SYF Inter-School Debate

     About the Debate

The Singapore Youth Forum Debate 2025 is a unique inter-school competition held alongside the annual Singapore Youth Forum. The debate aims to bring together students from local and international schools across Singapore to tackle pressing global issues in a collaborative format.

Instead of competing as fixed school teams, each participating school nominates one representative student. Students are then placed into mixed-school teams to encourage cross-school collaboration, leadership, and critical thinking.

Debate Format

• Structure: 2 vs 2 teams

• Rounds: 2 debates in total

• Judging: Distinguished members of the Youth Forum panels

• Collaboration: Students will meet their teammates after nominations close, working together to prepare their case and strategy.

Debate Topics

1. Morning Debate (12:00pm to 12:30pm): “AI and automation will do more harm than good to future job markets.”

2. Lunch Debate (3:45pm to 4:15pm): “Corporations have a greater responsibility than governments in solving climate change.”

     PARTICIPATING SCHOOLS

1. DOVER COURT INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL

2. ANGLO-CHINESE SCHOOL (INDEPENDENT)

3. NATIONAL JUNIOR COLLEGE

4. RIVER VALLEY HIGH SCHOOL

5. NANYANG GIRLS HIGH SCHOOL

6. INTERNATIONAL SCHOOL SINGAPORE

7. NANYANG POLYTECHNIC