Hellenics Academy makes history

HELLENICS Academy recently became the first African team to compete at the prestigious Oxford Union World Schools Debate in the United Kingdom, with the boys’ team coming out 35 out of 116 teams and the girls 46.

Participants at the tournament held on March 9 were drawn from cities and countries such as Hong Kong and Canada.

Nqobile Dube, who is the academy’s debate coach, told NewsDay Weekender that the team was excited about its participation at the event, where they rubbed shoulders with elite teams from across the globe.

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