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Australian Schools Open 2026

What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.

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Mon 1 Jun 2026

From 1 tab, newest Australian Schools Open 2026.

How many points did it take?

4points were safe
in 2026

The last team in averaged 76.8 speaks in 2026.

Every year

What will they set?

Out of 10 past motions with a topic, from 1 edition.

Practise Politics motionsLesson: Generating arguments

How many teams, and how many break?

8of 43 teams made the open break
in 2026

Past motions

1 edition with motions on record, newest first.

Australian Schools Open 202610 motions
  1. Round 1That the average Australian would gain more from spending their twenties prioritising personal exploration and non-career pursuits rather than starting a traditional career path (e.g. deferring tertiary education to travel, working casual jobs instead of entering a profession, pursuing passion projects, etc.)Practise this motion
  2. Round 2That professional sports leagues should give significant structural advantages, such as salary-cap exemptions or extra roster places, to teams that develop and retain local players.Practise this motion
  3. Round 3That, when city governments have limited money for developing and improving public transport networks, they should prioritise services for short trips within neighbouring suburbs, rather than long-distance travel across the city.Practise this motion
  4. Round 4That we believe a world in which access to Glorbo is revoked at age 200 is preferable to one in which access is never revoked.Practise this motion
  5. QuarterfinalsThat we believe that currently sitting teal parliamentarians are better off in a world where the recently proposed national teal party is establishedPractise this motion
  6. SemifinalsThat we should award research grants by lottery among proposals that meet a minimum quality thresholdPractise this motion
  7. Grand FinalThat we should allow courts to ban organisations that are proven to systematically exercise cult-like coercive control over their members, even where no separate criminal offence has been proven.Practise this motion
  8. Year 6 Grand FinalThat secondary students should be able to anonymously and publicly rate teachers who have taught them, subject to verification and moderation.Practise this motion
  9. Year 8 Semi FinalThat secondary students should be able to anonymously and publicly rate teachers who have taught them, subject to verification and moderation.Practise this motion
  10. Year 8 Grand FinalThat we should ban all political donations.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.

Every break in 2026

  • Open break8 teams
  • Year 6 break2 teams
  • Year 8 break5 teams

How speakers score here

Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.

average speaker score, 1 edition
75.3
where most speakers land
73.8 to 76.9

What finishing high has taken

  • Top speaker78.0
  • 10th speaker77.0
  • 20th speaker76.6

Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 1 edition.