The Ministry of Education has warned schools against carrying out holiday coaching even though KCPE candidates finish their examinations today.
Via an internal memo to all County Directors of Education, the Ministr of Education’ Permanent Secretary (PS), Dr. Julia Jwan said that if teachers are involved in teaching learners during the holiday, they will be arrested and arraigned in court.
Besides, the PS said that schools that will be found doing these offence shall be deregistered and their school registration certificates revoked.
Dr. Jwan said that the current Grade 4 learners will reopen in the 26th of July, 2021. Schools have already closed by 19th of March, 2021.
Grade four learners will be joining Grade 5 when they reopen in July.
The officiated term dates are to be followed strictly and the Ministry has since warned schools against flouting the directive on the same.
The Ministry of Education issued a circular containing term dates in January.
The circular was as follows:
RE: SCHOOL CALENDARS FOR YEARS 2020, 2021, 2022 AND 2023-REVISED TERM DATES FOR PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES
As you are aware all the learning institutions were closed in March 2020 to control the spread of COVID-19.
Further, following the Stakeholders’ Consultation, the revised term dates were agreed on in orer to cover the remaining two terms of 2020 school calender and stabilize the school calendar by 2022.
The revised term dates will be as stipulated below;
A) PRE-PRIMARY PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
1) 2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR
TERM 2 & 3 SCHEDULE FOR CONTINUING LEARNERS (PP1&2, GRADE 1-3, CLASS 5-7 AND FORM 1-3
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
| Term 2 | 4th January, 2021 | 19th March, 2021 | 11 weeks |
| Holiday | 20th March, 2021 | 9th May, 2021 | 7 weeks |
| Term 3 | 10th May, 2021 | 16th July, 2021 | 10 weeks |
| Half-Term Break | 3rd June, 2021 | 7th June, 2021 | 3 days |
| Holiday | 17th July, 2021 | 25th July, 2021 | week |
2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
Term 1 | 26th July, 2021 | 1st October, 2021 | 10 weeks |
Half Term Break | 26th August, 2021 | 29th August, 2021 | 3 Days |
Holiday | 2nd October, 2021 | 10th October, 2021 | 1week |
Term 2 | 11th October, 2021 | 23rd December, 2021 | 11 weeks |
Holiday | 24th December, 2021 | 2nd January, 2022 | 10 days |
Term 3 | 3rd January, 2022 | 4th March 2022 | 9 weeks |
Holiday | 5th March, 2022 | 24th April, 2022 | 7 weeks |
KCPE Period | 7th March, 2022 | 10th March 2022 | 4 Days |
KCSE Period | 11th March, 2022 | 1st April, 2022 | 3 weeks |
KCSE Marking | 4th April, 2022 | 22nd April, 2022 | 3 weeks |
2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
Term 1 | 25th April, 2022 | 1st July, 2022 | 10 weeks |
Half Term Break | 26th May 2022 | 29th May 2022 | 3 days |
Holiday | 2nd July 2022 | 10th July 2022 | 1 week |
Term 2 | 11th July 2022 | 16th September 2022 | 10 weeks |
Half Term Break | 6th August 2022 | 13th August 2022 | 1 week |
Holiday | 17th September 2022 | 25th September 2022 | 1 week |
Term 3 | 26th September 2022 | 25th November 2022 | 9 weeks |
Holiday | 26th November 2022 | 22nd January 2023 | 7 weeks |
KCPE Period | 28th November 2022 | 1st December 2022 | 4 days |
KCSE Period | 1st December 2022 | 23rd December 2022 | 3 weeks |
KCSE Marking | 2nd January 2023 | 20th January 2023 | 3 weeks |
2023 SCHOOL CALENDAR
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
Term 1 | 23rd January 2023 | 21st April 2023 | 13 weeks |
Half Term Break | 23rd March 2023 | 26th March 2023 | 3 Days |
Holiday | 22nd March 2023 | 7th May 2023 | 2 weeks |
Term 2 | 8th May 2023 | 11th August 2023 | 13 weeks |
Half Term Break | 29th June 2023 | 2nd July 2023 | 3 days |
Holiday | 12th August 2023 | 27th August 2023 | 2 weeks |
Term 3 | 28th August 2023 | 3rd November 2023 | 10 weeks |
KCPE | 6th November 2023 | 9th November 2023 | 4 days |
KCSE | 10th November 2023 | 1st December 2023 | 3 weeks |
TEACHER TRAINING COLLEGES
DIPLOMA IN TEACHER EDUCATION (SECONDARY)
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
Term 1 | 4th January 2021 | 2nd April 2021 | 13 weeks |
Term 2 | 3rd May 2021 | 6th August 2021 | 14 weeks |
Term 3 | 30th August 2021 | 12th November 2021 | 11 weeks |
TOTAL | 38 weeks |
DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION
OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
Term 1 | 3rd May 2021 | 6th August 2021 | 14 weeks |
Term 2 | 30th August 2021 | 12th November 2021 | 11 weeks |
Term 3 | 3rd January 2022 | 1st April 2022 | 13 weeks |
TOTAL | 38 weeks |
Important Details
- All schools including schools offering international curriculum will open fully on 4th January 2021.
- All 4 year-olds will join PP1 in July 2021
- Grade 4 CBC learners will transit to Grade 5 in July 2021
- Grade 4 and incoming Form 1 (class 8 graduates) will stay at home as other learners complete their term 3; Resume July 2021.
The Ministry of Education has asked all field Education officers to adhere to these dates and give guidance to the stakeholders.
County Directors of Education are also directed to produce enough copies of the circular for all field officers and Basic Education Institutions under their jurisdiction.
Dr. Belio R. Kipsang, CBS
PRINCIPAL SECRETARY
Grade four learners did their formative assessment tests as KNEC directed. By 7th March 2021, KNEC had made the 2020 Grade 4 Age-Based and Intermediate Level Stage-Based assessment tools. for access and use.
The tools were for the following subjects:
- Mathematics;
- English;
- Kiswahili;
- Kenyan Sign Language;
- Science and Technology;
- Agriculture;
- Music;
- Art and Craft;
- Social Studies;
- Christian Religious Education (CRE);
- Islamic Religious Education (IRE);
- Hindu Religious Education (HRE);
- Home Science; and
- Physical and Health Education.
Stage-Based Curriculum Pathway
- Communication, Social and Literacy Skills;
- Daily Living Skills and Religious Education;
- Numeracy activities;
- Creative Activities;
- Environmental activities
- Psychomotor activities; and
- Sensory motor integration
Schools had until 19th March to upload the Grade 4 formative assessment scores.
“Schools are therefore expected to download and administer the assessment tools; score; and upload the Grade 4 learners’ assessment scores on the KNEC Competency-Based Assessment portal cba.knec.ac.ke between 8th and 19th March 2021,” said KNEC.
However, poor servers would make the process of uploading scores difficult and this led to KNEC extending the deadline indefinitely.
“KNEC has confirmed that the grade 3 and 4 portalshave mechanical problems and they are making every effort to rectify the problem. The deadline given earlier for uploading of Grade 3 assessment outcomes will be extended when the system is back. You can meanwhile be checking the system but do not be stressed,” KNEC said via their official social media handles.
KNEC had instructed all Headteachers to keep all records generated from the assessment as evidence for use in quality assurance.