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Welcome to Speaking Schools Lower North Shore!

We're based in the central schooling hub in North Sydney, just opposite Cammeraygal and North Sydney Girls.

We run a range of term programs each week on Tuesdays, Fridays and Saturdays, as well as plenty of holiday workshops down the road at the Shore School each break

Please get in touch to learn more about how we can help your child build their confidence!

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Contact Details

Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)

Address: 6/345 Pacific Highway, North Sydney, NSW, 2060

Phone: (02) 9037 3554

Email: contact@speakingschools.com.au

Manager: Speaking Schools Head Office

Operating Hours: Tuesday to Saturday, 10:30am to 6:30pm

Contact Details

Location: The Shore School, North Sydney

Address: The Shore School, Blue Street, North Sydney, NSW, 2060

Phone: (02) 9037 3554

Email: contact@speakingschools.com.au

Manager: SSA Head Office

Operating Hours: NSW School Holidays, 8:30am to 5:00pm

What do we offer on the Lower North Shore?

Check out our public speaking and debating offerings below!

We run term programs at our North Sydney Campus, holiday workshops at the Shore School and in-school workshops for any local schools!

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Speaking Skills Bumblebees
Speaking Skills Bumblebees
Kindy Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
A fun and exciting two-day program for students in Kindergarten that allows students to develop their communication skills without needing to know how to read and write.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Wednesday & Thursday
📅 Dates: 17 & 18 Dec 2025
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Monday & Tuesday
📅 Dates: 19 & 20 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Years 1 - 2

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Presentation Skills Tabby Cats
Presentation Skills Tigers
Years 1 - 2 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
The perfect combination of workshops for students going into Year 1 or 2 in 2026 who want to delve into the world of public speaking!
📦 Includes: Tabby Cats & Tigers
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Tue, Wed, Thur & Fri
📅 Dates: 27 - 30 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 4 Days
🧾 Combo Price: $530.00 Save $50!
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Presentation Skills Tabby Cats
Presentation Skills Tabby Cats
Years 1 - 2 Introductory Program North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
A practical and hands-on workshop that looks to provide students with a basic but important introduction to presentation skills, and focuses on forming good speaking habits rather than teaching abstract theory.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
📅 Dates: 27 & 28 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 15 & 16 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Presentation Skills Tigers
Presentation Skills Tigers
Years 1 - 2 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
This workshop provides interactive and fun activities to both deepen students’ understanding of how to best present in front of a class and to further develop their confidence in speaking to audiences.

Over the Summer holidays, the focus will be Expressing Yourself.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 29 & 30 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Wednesday & Thursday
📅 Dates: 17 & 18 Dec 2025
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Monday & Tuesday
📅 Dates: 19 & 20 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00

Years 3 - 4

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Speaking Camp Koalas
Speaking Camp Kangaroos
Years 3 - 4 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
A great option for all students going into Year 3 (and inexperienced students going into Year 4) that will cover all the essentials, plus place a particular focus on great speaking manner!
📦 Includes: Speaking Camp Koalas & Speaking Camp Kangaroos
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Tue, Wed, Thur & Fri
📅 Dates: 27 - 30 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 4 Days
🧾 Combo Price: $530.00 Save $50!
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Speaking Camp Koalas
Speaking Camp Koalas
Years 3 - 4 Introductory Program North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
An interactive, activity-based workshop that aims to introduce mid-primary students to the exciting world of public speaking and debating.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
📅 Dates: 27 & 28 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Wed, Thur & Fri
📅 Dates: 14 - 16 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 3 Days
🧾 Price: $390.00
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Speaking Camp Kangaroos
Speaking Camp Kangaroos
Years 3 - 4 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
This workshop for mixed experience speakers enables students to apply their skills in a variety of novel situations, allowing them to develop their confidence, critical thinking and resilience.

Over the Summer holidays, the focus will be Speaking with Style.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 29 & 30 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Wednesday & Thursday
📅 Dates: 17 & 18 Dec 2025
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Monday & Tuesday
📅 Dates: 19 & 20 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00

Years 5 - 7

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Public Speaking Honeyeaters
Public Speaking Honeyeaters
Years 5 - 7 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
This mixed-experience workshop aims to give primary and early high school students a head start on their public speaking and speech-writing skills in a fun and welcoming atmosphere.

Over the Summer holidays, this workshop will be focusing on Passionate Speeches.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Tuesday & Wednesday
📅 Dates: 27 & 28 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Monday & Tuesday
📅 Dates: 19 & 20 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:15AM - 3:15PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Debating Hawks
Debating Hawks
Years 5 - 7 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office) The Shore School, North Sydney
This is a semi-modular workshop for intermediate debaters that affords them the opportunity to consolidate their knowledge, exercise their debating skills and gain exposure to interesting and pertinent topics.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 29 & 30 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:00AM - 3:00PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 15 & 16 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:15AM - 3:15PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Debating Hummingbirds
Debating Hummingbirds
Years 5 - 7 Introductory Program The Shore School, North Sydney
An introductory workshop for students without much experience in 'policy' debating who want to see what it is all about. It is a great way to ease students in and provides a solid foundation to build upon.
📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Wed, Thur & Fri
📅 Dates: 14 - 16 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:15AM - 3:15PM
⏳ Duration: 3 Days
🧾 Price: $390.00
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High School

Public Speaking Polar Bears
Public Speaking Polar Bears
Years 7 - 9 Experienced Students The Shore School, North Sydney
The perfect workshop for students with an understanding of public speaking essentials who want to further develop their presentation skills.

Over the Summer holidays, the focus will be Engaging Audiences.
📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Monday & Tuesday
📅 Dates: 19 & 20 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:15AM - 3:15PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Practice Debates
Practice Debates
Years 7 - 10 Experienced Students The Shore School, North Sydney
A fun and interactive workshop that combines multiple practice debates and a range of theoretical sessions to help high school students further flourish as debaters.
📍 Location: The Shore School, North Sydney
📋 Days: Thursday & Friday
📅 Dates: 15 & 16 Jan 2026
🕐 Time: 9:15AM - 3:15PM
⏳ Duration: 2 Days
🧾 Price: $290.00
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Kindy

Speaking Skills Butterflies
Speaking Skills Butterflies
Kindy Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
An exciting and fun weekly program for students in Kindy that allows students to develop their communication skills without needing to know how to read and write.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 11:45AM - 12:45PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $337.50

Years 1 - 2

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Presentation Skills Leopards
Presentation Skills Leopards
Years 1 - 2 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
Presentation Skills Leopards is a hands-on and interactive program that is ideal for students looking to build confidence in a supportive and welcoming environment.

This program is aimed at all Year 1 students, and inexperienced Year 2 students.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 11:45AM - 12:45PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $337.50
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Presentation Skills Lions
Presentation Skills Lions
Years 1 - 2 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
Our Lions program, which changes from term to term, aims to help students develop their presentation skills in a range of different speaking styles.

This program is aimed at experienced Year 1 students, and all Year 2 students.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $477.00
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📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Tuesdays
📅 Dates: 3 Feb - 31 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 4:00PM - 5:00PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $337.50

Years 3 - 4

Public Speaking Wombats
Public Speaking Wombats
Years 3 - 4 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
A mixed-experience program that is ideal for students in Years 3 – 4 who would like to build their confidence.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 12:45PM - 1:45PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $337.50
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Tuesdays
📅 Dates: 3 Feb - 31 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 5:00PM - 6:30PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $477.00
Debating Wallabies
Debating Wallabies
Years 3 - 4 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
Designed for mid-primary students, this program introduces them to the world of debating, helping them take their first steps in developing essential debating skills.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 2:00PM - 3:30PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $477.00

Years 5 - 7

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Public Speaking Penguins
Public Speaking Penguins
Years 5 - 7 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
An inclusive course for students in Years 5-7 interested in improving their public speaking abilities. The program caters to mixed experience levels and covers various aspects of public speaking.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 12:45PM - 1:45PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $337.50
Debating Parrots
Debating Parrots
Years 5 - 7 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
Ideal for students looking to solidify their debating skills, this program focuses on fundamental debating techniques and strategies.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Tuesdays
📅 Dates: 3 Feb - 31 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 4:00PM - 5:30PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $477.00

High School

Debating Pandas
Debating Pandas
Years 7 - 9 Mixed Experience North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
Tailored for early high school students, this course helps consolidate debating skills to prepare them for more advanced challenges.
📍 Location: North Sydney Campus (Head Office)
📋 Day: Saturdays
📅 Dates: 31 Jan - 28 Mar 2026
🕐 Time: 2:15PM - 4:15PM
⏳ Duration: 9 Weeks
🧾 Price: $612.00
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Parent Testimonials for our Public Speaking and Debating classes

My son goes to this programme every school holidays and now so happy they added a term based program near where I live! I highly recommend this centre for anyone hoping to build confidence in piblic speaking!

Presentation Skills Leopards
Kate, Parent Presentation Skills Leopards

My child's speech content has been enriched and his voice has become loud. So he has more confident. I am willing to recommend it. Thanks.

Debating Wallabies
Amy, Parent Debating Wallabies

Great classs kids love it!

Presentation Skills Leopards
Michelle D, Parent Presentation Skills Leopards

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