The Premiers’ Reading Challenge is opening soon.
The Challenge:
- encourages the joy of reading
- welcomes all children from birth to Year 10 to participate
- can be tailored to individual needs.
Since the Challenge began in 2005, more than 4.7 million students have read over 66 million books.
The 2026 Challenge theme is ‘Stories to discover. Stories to tell’.
Learn about the Challenge
Register and log in
Learn how to register for the Premiers’ Reading Challenge system and how to log in to the Challenge to record and rate books.
Challenge rules
Learn about the Challenge rules and guidelines.
For early childhood services, students and parents/carers
Early childhood services and parents/carers
Information on how young children can take part in the Challenge.
School students and parents/carers
Information on how students can use the Challenge application.
Home-based readers
Information on how to sign up as a home-based reader.
Parents/carers, teachers and librarians: See updates about the Challenge via the Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge Facebook page.
For schools
All coordinators
Information for government, Catholic and independent school coordinators on administering the Challenge.
Government school coordinators
Information for government school coordinators on how to set up the Challenge.
Catholic school coordinators
Information for Catholic school coordinators on how to set up the Challenge.
Independent school coordinators
Information for independent school coordinators on how to set up the Challenge.
Independent school administrators
Information for independent school administrators on how to create eduPass accounts to access the Challenge application for the first time.
Tips and resources
How to use the Challenge application
Information and resources to help you take part in the Challenge, including how to use the application.
Challenge book list
The Challenge book list has a broad range of books. Each title on the list is allocated to the appropriate year level or levels.
Include all students in the Challenge
Access resources to help support and encourage all students to participate in the Challenge.
Inspiration and resources
Material to help you promote the Challenge, including the Premier's letter for parents, posters, stickers, checklists and milestone certificates.
Sign up to receive the Premiers' Reading Challenge newsletter
Sign up to our bi-monthly newsletter for teachers and early childhood professionals.
The Victorian Premiers’ Reading Challenge is proudly supported by Penguin Random House Australia.
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