This archive report was first published on 18 October 2019.
On September 6, the Ministry of Education released the 2020 term dates for schools and colleges, marking the beginning of a new academic year.
According to the released memo, learning at public institutions for the first term will begin on January 6, 2020, and close on April 14 for primary, pre-primary pupils, and secondary school students.
The second term will commence on May 4 and run until August 7, while the third term will begin on August 31 and conclude on November 30.
Notably, the first and second terms for pre-primary and primary schools will run for 14 weeks each, while the third term will run for nine weeks to allow for the sitting pupils to sit for the national examinations.
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) exams are expected to take place from November 2 to 5, while the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams will run for three weeks from November 6 to November 30.
Additionally, the half-term breaks for both the first and second terms are scheduled for February 17 to 21 and June 15 to 19, respectively. There will be no half-term break for the third term.
Teachers' training colleges will follow a similar schedule, with the first term running from January 7 to April 10 and the second term from May 4 to August 7. The third term will begin on September 1 and conclude on November 13.
The released dates apply to early learning and development institutions implementing the national curriculum.
