Prizes & incentives

Book Reviews

Students are encouraged to write book reviews for books they read during the Challenge.  Book reviews can be submitted on weekends and during the school holidays.

Book reviews must be submitted using the book review online form.

2018 Outstanding Student Reading Ambassadors

Students promote the PRC and reading in general within their school community - see About the Challenge for details about the initiative.

The school’s PRC coordinator nominates one student (or a pair of students who worked together in the role) for their creativity and the development of leadership qualities by sending details in an email to prc@education.tas.gov.au

Prize table for 2018 Outstanding Student Reading Ambassadors

School signups

The first 100 schools to sign up for the PRC will receive two $15 book vouchers that must be used by the school as prizes within their PRC program.

Schools that sign up for the PRC early will also receive two Hawks Junior Fan Packs and one adult general admission ticket to a Hawks home game in Launceston on Saturday 14 July (Hawthorn v Brisbane Lions) unless the school opts out of the offer. 

The combined prize will provide free entry for two children and one adult and must be used by the school as a prize within their PRC program.

Note that the game will be played after the PRC has ended.

* Note that as well as signing up for the PRC, schools must register student names through the new PRC Application between Monday 26 March and Friday 13 April 2018.

Outstanding Student Reading Ambassador from 2017

While signing up* for the PRC, schools will be asked to nominate an outstanding Student Reading Ambassador from 2017.  Nominees would have promoted the PRC and reading in general during last year's Challenge.  Note that the three Student Reading Ambassadors who won last year cannot be nominated for this prize.

One statewide winner will receive a Family Reading Lounge Experience for their family at the UTAS Stadium in Launceston on Saturday 28 April at 7.25pm (Hawthorn v St Kilda).

30 runners-up from across the state will also be able to attend the same game with a parent or carer. 

Student Champions

School PRC Coordinators may nominate one Student Champion* from their school by sending an email message to prc@education.tas.gov.au before Monday 2 July 2018.  The email message must include the student's name, year level and give details about “extra effort, beating personal goals, overcoming challenges”. 

The winning Student Champion in each region receives a $100 book voucher.

* Note that schools may recognise students' achievements with an e-certificate that can be downloaded and printed from the Downloads page.

Completion Certificates

Students who complete the Challenge by reading 10 books in 10 weeks will receive an individually printed certificate signed by the Premier.

At any time during the Challenge, teachers or the school's PRC Coordinator can mark students as having completed the Challenge using the PRC Application. 

Home educators send an email message to prc@education.tas.gov.au to let us know their students have completed the Challenge.

The final day for letting us know that students have completed is Monday 2 July 2018.  If we are notified of completions after this date, blank completion certificates may be provided.

Completion prize packs for students

Students who receive Completion Certificates will also receive a prize pack.  

Items for the prize packs will be sent to schools and home educators with their students' Completion Certificates.  

Each student will receive a bookmark, a sticker sheet and a specially printed eraser.  Prep students will also receive a chunky pencil.

Completion prizes for schools

Schools with at least 50% of students completing the Challenge will be in the running for the following randomly drawn prizes:

• 4 Hawthorn player school visits that will take place in February or March 2019  (one school in each region, plus one other school statewide)
  
• 3 schools to send representatives to the presentation event* at Parliament House in Hobart in July or August 2018 (one school in each region)
  
• 3 schools to send representatives to the launch event* for next year's Premier's Reading Challenge in February or March 2019 at the UTAS Stadium in Launceston (one school in each region).
  

* Some assistance for travel for out of region schools will be available for the presentation and launch events.

Survey submission

After the Challenge, School PRC Coordinators and Home Educators are invited to participate in a survey about the PRC. 

The survey closes

• at 5pm on 1 August 2018 for Home Educators
• at 5pm on 8 August 2018 for School PRC Coordinators.

School PRC Coordinators submitting the schools survey by the due date have the chance to win $500 towards books for their school library.  There will be one $500 prize for each region.

Home Educators submitting the homeschool survey by the due date have the chance to win a $50 voucher towards books for their library.