School term dates 2024 (the revised full school calendar)

Revised 2024 school calendar: The Ministry of Education, on Friday, released a 42-week education calendar for pre-primary, primary and secondary school students.

According to the ministry, the schools will open for Term One on January 8, 2024, and run for a period of 13 weeks before closing on April 5, 2024.

The students will proceed on a three-day half-term break from February 29 to March 3, 2024.

Subsequently, they will head home for a three-week holiday from April 8 to 13th May at the end of the first term.

Following the long holiday, the students will resume school for the second term on 13th May, 2024. Thereafter, they will break for the half-term holiday from June 20 to June 23, 2024.

The second term will run for 14 weeks before ending on August 2, 2024.

According to the Ministry of Education, the final term will commence on August 26, 2024, and run until October 25, 2024.

During the term, the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) examinations will be held from October 28 to October 31, 2024.

Conversely, Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) candidates will sit exams from November 4 to November 22.

Thereafter, the students will proceed on a long holiday from October 28 to January 3, 2025.

On the other hand, the Teachers’ training colleges will open for the first term on January 8, 2024, and end on April 5, 2024. The long holiday will last for four weeks in the month of April.

Term Two will commence on April 29 and end on August 2, with the holidays scheduled for August 5 to August 30, 2024.

The final term will run from August 26, 2024, to November 8, 2024, and thereafter break for the long holidays from November 11, 2024, to January 3, 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  13th May 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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2020 TERM 2 AND 3 REVISED SCHOOL CALENDAR FOR CONTINUING LEARNERS

Here are the new term dates for the PP1 and 2; Grade 1, 2 and 3; Class 5, 6 and 7; and Form 1, 2 and 3 learners.

Activity Opening Dates Closing Dates Duration
Term 2 4/1/2021 19/03/2021 11 weeks
Holiday 20/03/2021 9/5/2021 7 weeks
Term 3 10/5/2021 16/07/2021 10 weeks
Halfterm Break 3/6/2021 7/6/2021 3 Days
Holiday 17/7/2021 25/7/2021 1 week

 

2021 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

Activity Opening Dates Closing Dates Duration
Term 1 26/7/2021 1/10/2021 10 weeks
Halfterm Break 26/8/2021 29/8/2021 3 days
Holiday 2/10/2021 10/10/2021 1 week
Term 2 11/10/2021 23/12/2021 11 weeks
Christmas/Holiday 24/12/2021 2/1/2022 10 days
Term 3 3/1/2022 4/3/2022 9 weeks
KCPE 7/3/2022 10/3/2022 4 days
KCSE 11/3/2022 1/4/2022 3 weeks 1 day
KCSE MARKING 4/4/2022 22/4/2022 3 weeks

Term 2, 2021 half term will commence on Friday 19th November, 2021, to Tuesday 23rd November, 2021.

2022 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

Opening Dates Closing Dates Duration
Term 1 25/04/2022 1/7/2022 10 weeks
Halfterm Break 26/05/2022 29/5/2022 3 Days
Holiday 2/7/2022 10/7/2022 1 week
Term 2 11/7/2022 16/9/2022 10 weeks
Halfterm Break 6/8/2022 13/8/2022 1 week
Holiday 17/09/2022 25/9/2022 1 week
Term 3 26/09/2022 25/11/2022 9 weeks
KCPE 28/11/2022 1/12/2022 4 Days
KCSE 1/12/2022 23/12/2022 3 Weeks, 1 Day
KCSE MARKING 2/1/2023 20/1/2023 3 Weeks

 

2023 TERM DATES FOR ALL LEARNERS

Activity Opening Dates Closing Dates Duration
Term 1 23/1/2023 21/4/2023 13 weeks
Half-term Break 16/3/2023 19/3/2023 3 days
Holiday 22/4/2023 7/5/2023 2 weeks
Term 2 8/5/2023 11/8/2023 14 weeks
Half-term Break 29/6/2023 2/7/2023 3 days
Holiday 12/8/2023 27/8/2023 2 weeks
Term 3 28/8/2023 27/10/2023 9 weeks
KCPE & KPSEA 30/10/2023 02/11/2023 4 days
KCSE 03/11/2023 24/11/2023 3 weeks
KCSE MARKING 27/11/2023 15/12/2023 3 weeks
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