The 2026 Rostrum Primary School Speaking Competition ended in style with the grand final being held on 14 September at the Canberra College Performing Arts Theatre in Phillip. Rostrum would like to thank all the competitors and their supporters for their wonderful speeches.

We offer special congratulations to competition winner Miyana from Burgmann Anglican School, runner up Henry of Maribyrnong Primary School (who also won the People’s Choice Award!) and to the winner of the Randall Falkiner Award for Research, Mia from Hughes Primary School. Links to all of the Grand Final speeches can be accessed below.  

This year saw nearly a hundred schools enter the competition. Each school chose its school champion who proceeded to one of a series of quarter finals conducted in Canberra, Queanbeyan and Yass. Winners of the quarter finals proceeded to four semifinals, two speakers from each semifinal qualified for the grand final.

Congratulations to all speakers for making this year’s competition so memorable and sincere thanks to the parents, teachers, supporters and volunteers who helped to make the competition such a success. We look forward to another exciting competition in 2027!