2026 School Academic Calendar, Term Dates

2026 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

Term 1 2026

🛡️Term dates: January 5th- April 2nd, 2026 (13 weeks)
🛡️Half term – February 25th – March 1st, 2026 ( 5 days)
🛡️April Holiday: April 7th – 24th April, 2026 (3 weeks)

Term 2 2026

🛡️Term Dates: April 27th – July 31st, 2026 (14 weeks)
🛡️Half term: 24th June- 28th June, 2026 (5 days)
🛡️August Holiday: August 3rd- 21st August, 2026 (3 weeks)

Term 3 2026

🛡️Term Dates: August 24th – October 23rd, 2026 (9 weeks)

🛡️KPSEA: 26th – 29th October, 2026 (4 Days)

🛡️KILEA: 26th October 2026 – 29th October, 2026 (5 Days)

🛡️KJSEA and KPLEA: 26th October 2026 – 5th November, 2025 (7 Days)

🛡️KCSE: 2nd November – 20th November, 2026 (3 weeks)

🛡️December Holiday 2026: October 26th – January 1st 2027.

2025 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

Term 1 2025

🛡️Term dates: January 6th- April 4th, 2025 (13 weeks)
🛡️Half term – February 26th – March 2nd, 2025 ( 5 days)
🛡️April Holiday: April 7th – 26th April, 2025 (3 weeks)

Term 2 2025

🛡️Term Dates: April 28th – August 1st, 2025 (14 weeks)
🛡️Half term: 25th June- 29th June, 2025 (5 days)
🛡️August Holiday: August 4th- 22nd August, 2025 (3 weeks)

Term 3 2025

🛡️Term Dates: August 25th – October 24th, 2025 (9 weeks)

🛡️KPSEA: 27th – 30th October, 2025 (4 Days)

🛡️KILEA: 27th October 2025 – 31st October, 2025 (5 Days)

🛡️KCSE: 3rd November – 21st November, 2025 (3 weeks)

🛡️December Holiday – October 27th – January 2nd 2026.

2025 Academic calendar- Term Dates

2025 Official School Academic Calendar & Term Dates

2024 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

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 Academic calendar- Term Dates

	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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2024 school calendar (2024 term dates for primary and secondary schools)

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