Ministry of Education Releases Academic Calendar for 2024

Oct 13, 2023 - 20:03
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Ministry of Education Releases Academic Calendar for 2024
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Nairobi,

Friday October 13, 2023

KNA by Bernadette Khaduli

The Ministry of Education has released the 2024 academic calendar for schools and teachers training colleges.

In a letter sent to all Regional Directors of Education, County Directors of Education and Sub-County Directors of Education by the Director General Dr. Elyas Jillaow, he stated that Pre-primary, primary and secondary schools 2024 school academic calendar Term one will commence on 8th January 2024 and end on 5th April 2024.

Dr. Jillaow said during the 13 weeks, the students will have a three-day half term from 29th February 2024 to 3rd March, 2024 while the April holiday will start on 8th to 26th April, 2024.

Pre-primary, primary and secondary schools will commence their second term classes on 29th April, 2024 to 2nd August, Half term will be from 20th to 23rd June, 2024 while the August holiday will be from 5th to 23rd August 2024.

In a press statement sent to newsrooms, the Director General stated that Pre-primary, primary and secondary schools third term calendar will commence on 26th August, 2024 to 25th October, 2024 for a nine weeks.

 “The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment and Kenya intermediate Level Education Assessment will begin on 28th October, 2024 to 31st October 2024, while the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education will start on 4th November 2024 to 22nd November 2024,” he announced.

Dr. Jillaow added that the December holiday for schools will start on 28th October this year to 3rd January 2025.

On Teachers training colleges calendar, which includes Diploma in Teacher Education for (Secondary), Diploma in Primary Teacher Education and Diploma in Early Childhood Teacher Education, the Director General said their First term will begin on 8th January 2024 to 5th April, 2024, while the second term will be from 29th April 2024 to 2nd August 2024 and third term from 26th August 2024 to 8th November, 2024 respectively.

Courtesy; KNA

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