On Wednesday 22 May we sent our junior team (year 7 & 8) accompanied by Ms Karen Lyons, off to Rosedale to battle it out in the 2024 Regional Reader’s Cup Competition. Our little team came in at a very respectable 5th place in a field of 10 teams – well done team and thank you Ms Lyons!

Cara M, Chloe A, Jessica H, & Paige K.

The Reader’s Cup Competition was introduced in 2004 to celebrate 50 years of the Childrens’ Book Council of Australia in Queensland. Originally, it catered for Years 6-8 as a single competition then later split into two sections of 6/7 and 8/9. As Year 7 transitioned into high school in 2015 the competition changed to 5/6 and 7/8. In 2017 a Year 9-10 competition was added in the Wide Bay Region and from 2020 there is a state final held in all three sections.

Teams of four to five students together read a set of nominated books, and then compete with other teams to answer quiz questions from the books. Winners from regional competitions then compete in a state final.

Literary programs such as Readers Cup encourage engagement with the written word and develop a love of reading, challenge students to read widely, and work collaboratively in a team. The Readers Cup Competition also allows readers to compete at a regional and state level like sporting competitions and to meet other students with a similar passion for books.