Debate Club

PL Debate empowers students with intellectual and oratorical skills, honing their critical and adaptive thinking as well as their ability to articulate arguments from diverse perspectives. It deepens their understanding of key issues and policy debates, challenges assumptions, and broadens perspectives. This year, our debaters have significantly enhanced their research and presentation skills, proving their mettle in competitions such as the Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships, Raffles Debate Academy U14s Debating Championships, Dialogic Academy Debating Championships, and the Thoburn Cup. These platforms offer our students the opportunity to spar with like-minded peers, fostering rigorous argumentation and higher order thinking skills.

Achievements

Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2024 – won one of three rounds
Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2024 – 16th Best Individual Speaker
Quarter Finalist in the 2024 Raffles Debate Academy U-14s Debate Championship – Quarter Finalist

Events and Activities for the Year

PL CCA Fair
PL Open House
Farewell for graduating members
Musical Montage
Singapore Secondary Schools Debating Championships 2024
Debate Outreach programme with PL Primary
Dialogic Academy Debating Championship 2024
Raffle Debate Academy U14 Debating Championship 2024
Thoburn Cup 2024

Teachers-in-charge
Mr Colin Peterson
Mrs Neoh Terh Ling

Training Schedule
Tuesday & Friday, 3 - 5.30 pm (only for Sec 3 & 4 students)

From 2024 onwards, Debates will be part of the Talent Development Programme with the English Department.