Kenyan School Calendars for Years 2020, 2021, 2022 And 2023

13/2/2021

MINISTRY OF EDUCATION
Office of the Principal Secretary, State Department of Early
Learning and Basic Education

Telegrams: "EDUCATION", Nairobi Telephone: Nairobi 3318581
Fax No.: 254-2-214287 E-mail: ps@education.go.ke
When replying please quote
Ref. No MOE/CONF/G5

PRINCIPAL SECRETARY JOGOO HOUSE "B" HARAMBEE AVENUE
P. O. BOX 30040 NAIROBI
3rd December, 2020

To:
All Regional Directors of Education
All County Directors of Education

RE: SCHOOL CALENDERS FOR YEARS 2020, 2021, 2022 AND 2023 -REVISED TERM DATES FOR PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES

As you are aware all the learning institutions were closed in March 2020 to control the spread of Covid -19.
Further, following the Stakeholder’s Consultation, the revised term dates were agreed on in order to cover the remaining two terms of 2020 school calendar and stabilize school calendar by December 2022. The revised term dates will be as stipulated below;

A) PRE-PRIMARY, PRIMARY AND SECONDARY SCHOOLS

2020 SCHOOL CALENDAR

TERM 2 & 3 SCHEDULE FOR CONTINUING LEARNERS (PP1&2, Grade 1-3, Class 5-7 and Form 1-3.)

TERM 2 & 3 SCHEDULE FOR CONTINUING LEARNERS (PP1&2, Grade 1-3, Class 5-7 and Form 1-3.)

2021 SCHOOL CALENDAR

2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR

2023 SCHOOL CALENDAR

TEACHERS TRAINING COLLEGES
DIPLOMA IN TEACHER EDUCATION (SECONDARY)

DIPLOMA IN TEACHER EDUCATION (SECONDARY) TERM DATES

DIPLOMA IN PRIMARY TEACHER EDUCATION

Note as follows: -

All Schools including schools offering international curriculum will open fully on 4th January, 2021;
All 4 year-olds will join PPI in July 2021.
Grade 4 CBC learners will transit to Grade 5 in July 2021.
Grade 4 and incoming Form 1 (class 8 graduates) will stay at home as other learners complete their term 3; Resume July 2021.

All field Education officers are asked to ensure strict adherence to these dates and give guidance to the stakeholders.
County Directors of Education are asked to produce enough copies of this circular for all field officers and Basic Education Institutions under their jurisdiction.