Education

CS Machogu confirms opening dates for new 2024 school calendar

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu. (Photo: Education Ministry)

By Dennis Tarus | Monday, December 25, 2023

Form One students will report to their new institutions on January 15, 2024.

Education Cabinet Secretary Ezekiel Machogu has confirmed the opening dates for the new 2024 school calendar.

In a statement on Monday, the CS said the Early Childhood Development, primary and secondary schools will open for the commencement of the First Term studies on January 8, 2024.

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However, the Form One students will report to their new institutions on January 15, 2024.

The first term will close on April 5, 2024, and will last for 13 weeks.

Schools will proceed for half term on February 29 to March 3 for three days.

Learners will close for the April holiday beginning April 8 to April 26 which will be three weeks.

Term two will begin from April 29 to August 2 a period of 14 weeks and proceed for half term from June 20 to June 23.

Learners will then again close for the August holiday from August 5 to August 23 for three weeks.

During the third term, schools will begin the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) and the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment from October 28 to October 31 for four days.

The KCSE examination will run from November 4 to November 22 for three weeks.

Schools will then proceed for the December Holiday from October 2024 to January 3, 2025, for 10 weeks.

The CS said all field officers have been instructed to report to their duty stations on all working days to assist parents with necessary preparations regarding the new school calendar.

"I wish to thank all stakeholders for their overwhelming support to the education sector in 2023, which enabled us to stay on a firm trajectory during our robust rollout of various reforms in line with the recommendations of the Presidential Working Party on Education Reforms Report," Machogu said.

The CS at the same time urged parents and guardians to exercise their responsibility to guide their children on ways to navigate the negative temptations that come with the festive season.

"Particularly, parents must caution their children against the dangers of drug and substance abuse that are most prevalent in some parts of the country," he said.