The Challenge encourages children and students to read a set number of books over the year and record their efforts online. Since the Challenge first began in 2005, more than 4.3 million students have read over 60 million books.
2024 Premiers' Reading Challenge is now closed
For schools
Logging in and setting up the challenge
Administering the Premiers' Reading Challenge: all coordinators
Find information for government, Catholic and independent school coordinators on administering the Premiers’ Reading Challenge using the Challenge application.
Government school coordinators: setting up the Premiers' Reading Challenge
Find information for government school coordinators on how to set up the Premiers’ Reading Challenge using the Challenge application.
Catholic school coordinators: setting up the Premiers' Reading Challenge
Find information for Catholic school coordinators on how to set up the Premiers’ Reading Challenge using the Challenge application.
Independent school coordinators: setting up the Premiers' Reading Challenge
Find information for independent school coordinators on how to set up the Premiers’ Reading Challenge using the Challenge application.
Independent school administrators: creating coordinator accounts
Information for independent school administrators on how to create edupass accounts to access the Premiers’ Reading Challenge application for the first time.
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For students, parents and early childhood services
Premiers' Reading Challenge: information for early childhood services and parents
Information on how young children can take part in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
School students and parents: taking part in the Premiers' Reading Challenge
Information for parents of students whose school has registered them for the Premiers’ Reading Challenge
Home-based readers: taking part in the Premiers' Reading Challenge
Information for parents of school-aged students who are home-schooled or are not participating in the Premiers’ Reading Challenge through their school.
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The Premiers' Reading Challenge is supported by all living premiers, past and present
You may be wondering about the use of the apostrophe in the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
In 2011, soon after Ted Baillieu was elected Premier, he invited all living former premiers of Victoria to lend their support to the Premiers’ Reading Challenge.
From that day on, the Challenge has been led by the Premier of the day, and supported by all premiers, past and present. The apostrophe was moved to reflect this change.
Each child who completes the Challenge receives a certificate bearing the signatures of the current Premier and living former premiers.
Contact us
Email: readingchallenge@education.vic.gov.au
Share your stories and photos using the hashtag #VicPRC and join the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge Facebook page
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is proudly supported by Penguin Random House Australia.
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