Tournaments
CUSID High School Nationals 2026
What it took to break at this edition, what was set and who set it.
Sat 12 Sep 2026
From 3 tabs, newest CUSID High School Nationals 2026.
How many points did it take?
9points were safe
in 2026
Across the last 3 editions with a figure, the middle was 10 (9, 10, 11, newest first). The last team in averaged 76.2 speaks in 2026.
What will they set?
- Law & Crime4 of 23
- Economics4 of 23
- Social & Identity4 of 23
- International Relations3 of 23
Out of 23 past motions with a topic, from 3 editions.
How many teams, and how many break?
8of 24 teams made the open break
in 2026
Past motions
3 editions with motions on record, newest first.
CUSID High School Nationals 20268 motions
- Round 1This house supports Canada's ban on foreign ownership of residential housing.Practise this motion
- Round 2THW nationalize the sin industryPractise this motion
- Round 3This House Regrets the normalization of "cutting off" friends and family members over political disagreements.Practise this motion
- Round 4This House, as Porsche, would enter Formula 1 (e.g., via team buyout or works engine supply) rather than prioritizing endurance racing (WEC/IMSA) and Formula E.Practise this motion
- Round 5This House opposes the gig economyPractise this motion
- SemifinalsTH, as the South Korean feminist movement, Regrets the rise of K-pop internationallyPractise this motion
- Grand FinalTH, as humanity, would accept the pact.Practise this motion
- Junior FinalsThis House, as the Galactic Empire, would adopt the Thrawn Doctrine over the Tarkin DoctrinePractise this motion
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) | Open break |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | 9 | 76.2 | 8 of 24 |
| 2025 | 10 | 78.4 | 8 of 32 |
| 2024 | 11 | 78.9 | 8 of 50 |
Every break in 2026
- Open break8 teams
- Junior break7 teams
How speakers score here
Speaker averages and what finishing high has taken.
- average speaker score, 3 editions
- 76.2
- where most speakers land
- 74.3 to 78.1
What finishing high has taken
- Top speaker80.4
- 10th speaker78.2
- 20th speaker77.6
Median speaker average at each finishing spot, 3 editions.