Long Awaited 2024 School Calendar Expected Changes Finally Out

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Ministry of Education (MoE )had tough times to make adjustments on the school Calendar following overwhelming COVID-19 attack,which saw disruption of term dates with new change of events taking effect in 2024.

There were  much expectations on the changes of school calendar dates to return  to normalcy in 2024 ,which has now been achieved as reflected in the latest Ministry of Education released 2024 schools academic calendar .

The calender applies in both  pre-primary, primary schools ,all secondary schools and teachers training colleges.

According to the ministry schools will close for term one on April 5, 2024.However, all schools are expected to  proceed for half term on February 29 to March 3 for 3 days.

April holiday is expected  to start from April 8 to April 26th , covering a period of  three weeks.

Term one is slated to take a total of 13 weeks to end.

Term two is slated to start from April 29 all the way  to August 2 , covering a period of 14 weeks .

In this term, schools will proceed for half term from June 20 to June 23, 2024.

The final closing to mark the end of term will be succeeded with August holiday slates from August 5 to August 23 which is three weeks.

In term three, all  schools will begin the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment, slated to take effect from October 28th to October 31st,2024, covering four days.

In addition, 2024 KCSE examination will run from November 4th  to November 22nd , covering  a period of three weeks.

Thereafter, all Schools will  proceed for the December Holiday, slated to take effect from October 2024 to January 3rd 2025.

This term will cover 10 weeks only.

The ministry provides guidelines for calendar for teachers training college includes including Diploma in Teachers Education (Secondary), Diploma in Primary Teacher Education as well as  Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education.

For these colleges , term one will close on April 5 , after taking a duration of 13 weeks.

Thereafter, all the above level  students will break  for the April holiday from April 8th to April 26th, covering a period of three weeks.

PS Kipsang and CS Ezekiel Machogu during a past event

PS Kipsang and CS Ezekiel Machogu during a past event.; Image/file

These colleges will open for term 2 on April 29th and the term will run up to  August 2 , covering a period of 14 weeks.

Then there will be another holiday, stating August 5th to August 30th, taking exactly 4 weeks.

Their term three will start on August 26th and run through to November 8th, 2024, covering a duration of 11 weeks.

December holiday for colleges will start from November 11th,  2024 to January 3rd, 2025, a duration of eight weeks.

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