Welcome to the inaugural Western Sydney Japanese Speech Contest. We hope you will grasp this opportunity to demonstrate your Japanese-language skills, as well as your public speaking skills, before a panel of judges. Prizes will be awarded on the day!

Divisions: Advanced and Novice

Novice requirements:

Current High School Student

Has studied Japanese in school for 1 year or less (excluding Year 7 or 8 Mandatory Japanese)

TOPIC: “Why I want to go to Japan” (time: 2-3 minutes)

2. Advanced requirements:

Current High School Student

Has studied Japanese for 2 years or more (excluding Year 7 or 8 Mandatory Japanese)

NB most Year 10 students will qualify for the Advanced Division, on the grounds that they are only a few weeks short of completing 2 years of Japanese study.

TOPIC: “About me” (time: 4-5 minutes)

Eligibility criteria

Contestants must be attending a Sydney high school in Years 9, 10, 11, or 12
Contestant’s background language must not be Japanese
Contestant has not spent more than 12 months in Japan after reaching the Japanese compulsory education starting age
Contestant has not completed more than one academic year of Japan’s compulsory education, either in Japan or at any Japanese school overseas
The contest is open to all Sydney residents: irrespective of their nationality and/or visa status, an individual currently living in Sydney who meets all other eligibility criteria of their division of choice is eligible to enter that Division

Enquires: japanesespeechcontest@westernsydney.edu.au