Auckland Schools’ Debating Calendar — 2026
Term 1 (26 January – 2 April)
| Weekday |
Date |
ASD Event |
| Monday |
23 February 2026 |
Seasonals Entry Deadline |
| Wednesday |
25 February 2026 |
ASD EOI/TIC Form Deadline |
| Monday |
2 March 2026 |
Entry Deadline (All Grades) |
| Wednesday |
4 March 2026 |
PJ Coaching |
| Saturday |
7 March 2026 |
Seasonals (new date*) |
| Monday |
9 March 2026 |
Adjudicator Training Session |
| Tuesday |
10 March 2026 |
SO Coaching & AO Coaching & Adjudicator Training Session |
| Wednesday |
11 March 2026 |
PA Round 1 |
| Monday |
16 March 2026 |
JO Coaching & Adjudicator Training Session |
| Tuesday |
17 March 2026 |
AO Central Round 1 |
| Wednesday |
18 March 2026 |
PJ Round 1 & Adjudicator Training Session |
| Tuesday |
24 March 2026 |
SO Round 1 & AO Online Round 1 |
| Wednesday |
25 March 2026 |
PA Round 2 |
| Monday |
30 March 2026 |
JO Round 1 |
| Tuesday |
31 March 2026 |
AO Central Round 2 |
| Wednesday |
1 April 2026 |
PJ Round 2 |
Term 2 (20 April – 3 July)
| Weekday |
Date |
ASD Event |
| Wednesday |
22 April 2026 |
PA Round 3 |
| Wednesday |
29 April 2026 |
PJ Round 3 |
| Monday |
4 May 2026 |
JO Round 2 |
| Tuesday |
5 May 2026 |
SO Round 2 & AO Online Round 2 |
| Wednesday |
6 May 2026 |
PA Round 4 |
| Tuesday |
12 May 2026 |
AO Central Round 3 |
| Wednesday |
13 May 2026 |
PJ Round 4 |
| Monday |
18 May 2026 |
JO Round 3 |
| Tuesday |
19 May 2026 |
SO Round 3 & AO Online Round 3 |
| Wednesday |
20 May 2026 |
PA Round 5 |
| Tuesday |
26 May 2026 |
AO Central Round 4 |
| Wednesday |
27 May 2026 |
PJ Round 5 |
| Tuesday |
2 June 2026 |
SO Round 4 & AO Online Round 4 |
| Wednesday |
3 June 2026 |
PA Round 6 |
| Monday |
8 June 2026 |
JO Round 4 |
| Tuesday |
9 June 2026 |
AO Central (held virtually) Round 5 |
| Wednesday |
10 June 2026 |
PJ Round 6 |
| Tuesday |
16 June 2026 |
SO Round 5 & AO Online Round 5 |
| Wednesday |
17 June 2026 |
PA Round 7 |
| Monday |
22 June 2026 |
JO Round 5 |
| Tuesday |
23 June 2026 |
AO / SO Catch-up Rounds (Online) |
| Wednesday |
24 June 2026 |
PJ Round 7 |
| Monday |
29 June 2026 |
JO Catch-Up Rounds (Online) |
| Wednesday |
1 July 2026 |
ASD Breaks Announcement |
Term 3 (20 July – 25 September)
| Weekday |
Date |
ASD Event |
| Tuesday |
28 July 2026 |
SO & AO Octofinals |
| Wednesday |
29 July 2026 |
PA Quarterfinal |
| Saturday |
1 August 2026 |
Junior Championships |
| Sunday |
2 August 2026 |
Junior Championships |
| Monday |
3 August 2026 |
JO Octofinal |
| Wednesday |
5 August 2026 |
PJ Quarterfinal |
| Tuesday |
11 August 2026 |
SO & AO Quarterfinals |
| Monday |
17 August 2026 |
JO Quarterfinal |
| Wednesday |
19 August 2026 |
PJ & PA Semifinals |
| Saturday |
22 August 2026 |
Impromptu Cup |
| Sunday |
23 August 2026 |
Impromptu Cup |
| Monday |
31 August 2026 |
JO Semifinal |
| Tuesday |
1 September 2026 |
SO & AO Semifinals |
| Tuesday |
8 September 2026 |
AO Grand Final |
| Wednesday |
9 September 2026 |
PJ Grand Final |
| Monday |
14 September 2026 |
JO Grand Final |
| Tuesday |
15 September 2026 |
SO Grand Final |
| Wednesday |
16 September 2026 |
PA Grand Final & ASD Prizegiving |
