The school calendar for the year is out, and the third term is getting locked down. The Ministry of Education released the full 2026 schedule for all basic education schools and teacher colleges. Classes start on January fifth, with the first term running thirteen weeks until early April.
A key detail reaffirms a standing ban on all activities and visits to secondary schools during the final term. The academic year is divided into three terms with set holiday breaks. After the first term, students get a three-week April holiday. The second term lasts fourteen weeks, followed by another three-week break in August.
The final term is the shortest at nine weeks, ending in late October. National exams then begin, with primary assessments starting October twenty-sixth and the secondary KCSE exams running for three weeks into November. Students then begin a ten-week December holiday.
Diploma teacher training colleges will follow a nearly identical calendar, though their third term is slightly longer, ending in early November. The circular from Principal Secretary Julius Bitok was sent to all regional and county education offices for implementation.
A key detail reaffirms a standing ban on all activities and visits to secondary schools during the final term. The academic year is divided into three terms with set holiday breaks. After the first term, students get a three-week April holiday. The second term lasts fourteen weeks, followed by another three-week break in August.
The final term is the shortest at nine weeks, ending in late October. National exams then begin, with primary assessments starting October twenty-sixth and the secondary KCSE exams running for three weeks into November. Students then begin a ten-week December holiday.
Diploma teacher training colleges will follow a nearly identical calendar, though their third term is slightly longer, ending in early November. The circular from Principal Secretary Julius Bitok was sent to all regional and county education offices for implementation.
