Registrations are open for the 2025 Premiers’ Reading Challenge (the challenge) – a fun and easy way for early childhood services to encourage families to read together.
Services that register for the challenge can use resources including posters, bookmarks, newsletter text and checklists to encourage children and families to read at least 40 books together by Friday 5 September 2025.
We will mail early childhood services a promotional kit with posters and bookmarks in March to help you promote the challenge.
To register your service, visit Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
About the challenge
The challenge encourages families and children from birth to Year 10 to read and record their efforts online, promoting the importance of reading for literacy development.
Families can choose from more than 15,000 titles on the challenge book list or their own favourites. Children who complete the challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Premier.
This year the challenge celebrates its 20th anniversary with the theme, ‘20 years of words and wonder’, and a year of special activities. Sign up to the challenge newsletter and follow the Premiers’ Reading Challenge Facebook page for updates throughout the year.
Find out more
For more information, refer to Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
For further enquiries, contact the Premiers’ Reading Challenge team by email: readingchallenge@education.vic.gov.au
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