Professor George Magoha, the cabinet secretary for education, , announced the new academic school calendar for all learners in pre-primary, primary, as well as secondary schools in Kenya.
While officiating this release before stakeholders’ meeting in Nairobi, CS announced that they have reached a consensus that all basic learning institutions will resume normally in 2023.
This is because the country was adversely interfered with by the Corona virus pandemic.
And to that effect below is the revised school calendar for the Academic Year 2022 and 2023
2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR
OPENING CLOSING DURATION
Term 1 25th April, 2022 1st July 2022
10 Weeks
Half term break 26th May, 2022 29th May, 2022 3 Days
Holiday 2nd July 2022
10th July, 2022 1 Week
Term 2 11th July, 2022 16th September 2022 10 Weeks
Half term Break 6th August, 2022 13th August, 2022 1 Week
Holiday 17th November 2022 25th September 2022 1 week
Term 3 26th September, 2022 25th November 2022
9 Weeks
Holiday 26th November, 2022 22nd January, 2023
7 Weeks
KCPE Period 28th November, 2022 1st December, 2022 4 Days
KCSE Period 1st December, 2022 23rd December, 2022 3 Weeks
KCSE Marking 2nd January, 2023
23rd January, 2023 3 Weeks
2023 SCHOOL CALENDAR
OPENING
CLOSING
DURATION
Term 1
23rd January, 2023
21st April, 2023
13 Weeks
Half term break
26th March, 2023
29th March, 2023
3 Days
Holiday
22nd April, 2023
7th May, 2023
2 Weeks
Term 2
8th May, 2023
11th August 2023
13 Weeks
Half term Break
29th June, 2023
2nd July, 2023
1 Week
Holiday
12th August, 2023
27th August, 2023
2 weeks
Term 3
28th August, 2023
3rd November, 2023
10 Weeks
KCPE Period
6th November, 2023
9th November, 2023
4 Days
KCSE Period
10th November, 2023
1st December, 2023
3 Weeks
KCSE Marking
2nd January, 2023
23rd January, 2023
3 Weeks