- WA primary and secondary students invited to register for 2025 Education Minister's Running Challenge
- Challenge encourages healthy and active lifestyle for school students and teachers
- Teachers and education staff are also encouraged to participate
- Top students to win weekly and end-of-challenge prizes
Education Minister Sabine Winton is calling on all Western Australian students to lace up their running shoes and register for the 2025 Education Minister's Running Challenge.
Now in its third year, the Challenge encourages students to engage in regular physical activity to boost both their health and learning.
The Challenge has been taken up a notch this year, with primary students required to log a total 200 minutes or more of activity over nine weeks, and secondary students and staff to log a total of 300 minutes or more.
Categories of activities include running, walking and wheelchair activity, with a new category added for cycling and scooting - allowing students to participate in a way that suits their preferences and abilities.
Teachers and education staff are invited to take part again in 2025, with a range of exciting weekly and end-of-challenge prizes up for grabs including gift cards to retailers Frank Green, City Beach, Rebel Sport, Anaconda, and more.
The top 100 students will be inducted into the 100 Club and receive a medal for their efforts.
Up to 4,000 students who complete the challenge will also be eligible to receive free registration in the Perth Running Festival's 4km Dash on Sunday 12 October. The Perth Running Festival is again a major sponsor of the challenge.
Students and parents can now register at: www.ministersrunningchallenge.wa.gov.au
As stated by Education Minister Sabine Winton:
"I'm excited to launch the third Education Minister's Running Challenge, which is a great way for students and staff to keep healthy.
"Whether it's running or walking, it's so important for students to move their bodies and stay active.
"We know physical activity helps to improve students' academic performance, brain health, fitness, and mental well-being, which are all key to positive learning outcomes.
"The Challenge has been a very successful initiative among schools, with 8,836 students and 1,131 staff participating last year.
"I encourage every Western Australian student to give it a go and look forward to seeing students and school staff participate in 2025."
