Premiers Reading Challenge 2025

The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is now open and Irymple Primary School is excited to be taking part!

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’ 30 books with their parents and teachers.

Children from Year 3 to Year 10 are challenged to read 15 books.

All children who meet the Challenge will receive a certificate of achievement signed by the Victorian Premier and former Premiers.

Students will be sent home their login credentials soon – a direct link to log in to the Premiers reading challenge can be found on the student portal.

More information can be found here- https://www.vic.gov.au/school-student-and-parents-taking-part-premiers-reading-challenge

The challenge relies on parents and students to enter the books onto the portal, this will not be done by your classroom teacher. Mr Murray will be available during IT classes to assist students and Mrs Wilson will be available during afternoon play if students need help.

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 

You can also contact our school’s Challenge coordinator at stacy.wilson@education.vic.gov.au with any questions.

Happy reading!