Gisborne Boys’ High School has a proud tradition of producing exceptional speakers in the spheres of Debating and Oratory. This was proven, beyond doubt, this year when we won the Super 8 Debating title and Jacob Brown was placed second for Oratory in the same competition. This is a prestigious competition involving the top 8 secondary boys’ schools in our region.
We compete in a number of local events including Race Unity, RSA Speech competitions, book week debates and inter-schools debating.
Additionally, a staff vs. student debate was held with the moot being ‘That rugby is the greatest game of all’. Needless to say the staff won although next year we can expect some tough competition.
All students are encouraged to become involved in the discipline and with strong senior role models; juniors have a positive grounding in the basics of both debating and oratory.