The Ministry of education has revised the 2024 school calendar for all primary and secondary schools. In the new calendar learners will open on 8th January 2024. The term will last for 13 weeks and the closing date has been set to be 5th April 2024. The term has been shortened from the previous (normal) duration of 14 weeks.
TTerm 2, 2024 will start on 29th April 2024 to 2nd August 2024, followed by a 3 days half term break from 20th June 2024 to 23rd June 2024. Schools will then close for a 3 weeks- long term 2 August holiday break; between 5th August 2024 and 23rd August 2024.
See the full calendar below;
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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Here is the revised 2020 school calendar;
| S/N | ACTIVITY | GRADE/CLASS/FORM | OPENING DATE | CLOSING DATE | DURATION |
| 1 | TERM 2 | Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 4 | 12/10/2020 | 23/12/2020 | 11 weeks |
| 2 | TERM 2 HOLIDAY | Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 4 | 24/12/2020 | 01/01/2021 | 1 week |
| 3 | TERM 3 | Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 4 | 04/01/2021 | 19/03/2021 | 11 weeks |
| 4 | KCPE EXAMS | Class 8 | 22/03/2021 | 24/03/2021 | 3 Days |
| 5 | KCSE EXAMS | Form 4 | 25/03/2021 | 16/04/2021 | 3 weeks and 2 days |
| 6 | EXAM MARKING | KCSE | 19/04/2021 | 07/05/2021 | 3 weeks |
