Update: Seasonals, Venues and Entry Fees

• TIC Confirmation Form – Thursday 2 March
• Seasonals Registration Deadline – Monday 6 March, 5pm
• Premier Grade Registration Deadline – Tuesday 7 March
• PJ Grade Coaching – Wednesday 8 March
• Open Grade Registration Deadline – Thursday 16 March

A friendly reminder that our TIC Confirmation Form is due on Thursday 2 March and only takes a few minutes to fill in. Filling this in ensures we have a key contact for ASD entries in 2023.

Due to a lack of venue, we will be hosting Seasonals via Zoom. As per past years, students in teams can debate together (whether that be at school, a student’s home or another location) or they can debate separately from home and do preparation online.

Please make sure to register your teams by Monday 6 March using the following registration link.

Auckland Regionals on Saturday 1 April and Sunday 2 April will be in-person at Auckland Grammar School.

We have now confirmed venues for most of our grades.

• Junior Open: Rangitoto College (North), Epsom Girls Grammar School (Central), Lynfield College (West), Howick College (East), Tangaroa College (South)
• Senior Open: Westlake Boys High School (North), ACG Parnell (Central), Sacred Heart College (East), De La Salle College (South), TBC (West)
• Advanced Open: St Cuthbert’s College, Carmel College
• Premier Junior: Diocesan School for Girls
• Premier Advanced: Auckland Grammar School

We have now confirmed our entry fees for 2023, and you can find our updated fees on our registration page.

Due to increased pressure regarding the sustainability of our ability to continue operating ASD in its current form, we have been required to make increases to our fees for 2023. While entry fees for all grades have increased, the most significant increase in fees has been for Premier Junior and Premier Advanced. These increases reflect the much higher cost to ASD of operating Premier Junior and Premier Advanced relative to our other grades.

As part of our efforts to ensure the future sustainability of ASD, we are working to improve how we operate and administer the competition. Our goal is to ensure that teams receive draws in a timely fashion and that we are able to promptly reply to emails and queries. As in previous years, we will be offering fee subsidies to schools that need it. Schools can indicate their fee subsidy requests within their ASD registration forms.