Debaters Association of Victoria

Name

Debaters Association of Victoria

Legal name

Debaters Association of Victoria

Website

https://dav.com.au

Company type

Private

Founded year

1979

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

101–250 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Educational Debate & Public Speaking Services

NAICS

Exam Preparation and Tutoring (611691)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

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PRIMARYEDAMAGAA

Debate (Policy, Lincoln-Douglas, Parliamentary, Public Forum)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Academic Clubs & Competitions (Debate, Model UN, Olympiads)

SECONDARYEDAMAOAE

Debate Tournament & League Organizers

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

SECONDARYEDAMAOAN

Speech & Debate Camps, Intensives & Bootcamps

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

SECONDARYEDAMAOAF

Speech & Debate Competition Preparation (Events, Extemp, Impromptu)

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

SECONDARYEDAMAOAO

Speech & Debate Judging, Tabulation & Tournament Services

Education/Supplemental & Enrichment Programs (Arts, STEM, Language)/Public Speaking & Debate Clubs

Keywords

• School debating competitions
• Public speaking competitions
• Debate training programs
• Adjudication services
• Educational debate resources

Headquarters

HQ city

Southbank

HQ country

Australia

HQ region

Oceania

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Competition Registration Fees: Schools and students pay registration fees to participate in various debating competitions including Schools Competition, JSP, British Parliamentary Competition, and Public Speaking competitions.
2. Training and Adjudication Services: The DAV provides paid training sessions and adjudicators to schools, with trainers charging $60/hour for school incursions.
3. Membership Fees: The DAV offers membership for adults who participate in the adult debating program and serve as adjudicators.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

The Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) is a non-profit association and the peak debating body in Victoria that runs large-scale competitive debating and public speaking programs for schools and adults across Victoria. It organizes graded Schools Competitions for Years 9–12, Junior Secondary Programs for Years 7–8, Primary Schools Programs, Public Speaking Competitions across three divisions, British Parliamentary tournaments, a Women's Competition, debate camps during school holidays, and regional debating programs. It also provides adjudicator training, teacher professional development (inservice), and on-demand adjudication and training services to schools.

Product overview

The Debaters Association of Victoria (DAV) operates as a non-profit peak debating body in Victoria that administers a portfolio of competitive debating and public speaking programs. The core offering centers on the Schools Competition for years 9-12, supplemented by the Junior Secondary Program (years 7-8) and Primary Schools Program. Additional products include Public Speaking Competitions (Junior, Intermediate, Senior divisions), British Parliamentary Competition, Women's Competition, Debate Camps (Easter, Winter, Spring, Summer), Regional Debating Programs, Viewpoint (Monash Economics Debate), Victorian Schools Team Trials, Adjudicator Training, and Teacher Inservice programs. Supporting resources include Harangue (student newsletter), Resource Guides, and Student Safety Policies. The organization connects to various platforms including Zoom for online events, Google Forms for registrations, and Vimeo for video content, though these are operational tools rather than technical integrations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Schools Competition
• Junior Secondary Program (JSP)
• Primary Schools Program
• Public Speaking Competitions
• British Parliamentary Competition
• Women's Competition
• Debate Camps
• Victorian Schools Team (VST) Trials
• Regional Debating Programs
• Viewpoint Competition
• Adjudicator Training
• Teacher Inservice Professional development programs for teachers covering debating instruction and coaching skills, with sessions on advanced debating strategy and principles of adjudication.
• Training and Adjudication Services
• Adult Debating Program

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Victorian SchoolscoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSchools serve as both participants and venue providers for regional debates. Schools register teams and host regional rounds, creating a collaborative network essential to DAV operations.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Toastmasters International: Global organization with 300,000+ members focused on developing public speaking and leadership skills. While primarily an adult community rather than a school competition body, it addresses the same communication skills development that DAV promotes.
• English-Speaking Union: International educational charity promoting debate, public speaking, and oracy skills across multiple countries. Overlaps with DAV's mission and educational debate format, but operates at broader international scale and reach.
• National Speech & Debate Association (NSDA): The largest US-based speech and debate education organization, serving millions of students through competitions, curriculum, and training. Operates at much greater scale and geographic reach than DAV but offers a comparable mix of competitive events and educational resources.

Others

• National Schools Debating Championship: Australia's national debating championship that DAV's Victorian Schools Team (VST) feeds into. Acts as the apex inter-state competition body, with DAV serving as the Victorian state affiliate that selects and trains representatives for national competition.

Direct peers

• Western Australian Debating League: Western Australia's state debating association running school-level competitions, adjudication training, and representative team selection - closely mirroring DAV's value proposition and operational structure for WA schools.
• Queensland Debating Union: Queensland's peak secondary school debating body running inter-school competitions, public speaking events, adjudication training, and teacher development programs. Operates a near-identical model to DAV in a different Australian state.
• Debating NSW: New South Wales' peak secondary school debating organization, running inter-school competitions, adjudicator courses, and representative team trials in a structure that directly parallels DAV's Victorian Schools Competition.
• South Australian Debating Union: South Australia's peak school debating body providing inter-school competitions, training, and adjudicator development in a model directly comparable to DAV's Victorian offerings.

Regional players

• Speech and Debate New Zealand: New Zealand's national debating organization running school competitions and adjudicator training in a comparable model to DAV, but serving schools across the Tasman rather than competing in Australia.

Emerging players

• Model United Nations Institute: Specializes in Model UN conferences and parliamentary procedure training - directly aligned with DAV's parliamentary debating formats including British Parliamentary. Represents a complementary competition format that overlaps with DAV's offerings.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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