School Challenge

It’s time to gather your school community and get active in March by taking part in a special fundraising event to support Australia’s contemporary veterans and their families.

We are asking 96 of your students to walk a symbolic 1km together on your school oval in honour of our past veterans while directly helping our current veterans.

Register your school today!

What’s the relevance of 96 students walking 1km?

The Kokoda Track marks the course of one of the most important battles for Australians in the Second World War. Between 21 July and 16 November 1942, the Australian Army halted the furthermost southward advance by Japanese forces in Papua New Guinea and then pushed the enemy back across the mountains. It is one of the most striking places of Australian wartime history that can be visited. The men who defended this rugged 96km track were the only line of defence protecting Australia from imminent invasion.

Who will you be helping?

Soldier On enables veterans and their families to thrive. By fundraising, you are helping Soldier On assist those who serve and protect our Nation and their families. We support those who serve today, tomorrow and into the future. Since 1990, over 290,000 brave men and women have served our country in the Australian Defence Force. From wars in Iraq and Afghanistan to peacekeeping missions in East Timor, Bougainville, Cambodia, the Solomon Islands, Somalia and Rwanda, our veterans have undertaken extraordinary tasks in defence of our nation.

What’s next?

All that’s left to do is set up your school’s fundraising page and start recruiting 96 of your students to complete the walk on a day in March!

Register your school today!