MOE Release 2024 School Calendar
The Ministry of Education has released the school calendar for 2024, outlining schedules for pre-primary, primary, secondary schools, and teachers’ training colleges. The calendar, dated October 13 and issued by Director General Elyas Abdi, sets out the following terms and breaks:
First Term
National Exams:
– Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) exams:
October 28 to 31, 2024
– Note:
KCPE exams will not be conducted as the 8-4-4 education system at the primary school level is being phased out.
Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) exams
– Scheduled from November 4 to November 22, 2024
A long holiday will follow, starting on October 28, 2024, and lasting until January 3, 2025.
Teachers’ training colleges will also follow a three-term system with similar term and holiday dates as schools. Term one starts on January 8, 2024, and concludes on April 5, 2024, with a three-week holiday from April 8 to 26.The second quarter begins on April 29, 2024 and lasts until August 2, with another holiday scheduled from August 5 to 30. Third semester of regular schools School will open on August 26 and last until November 8, before teachers and students begin a vacation lasting from November 11 to January 3, 2025.
Ministry of Education ‘Education announces 2024 school calendar