Kids helping kids storytelling competition

The Kids helping kids storytelling competition gives students the chance to reflect on the Premier’s Telethon Challenge and the impact of charitable giving.

Students from Kindergarten to Year 12 are encouraged to address the question:

How are you and your school shaping a better and brighter future through fundraising for WA kids?

They can explore the subject using any written or static visual medium, including short stories, posters, photography and more.

The competition opens Monday 21 July and closes 4:00pm Friday 15 August 2025.

The judging rubric is linked to General Capabilities and can be adopted in a range of learning areas. For more information download the Curriculum and judging rubric.

The winning entry from each age category will have their works published in The West Australian newspaper and be recognised at the presentation event:

  • Primary school – Lower primary (Years K – 2)
  • Primary school – Upper primary (Years 3 – 6)
  • Secondary school – Lower secondary (Years 7 – 10)
  • Secondary school – Upper secondary (Years 11 – 12)

Each school is eligible to submit one entry per age category. Selecting the entry is the responsibility of the school and submissions must be completed by the school’s nominated challenge champion.

Eligibility

  • Entries must address the question: How you and your school are shaping a better and brighter future through fundraising for WA kids?
  • Entrants must be of school age (Kindergarten to Year 12) and attend a school in Western Australia or be home educated.
  • Entries may be submitted in a written or static visual medium. For example, essay response, short story, poetry, visual art, photography, or poster design.
  • Written entries may be any length up to 500 words.
  • Visual entries must be no larger than A3 size.
  • Entry file size maximum 5 MB.
  • Entries must be accompanied by a completed online entry form.
  • Each school may submit only one entry per age category.