High school students from throughout southern NSW with a talent for logical arguments will gather at Charles Sturt University (CSU) in Albury-Wodonga for a debating festival on Wednesday 9 November. Hosted by the NSW Department of Education and Communities and CSU’s Murray School of Education, teams of Year 9 students from public high schools in Albury, Corowa and Wagga Wagga will compete in debating throughout the day, and also take part in workshops to further develop their debating skills. Program co-coordinator and CSU education academic Mr Paul Grover said the event offers talented students an exciting and stimulating day of academic enrichment. “There are currently no NSW-wide debating events held for Year 9 students, and the festival challenges students by encouraging competition and providing valuable debating experience,” he said. The day, which includes a tour of CSU’s award winning, environmentally sensitive campus runs from 9.30am to 2.45pm.