Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge

 The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge will begin next week and Good Shepherd is excited to be taking part! Each child will be given a unique username and passcode to be able to access the Reading Challenge app.  

The Challenge is open to all Victorian children from birth to Year 10 and aims to help young readers develop a lifelong love of reading.  It is not a competition; it is a personal challenge for children to read a set number of books by 5 September 2025. 

Children from Prep to Year 2 are encouraged to read or ‘experience’ a minimum of 30 books with their parents and teachers. Children from Year 3 to Year 6 are challenged to read a minimum of 15 books. CHALLENGE books in our library are identified by spine stickers:  RED for Prep to Year 2; GREEN for Years 3-4; PURPLE for Years 5-6; and ORANGE for advanced readers. 

Books without stickers are mostly CHOICE books. All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers. 

This year, the Challenge is celebrating its 20th anniversary with the theme ‘20 years of words and wonder’ and a year of special activities. 

For details, follow the Victorian Premiers' Reading Challenge Facebook Since it began in 2005, more than 4.5 million young readers have taken part and together read more than 63 million books! To read the Premier’s letter to parents, view the booklist and for more information about the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge, visit www.vic.gov.au/premiers-reading-challenge

If there are any queries, please do not hesitate to contact me. 

Thank you. Happy reading!

Mimi Chavarria

Reading Challenge Coordinator 

mchavarria@gswheelerswhill.catholic.edu.au