The Ministry of Education has announced the official dates for school opening for the first term of 2024.
In a statement on Christmas day, the Ministry said that pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools will resume learning on January 8, 2024.
Students joining form one will on the other hand be required to report to their respective institutions on January 15.
“It is instructive that Early Childhood Development, Primary and Secondary Schools will open for commencement of the first term studies on January 8th, 2024, except for Form one students who will report to their institutions on January 15th 2024,” reads the statement in part.
According to the 2024 school calendar, the first term will have 13 weeks, the second term 14 weeks, and the third term nine weeks.
Term one will start on January 8, 2024, and close on April 8, 2024. Learners will take a 3-day half-term break from February 29 to March 3.
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Meanwhile, Term Two will begin on April 29 to August 2, with the half-term break set for June 20 to June 23. The August holiday is set to begin on August 5 to August 23.
The 2024 school calendar further indicates that third term will start on August 26, until October 25 2024. Students will break for a long holiday from October 28, 2024, to pave way for the National exams.
Notably, there will be no KCPE examination next year, with the candidates expected to sit for the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) exams.
The test will begin on October 28 to October 31 while KCSE will begin on November 4 to November 22.
