Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition

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The Northern Ireland Schools Debating Competition is an annual competition involving schools from across the province. It was founded in 1993 by Fionnuala Jay-O'Boyle MBE during her time as Chairman of the Belfast Civic Trust. The final of the competition is held every year in the Senate Chamber of Parliament Buildings, Stormont. It is organised by the Belfast Buildings Preservation Trust (BBPT) and has, in the past, been sponsored by Britannic Assurance and News International. Dr. Alistair B. Cooke OBE has been President of the competition since 1997 and Mrs. Jay-O'Boyle is Chairman. Lord Trimble and Lord Dubs are patrons.

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Year Winners Runners-up
1993/94 Belfast Royal Academy St. Malachy's College, Belfast
1994/95 Coleraine Academical Institution Portadown College
1995/96 Belfast Boys Model School Bangor Grammar School
1996/97 Belfast Royal Academy Omagh Academy
1997/98 St Patrick's Girls Academy, Dungannon Royal Belfast Academical Institution
1998/99 Belfast Royal Academy Bangor Grammar School
1999/00 Bangor Grammar School Cambridge House Grammar School, Ballymena
2000/01 St Patrick's Grammar School, Armagh Bangor Grammar School
2001/02 Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Belfast Bangor Grammar School
2002/03 Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Belfast Cambridge House Grammar School, Ballymena
2003/04 Bangor Grammar School Thornhill College, Derry
2004/05 Belfast Royal Academy Methodist College Belfast
2005/06 Our Lady and St. Patrick's College, Belfast Coleraine Academical Institution
2006/07 Royal Belfast Academical Institution Thornhill College, Derry
2007/08 St Marys CBGS Belfast Antrim Grammar School

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