Where East Africa’s best young minds take the floor
Internationally-formatted debate, judged live and broadcast to the venue, television, and YouTube. Here’s how to attend, compete, and follow the results.
Next Live Event · Tickets open
Edition V · National Grand Final
Dar es Salaam · 14 September 2026 · World Schools format · Sales close 24 hrs before the event.
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Observer Ticket
QR admission at the gate — for the public, parents & guests.
50,000 TZS
/ $50 USD
Team Registration
Private school · 3–4 students · on the programme · unlocks judge app.
500,000 TZS
/ $300 USD · per team
Government School Team
Registration covered by a sponsor — KIDCS invoices the sponsor directly.
FREE
Sponsor-subsidised place
Apply for a place
Formats & how rounds are judged
Primary format
World Schools
Two teams of three speakers — Proposition and Opposition — argue a motion across constructive and reply speeches, with Points of Information throughout.
Also offered
British Parliamentary
Four teams of two across two benches, ranked first to fourth — the format used at the World Universities Debating Championship.
Every competition runs on the same role-based platform — Moderator, Judge, TV Broadcast, Contestant and Viewer. Each app feeds the shared 1920×1080 broadcast output for TV, the venue screen and YouTube.
