Key dates for 2013
- 01 February: Term 1 begins
- 03 March: Challenge Book Lists are published in The Age lift-out of The Sunday Age
- 28 March: Term 1 ends
- 15 April: Term 2 begins
- 19-25 May: Education week
- 28 June: Term 2 ends
- 15 July: Term 3 begins
- 17-23 August: The Children's Book Council of Australia Book Week http//cbca.org.au
- 23 August – 2 September: Melbourne Writers Festival www.mwf.com.au
- 12 September: Reading Challenge ends. The Challenge online application closes. No data can be entered after this date
- 20 September: Term 3 ends
- 07 October: Term 4 begins
- October/November: Certificates issued to students and The Age honour roll published
- 20 December: Term 4 ends
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