The Ministry of Education has released the 2024 School calendar and term dates for schools. All Primary and Secondary Schools’ Learners will resume school on 8th January 2024 after a 10 week holiday according to the announced term dates.
Pre-primary, primary and secondary schools will have a 13-week first term and a half term for 3 days between 29th February, 2024 and 3rd March, 2024.
Learners will proceed for April holiday on 8th April, 2023 to 26th April, 2024.
Term two will run for 14 weeks, starting on 29th April to 2nd August, 2024 with the half term set for 20th – 23rd August, 2024.
The third term will be the shortest with only 9 weeks, commencing on 26th August to 25th October, 2024. Leaners will then break for December holidays and resume on 3rd January, 2025.
Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Intermediate Education Assessment (KILEA) examinations will begin on 28th October to 31st October, 2024.
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations will follow on 4th November to 22nd November, 2024.
Teachers Training Colleges Term dates.
On the other hand, teachers’ training colleges will kick off the first term on 8th January aend on 5th April, 2024 and thereafter head on holidays from 8th to 26th April 2024.
The second term will begin on 29th April to 2nd August 2024 while the final term will begin on 26th August to 8th November, 2024.
2024 Academic calendar- Term Dates
Term 1
🛡️Term dates: January 8th- April 5th(13 weeks)
🛡️Half term – February 29th – March 3rd( 3 days)
🛡️Holiday: April 8th – 26th(3 weeks)
Term 2
🛡️Term Dates: April 29th – August 2nd(14 weeks)
🛡️Half term: 20th June- 23rd(3 days)
🛡️Holiday: August 5th- 25th(3 weeks)
Term 3
🛡️Term Dates: August 26th – October 25th(9 weeks)
🛡️KPSEA: 28th – 31st October
🛡️December Holiday – October 28th – January 3rd 2025.
2024 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS
| Opening Dates | Closing Dates | Duration | |
| Term 1 | 8th January 2024 | 5th April 2024 | 13 weeks |
| Halfterm Break | 29th February 2024 | 3rd March, 2024 | 3 days |
| April Holiday | 8th April 2024 | 26th April 2024 | 3 weeks |
| Term 2 | 29th April 2024 | 2nd August 2024 | 14 Weeks |
| Halfterm Break | 20th June 2024 | 23rd June 2024 | 3 Days |
| August Holiday | 5th August 2024 | 23rd August 2024 | 3 Weeks |
| Term 3 | 26th August 2024 | 25th October 2024 | 9 Weeks |
| KPSEA & KILEA | 28th October 2024 | 31st October 2024 | 4 Days |
| KCSE Exams | 4th November 2024 | 22nd November 2024 | 3 Weeks |
| December Holiday | 28th October 2024 | 3rd January 2024 | 10 Weeks |
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