The Ministry of Education through a circular reference number MOE/CONF/G5 has moved to settle any uncertainties regarding the school calendar by releasing a new school calendar for the years 2020 to 2023.
The move is to ensure that the academic year 2020 is not a lost year and that the school calendar shall have stabilized by the time we get to December 2022. The new(Revised) timetable is as shown below:
PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR
TERM 2 & 3 SCHEDULE FOR CONTINUING LEARNERS (PP1 & 2, Grade 1-3, Class 1-3 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.