NSDC, Uganda’s premier speech & debate championship, is the flagship program of NDC the pioneers of Uganda Debate Education.
The championship first happened in 2009. It’s organised in collaboration with the Parliament of Uganda and partners. The National Schools Debate Championship (NSDC) is National Debate Council's and indeed Uganda's most celebrated debate championship. It has been happening since 2009 and is national in character. It is a week long, fully residential championship that brings together over 40 schools
11/05/2026
We present the tentative regional qualifiers calendar for the 14th National Speech & Debate Championship ( ) and 6th National Junior Speech & Debate Championship ( ).
From Kampala to Karamoja, Arua to Busoga — the debate season begins this June.
28/04/2026
The conversation is ON
We present the 14th National Speech & Debate Championship (2026) - theme: The Algorithmic Age: Ethics, Safety, Transparency & Accountability.
Regional qualifiers begin this June.
Registrat NOW.
19/04/2026
After a quiet stretch, we are back with the 14th National Speech & Debate Championship - & the 6th National Junior Schools Debate Championship -
Bringing together the sharpest young minds.
Regional qualifiers begin this June
Register: https://t.co/8ly77cg97d?ssr=true
19/02/2026
Dear Parents, when your child learns to debate, they're not being taught to be rebellious. They are learning structure, discipline, and courage. From Listening, Reading, Writing to Speaking with clarity, they learn to live with the confidence that outlives school.
17/02/2026
Most Ugandan students wake up before sunrise.
Not because school forces them to. But because they are discovering something powerful — their voices.
Debate tournaments are not about trophies anymore, but about discovering that we all can think.
11/02/2026
The | is here
The shy will be made bold speakers.
Opinions will become structured arguments.
And champions will be made.
More than a competition, but a turning point.
Register: https://forms.gle/7mb9UVf7pAoxa8Yz8
13/12/2025
King’s College Budo were crowned Winners of the 13thNSDC by Deputy IGG, Dr. Patricia Achan-Okiria on December 10, 2025. Budo have now won the prestigious championship twice having first won the 2ndNSDC in 2010.
06/12/2025
Happening Now: Participants are arriving for both the and the at Kings College Budo, getting tags, nerves steady, arguments loaded, and excitement already louder than the opening bell.
Pure pre-round adrenaline.
Let the Championship begin.
27/11/2025
We present the lady running the with the precision of a Timekeeper & the calm of a Pro Speaker.
Leonah Naturinda is 2025's Tournament Director, ensuring motions flow, rounds sync, and no team mysteriously “loses their room.”
Let the countdown begin.
19/11/2025
They say Victory is obvious for the team that breaks.
But what about the unbeaten team that falters in the finals? Or the underdog that surprises?
Debates teach that winning is not binary. Sometimes, you'll learn more in defeat than in triumph.
18/11/2025
Motion drafting is on; our members of CAP districts are digging for real-world issues while weighing them issues for formal, structured, and objective debate topics.
The and are not just theory; it is grounded in Uganda’s lived challenges.