The Ministry of Education has released 2023 Calendar of events for basic learning institutions.
In the new calendar, normalcy has resumed with the first term kicking off in the 23rd Day of January 2023. This is a sigh of relief bearing in mind how streneous the last three academic years have been owing to ripple effects occasioned by the Covid 19 pandemic.
“As you are aware, the school calendar was disrupted due to COVIO.19 pandemic. However, the calendar will revert back normally in January, 2023”, read a statement from Ministry of Education.
Below is the revised calendar for schools and college:
A: PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS
2023 SCHOOL CAIENDAR
| OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
| Term | 23rd January 2023 | 21st April 2023 26th March 2023 | 3 weeks |
| Half term break | March 2023 | 3 days | |
| Holiday Term 2 | 22nd April 2023 8th May 2023 | 7th May 2023 11th August 2023 | 13 weeks 2 weeks weeks |
| Half Term Break | 29 June 2023 | 2nd July 2023 | 3 davs |
| Term 3 | 28th August 2023 | 27th November 2023 | 10 weeks |
| KCPE | 6th November. 2023 | 9th November.. 2023 | 4 davs |
| KCSE | 10th November 2023 | 1st December 2023 | 3 weeks |
- TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES CALENDAR FOR 2022 AND 2023 STUDENTS
(1) DIPLOMA IN TEACHER EDUCATION (SECONDARY)
DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TTC ACHER EDUCATION
| Term 1 | OPENING 29th August 2022 | CLOSING 2nd December 2022 | DURATION 13 Weeks |
| Term 2 | 23rd January 2023 | 21st April 2023
8th May 2023 | weeks 13 weeks |
| Holiday Term 3 | 22nd April, 2023 | 2 weeks | |
| Holiday | 12th August 2023 | 1st September, 2023 | 3 weeks |
| Term 1 Holiday | 4th September 2023 19th November 2023 | 18th November 2023 31st December 2023 | 12 weeks |
| 6 weeks |