Tournaments
CUSID High School Nationals 2025
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 13 Sep 2025
From 2 tabs, newest CUSID High School Nationals 2025.
How many points did it take?
10points were safe
in 2025
Across the last 2 editions with a figure, the middle was 11 (10, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 78.4 speaks in 2025.
What will they set?
- Law & Crime3 of 15
- Politics2 of 15
- Social & Identity2 of 15
- Economics2 of 15
Out of 15 past motions with a topic, from 2 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 32 teams broke
in 2025
Past motions
2 editions with motions on record, newest first.
CUSID High School Nationals 20257 motions
- Round 1This House would ban smartphones in primary and secondary schoolsPractise this motion
- Round 2This House prefers political systems with strong party discipline (e.g., Canada, the United Kingdom) to systems with weak party discipline (e.g., the United States, Italy).Practise this motion
- Round 3This House supports the glorification of motherhoodPractise this motion
- Round 4This House would implement a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporationsPractise this motion
- Round 5This House, as the Anglican Communion, prefers the election of Guli Francis-Dehqani to Kanishka Raffel as Archbishop of CanterburyPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTHS the rise of private police in South AfricaPractise this motion
- Grand FinalThis House regrets the decision of Western central banks to implement extensive & large-scale quantitative easing during the COVID-19 pandemicPractise this motion
CUSID High School Nationals 20248 motions
- Round 1THW require workplaces to classify commutes as work hours.Practise this motion
- Round 2THP the enemies-to-lovers trope over friends-to-lovers in fiction.Practise this motion
- Round 3THW allow individuals to sell their right to sue to third parties.Practise this motion
- Round 4THR the glorification of authenticity in food.Practise this motion
- Round 5THBT it is in the interests of post-conflict states to substantially demilitarize.Practise this motion
- SemifinalsTHP the Revelation Model over the Closed-Canon Model.Practise this motion
- Junior FinalsTHS the use of predictive technology in policing.Practise this motion
- Grand FinalTHBT it is unjustified to assist evil regimes in systematically persecuting members of their identity group in order to mitigate and moderate the regime's abuses (e.g. Israel Kasztner in Nazi-controlled Hungary, Wang Jingwei in Japan-occupied China)Practise this motion
The break, year by year
The points that were safe, the last team in and how many broke, at each edition with results.
| Year | Safe on (points) | Last team in (speaks) | Teams broke |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 10 | 78.4 | 8 of 32 |
| 2024 | 11 | 78.9 | 8 of 50 |
How speakers score here
Speaker averages, what finishing high has taken, and the top speeches at this edition.
- average speaker score, 2 editions
- 76.8
- where most speakers land
- 75.0 to 78.5
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker81.8
- 10th speaker79.0
- 20th speaker78.2
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 2 editions.
Top speeches
| Debater | Speech | Motion | Score |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kyle H. | COMO | This House would implement a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporations | 84 |
| Eirena W. | OODLO | This House prefers political systems with strong party discipline (e.g., Canada, the United Kingdom) to systems with weak party discipline (e.g., the United States, Italy). | 83 |
| Kyle H. | COMO | This House, as the Anglican Communion, prefers the election of Guli Francis-Dehqani to Kanishka Raffel as Archbishop of Canterbury | 83 |
| Kyle H. | OODLO | This House supports the glorification of motherhood | 82 |
| George K. | OOLO | This House supports the glorification of motherhood | 82 |
| William Z. | OODLO | This House supports the glorification of motherhood | 82 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Ryan S. | OGDPM | This House would implement a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporations | 81 |
| 馃嚚馃嚘 Kaya P. | OOLO | This House would implement a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporations | 81 |
| Joyce X. | OOLO | This House prefers political systems with strong party discipline (e.g., Canada, the United Kingdom) to systems with weak party discipline (e.g., the United States, Italy). | 81 |
| Connie J. | OOLO | This House prefers political systems with strong party discipline (e.g., Canada, the United Kingdom) to systems with weak party discipline (e.g., the United States, Italy). | 81 |
| Terrence G. | OGPM | This House would ban smartphones in primary and secondary schools | 81 |
| Terrence G. | OOLO | This House would implement a global minimum tax rate for multinational corporations | 81 |