PCHE fielded two teams at the Shanthi Peiris Memorial Debating Championship, with both progressing beyond the group stage.
Two PCHE teams entered the Shanthi Peiris Memorial Debating Championship this year, and both came through their groups. The college's debating society has been running for three years and now trains weekly.
Debating is encouraged at PCHE for a straightforward reason: the ability to construct and defend an argument under pressure is what degree-level study asks for, and it is easier to learn in a competition than in an examination hall.
