Ministry of Education Releases 2024 Calendar for Schools and Teacher-Training Institutions
On Friday, the Ministry of Education released the 2024 calendar for pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools, as well as teacher-training institutions.
The pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools will open for the first term on January 8, 2024, and conclude thirteen weeks later on April 5, 2024.
Between those two breaks, they will have a three-day midterm break from February 29 to March 3, then a three-week break from April 8 to April 26.
The second term will last 14 weeks, beginning on April 29 and concluding on August 2, with a break from June 20 to 23.
The students will then take another three-week break commencing August 5 and ending August 25.
The final nine-week term of the year will run from August 26 to October 25, paving the way for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) examinations from October 28 to October 31.
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations will then be administered between November 4 and 22, 2025, during the extended December break that will last from October 28 to January 3, 2025.
The teachers’ training colleges, on the other hand, will be open for the first term from January 8 to April 5, and will then be closed from April 8 to April 26 for spring break.
The second semester will begin on April 29 and end on August 2, with August 5-30 set aside for summer break.
The final term will span eleven weeks, from August 26 to November 8, 2025, before the December break from November 11 to January 3, 2025.
2024 Pre-Primary, Primary, and Secondary School Calendar
| Term Dates | Breaks | Exam Period |
|---|---|---|
| Opening: January 8, 2024 | Half-Term: February 29 – Mar 3 | Oct 28 – Jan 3, 2025 |
| Closing: April 5, 2024 | Holiday: April 8 – Apr 26 | |
| Opening: April 29, 2024 | Half-Term: June 20–June 23 | |
| Closing: August 2, 2024 | Holiday: Aug 5 – Aug 25 | |
| Opening: Aug 26, 2024 | ||
| Closing: October 25, 2024 |
2024 Teachers’ Training Colleges Calendar
| Term Dates | Breaks | Exam Period |
| Opening: January 8, 2024 | Holiday: April 8 – Apr 26 | Nov 11 – Jan 3, 2025 |
| Closing: Apr 5, 2024 | ||
| Opening: April 29, 2024 | Holiday: Aug 5 – Aug 30 | |
| Closing: August 2, 2024 | ||
| Opening: Aug 26, 2024 | ||
| Closing: November 8, 2024 |