeth College

Team member

Grace Gregson St Michael's Collegiate

Reserve

Kelly Stone

Coach

Kathryn Ellis

Official adjudicator

2021

NSDC 2021 was held in Hobart.

Ben Horsham The Hutchins School

Team member

Charlie Pilkington Elizabeth College

Team member

Gypsy Polacheck St Michael's Collegiate

Team member

Mackenna Minstrell Hobart College

Team member

Mackenzie Stone Ogilvie High School

Reserve

Kathryn Ellis

Convenor

Kelly Stone

Coach

Vivian Imbriotis

Official adjudicator

2017

NSDC 2017 was held in Brisbane.

Finlay McKeown Hobart College

Team member

Freya Cox The Friends' School

Team member

Isabella Jackson The Friends' School

Team member

Sam Watson The Friends' School

Team member

Bryher McKeown Taroona High School

Reserve

James Barnes

Coach

Kathryn Ellis

Official adjudicator

2015

NSDC 2015 was held in Adelaide.

James Barnes Hobart College

Team member

Jessie Horder-Geraghty St Michael's Collegiate

Team member

Johanna Ellis Elizabeth College

Team member

Ben Lienert The Friends' School

Team member

Kathryn Ellis

Coach

Michael Cordover

Official adjudicator

Imogen Wurf

Manager

2013

NSDC 2013 was held in Canberra.

Imogen Wurf St Michael's Collegiate

Team member

Jessie Horder-Geraghty Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Kathryn Ellis Elizabeth College

Team member

Peter Legg Elizabeth College

Team member

Michael Cordover

Coach

Pat McConville

Official adjudicator

Rhiannon McMahon

Manager

2012

NSDC 2012 was held in Hobart.

Peter Legg New Town High School

Team member

Rhiannon McMahon Elizabeth College

Team captain

Samuel Smeele The Hutchins School

Team member

Kathryn Ellis Elizabeth College

Team member

Pat McConville

Chief adjudicator

Simon Monk

Coach

Mel Ross

Manager

Michael Cordover

Convenor

2011

NSDC 2011 was held in Perth.

Katie Parrott Hobart College

Team member

Maegan Boundey Elizabeth College

Team member

Martika Palmer Scotch Oakburn College

Team member

Rhiannon McMahon Hobart College

Team member

Mel Ross

Manager

Pat McConville

Coach

Michael Cordover

Official adjudicator

2010

NSDC 2010 was held in Brisbane.

Clare Armstrong Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Harry Woods Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Tom Marshall The Friends' School

Team member

Tom Whiteley The Hutchins School

Team member

Mel Ross

Coach

Michael Cordover

Official adjudicator

2009

NSDC 2009 was held in Adelaide. Tasmania did not send a team to this competition.

2008

NSDC 2008 was held in Sydney.

Liam Carswell Elizabeth College

Team member

Mel Ross Elizabeth College

Team member

Jo Hudson Hobart College

Team member

Ian Meyer The Hutchins School

Team member

Frances Bevan

Official adjudicator

Michael Cordover

Adjudicator

Alex Moores

Manager

2007

NSDC 2007 was held in Melbourne.

Alex Moores Elizabeth College

Team member

Django Merope-Synge Elizabeth College

Team member

Jo White Guilford Young College

Team member

Niall Maurici Hobart College

Team member

Pat McConville

Coach

Simon Monk

Coach

Frances Bevan

Official adjudicator

Michael Cordover

Adjudicator

2006

NSDC 2006 was held in Darwin.

Alex Moores Elizabeth College

Team member

Eliza Forsyth Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Gideon Cordover The Friends' School

Team member

Nicky Vreugdenhil Scotch Oakburn College

Team member

Pat McConville

Coach

Simon Monk

Coach

Frances Bevan

Official adjudicator

Michael Cordover

Adjudicator

2005

NSDC 2005 was held in Hobart.

Andrew Carolan The Hutchins School

Team member

Eliza Forsyth Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

James Walker Elizabeth College

Team member

Theo Wadsley The Friends' School

Team member

Lionel Nichols

Chief adjudicator

Stephen Monk

Coach

2004

NSDC 2004 was held in Perth.

Aidan Morrison Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Loren Atkins Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Pat McConville Hobart College

Team member

Sienna Merope Elizabeth College

Team Member

Andrew Gregson

Coach

Stephen Monk

Official adjudicator

Frances Bevan

Shadow adjudicator

Simon Monk

Manager

2003

NSDC 2003 was held in Brisbane.

Aidan Morrison Launceston Church Grammar School

Team member

Frances Bevan Elizabeth College

Team member

Pat McConville Hobart College

Team member

Simon Monk Elizabeth College

Team member

Bruce Fairfax

Coach

Stephen Monk

Coach

Tim Sinclair

Coach