The National Literacy Agency (NLA), through its Literacy and Information Support Unit, and in collaboration with the National Book Council and the Directorate for Learning and Assessment Programmes, held once again the Reading Champions award-giving ceremony. This took place on Thursday, 19th October 2023 during the Malta Book Festival at the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre, Ta’ Qali. During this ceremony ninety-seven Year 8 (Form 2) students from thirty-three different schools received Gold, Silver and Bronze awards.
The purpose of the Reading Champions programme is to recognise those students who are proficient readers in Maltese and English, those who promote reading among their peers, and those who have made a special effort to improve their level of reading in the previous year.
The short-listing of students for these awards was done through a formative assessment process by teachers, teacher-librarians and school management teams. The winners received book prizes and a certificate.
The Reading Champions from each school were as follows:
| Best reader | Best promoter of reading | Reader registering significant improvement in reading skills | |
| School | GOLD award | SILVER award | BRONZE award |
| Maria Regina College
Middle School, Naxxar |
Luke Buttigieg | Amelia Jokisch Pace | Antonia Zammit |
| St Benedict College
Middle School, Kirkop |
Chloe Caruana Fardell | Luca Tanti | Gabriele Tomasino |
| St Clare College
National Sport School, Pembroke |
Sera Cassar | Julia Rebecka Perera Vega | Leon James Briffa |
| St Clare College
Secondary School, Pembroke |
Liliana Helena Kuciakowska | Elektra Cooper | Emma d’Emanuele |
| St Ġorġ Preca College
Middle School, Blata l-Bajda |
Minindh Madhu | Nashelle Azzopardi | Amber Joy Xuereb |
| St Ignatius College
Middle School, Ħandaq |
Jasmine Scicluna | Emily Zerafa | Terishia Buttigieg |
| St Margaret College
Middle School, Cospicua |
Danielle Vella | Eleni Vella | Divana Spiteri |
| St Nicholas College
Middle School, Rabat |
Yasmine Farrugia | Sara Mifsud | Kloe Azzopardi |
| St Theresa College
Middle School, Birkirkara |
Manon Szafraniec | Chenille Gauci | Zvaydon Mallia |
| St Thomas More College
Middle School, Tarxien |
Marquita Mangion | Nayel Sacco | Gabriel Grech Marsh |
| St Thomas More College
Secondary School, Żejtun |
Jayden Galea | Leah Marie Calleja Fenech | Jensen Agius Cassar |
| The Malta Visual and Performing Arts School | Kaylie Scicluna | Elisa Vella | Emma Rose Lowe |
| Immaculate Conception
Secondary School, Tarxien |
Aaliyah Formosa | Elisa Vassallo | Veronica Desira |
| Mater Boni Consilii, St Joseph School, Paola | Amy Leigh Pisani | Sarah Sacco | Nicole Spiteri |
| Our Lady Immaculate School, Ħamrun | Raquela Camilleri Borg Bonaci | Emily Attard Flores | Salishia Cassar |
| Sacred Heart Minor Seminary | Jake Gatt | Mathias Gauci | Kirill Xerri |
| Savio College | Liam Fenech | Noah Scerri Valletta | Noah Attard |
| St Augustine College | Christian Zammit Bondin | Luca Zahra | Jamie Pace |
| St Dorothy’s Senior School | Chloe Falzon | Alessia Grech | Tiffany Mifsud |
| St Elias College | Matthew Fenech | David Aquilina | Karl Tanti Micallef |
| St Joseph School,
Blata l-Bajda |
Michela Busuttil | Amy Jones | Emma Maria Micallef |
| St Joseph School,
Sliema |
Keira Zammit | Katrina Zammit | Nicole Gauci Demarco |
| St Michael School | Cohen Vella | Kyle Sammut | Nicolai Mangion |
| St Monica School,
B’Kara |
Kryssa Vella | Nicole Simpson | Elena Talya Zarb |
| St Monica School,
Gżira |
Mattea Alessia Debattista | Maria Azzopardi | Elaya Curmi |
| St Patrick’s Salesian School | Ezekiel Okoro | Shatwan Galea | Nahil Attard |
| St Paul’s Missionary College | Miguel Borg | Mattia Bezzina | Mark Nawar |
| Malta Crown International Boarding School | Nikita Panarin | ||
| San Andrea School | Caitlin Mangion | Matias Mizzi | Ailey Jane Brincat |
| San Anton School | Julia Borg | Philippa Grech Fenech | Kristina D’Amato |
| St Edwards’s College | Marcus Camilleri | Maximilian Ghio | James Scicluna |
| St Martin’s College | Sofia Vancell | Julia Marie Portelli | Andrea Albig Garcia |
| St Michael Foundation | Max Magri | Julia Radmilli | Alexandra Aquilina |
