Ministry of Education revised 2024 Term dates for all schools: KCSE, KILEA, KPSEA exam dates
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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The Ministry of Education has revised the term dates for the 2020 academic year. In a circular dated 12th February, 2020 , and written by the Principal Secretary, Dr. Belio R. Kipsang, term dates for Pre-Primary, Primary, secondary schools and Teacher Training Colleges have been altered. In the revised term dates, candidates will sit for their examinations earlier than had already programmed. Schools will now, also, close early in term three to pave way for execution of the national examinations.
“Following stakeholders’ consultation on the above subject (2020 term dates), it has been found necessary to revise the term dates for the calendar year 2020 for schools and colleges,” reads the Circular sent to all Regional Directors of Education.
Just like it was in 2019, there will be no half term break in third term of 2020.
NEW DATES
In the latest directive, the closing date for all primary schools in term three has been moved from October 30, 2020 to 23rd October, 2020. Also changed is the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, examination period that has now been slated for October 26 to October 29, 2020.
For Secondary schools, the closing date in term three has been moved from October 30, 2020 to 23rd October, 2020. Just like the KCPE examination, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examination period has been altered to between November 2 and November 25, 2020.
College students have been added an extra one day holiday in term one as their closing date has been moved backwards to 09/04/2020 from the initial closing date of 10/04/2020.
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Here are the revised 2020 term dates for schools
Pre-Primary and Primary schools 2020 Term dates
| Activity | Opening Date | Closing Date | No of Weeks |
| Term 1 | 6/1/2020 | 10/4/2020 | 14 |
| Half Term | 17/2/2020 | 21/2/2020 | – |
| Term 2 | 4/5/2020 | 7/8/2020 | 14 |
| Half Term | 15/6/2020 | 19/6/2020 | – |
| Term 3 | 31/8/2020 | 23/10/2020 | 9 |
| KCPE Exam | 26/10/2020 | 29/10/2020 | 1 |
| Total Weeks | – | – | 38 |
Secondary Schools revised 2020 Term Dates
| Activity | Opening Date | Closing Date | No of Weeks |
| Term 1 | 6/1/2020 | 10/4/2020 | 14 |
| Half Term | 17/2/2020 | 21/2/2020 | – |
| Term 2 | 4/5/2020 | 7/8/2020 | 14 |
| Half Term | 15/6/2020 | 19/6/2020 | – |
| Term 3 | 31/8/2020 | 23/10/2020 | 10 |
| KCSE Exam | 02/11/2020 | 25/11/2020 | 3 |
| Total Weeks | – | – | 41 |
2020 Academic Year Term dates for Teacher Training Colleges
| Activity | Opening Date | Closing Date | No of Weeks |
| Term 1 | 7/1/2020 | 09/4/2020 | 14 |
| Term 2 | 4/5/2020 | 7/8/2020 | 14 |
| Term 3 | 1/9/2020 | 13/11/2020 | 11 |
| Total Weeks | _ | _ | 39 |
