The Ministry of Education on Friday released the 2024 schools academic calendar for pre-primary, primary, secondary schools and teachers training colleges.
The ministry said in 2024 term one will open on January 8, 2024 and close on April 5, 2024, for 13 weeks.
Schools will then proceed for half term on February 29 to March 3 for 3 days.
They will then go for the April holiday beginning April 8 to April 26 which will be three weeks.
Term two will begin from April 29 to August 2 a period of 14 weeks and proceed for half term from June 20 to June 23.
They will then close for the August holiday from August 5 to August 23 which is three weeks.
In term three schools will begin the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment from October 28 to October 31 which is four days.
The KCSE examination will run from November 4 to November 22 which is three weeks.
Schools will then proceed for the December Holiday from October 2024 to January 3 ten weeks.
The calendar for teachers training college includes a Diploma in Teachers Education (Secondary), a Diploma in Primary Teacher Education and a Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education.
For term one they will open on January 8 and close on April 5 13 weeks.
They will thereafter proceed for the April holiday from April 8 to April 26 three weeks.
In term two, the colleges will open on April 29 and close on August 2 14 weeks.
August holiday will begin on August 5 to August 30 four weeks.
Term three will begin on August 26 to November 8 which is 11 weeks.
December holiday will start from November 11 2024 to January 3, 2025, which is eight weeks.
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