Education updates on knec. Primary and secondary schools in 2023 are scheduled to close for the holidays, based on the Ministry of Education’s official calendar
.However, there’s some variation in the actual closing dates. Some secondary schools will close on October 19,
while the majority will close on October 23. In the case of primary schools, most will close on October 25, with others closing on October 26.
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The reason behind these deviations from the Ministry’s calendar is due to a national exercise taking place,
which is causing some schools to adjust their closing dates.
The official school closing date is October 27, but primary schools will close earlier to accommodate rehearsals for the KCPE and KPSEA exams, which are scheduled to start on October 30 and end on November 1, 2023.
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The Ministry of Education has also released the school calendar for 2024, indicating that schools will have a ten-week holiday before reopening on January 8, 2024.
The Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) has made preparations to administer national examinations to 2.3 million learners this year,
This is approximately 1,415,315 candidates sitting for the KCPE exam and 903,260 taking the KCSE test.
Additionally, preparations have been made for 1,282,574 Grade Six learners for the KPSEA exams.
Here is the 2024 school calendar for pre-primary, primary, and secondary schools:
**2024 SCHOOL CALENDAR**
**Term 1:**
– Opening: January 8, 2024
– Closing: April 5, 2024
– Duration: 13 weeks
**Half-term break:**
– February 29, 2024
– March 3, 2024
– Duration: 3 days
**Holiday:**
– April 8, 2024
– April 26, 2024
– Duration: 3 weeks
**Term 2:**
– Opening: April 29, 2024
– Closing: August 2, 2024
– Duration: 14 weeks
**Half-term break:**
– June 20, 2024
– June 23, 2024
– Duration: 3 days
**Holiday:**
– August 5, 2024
– August 23, 2024
– Duration: 3 weeks
**Term 3:**
– Opening: August 26, 2024
– Closing: October 25, 2024
– Duration: 9 weeks
**KPSEA and KILEA:**
– October 28, 2024
– October 31, 2024
– Duration: 4 days
**KCSE:**
– November 4, 2024
– November 22, 2024
– Duration: 3 weeks
**Holiday:**
– October 28, 2024
– January 3, 2024
– Duration: 10 weeks
