Premiers’ Reading Challenge winds up in Victoria with great results

The popular Premiers’ Reading Challenge has wound up in Victoria, with more than 74,000 participants taking part, contributing to more than 2.9 million books being read.

Victorian Minister for Education, Natalie Hutchins, congratulated the more than 74,000 participants who took part in the 18th year of the challenge and followed the 2022 theme ‘discover a new chapter.’

The Challenge asked children below school age to read 40 books with their parents or carers; children from Prep to Year 2 to read 30 books with or without assistance and students in Years 3 to 10 to read 15 books.

The Challenge booklist has a variety of books for each age group to select, with titles curated by an expert panel including teachers and librarians.

“Reading is one of the most important skills our children and young people can learn from an early age and the Premiers’ Reading Challenge is a fantastic way of encouraging this,” Ms Hutchins said.

“Congratulations to every child and young person – along with their parents and carers – who signed up for this year’s Challenge and discovered a new chapter to enjoy.”

Since the Premiers’ Reading Challenge began in 2005, more than 4 million children and young people have read 57 million books.

Each participant who meets the Challenge receives a certificate of achievement signed by the Premier.