New 2022/2023 Official Term Dates For Primary & Secondary Schools in Kenya
According to the Ministry of Education 2022 academic year calendar , Term one will end on 2nd July 2022 when learners across the country will begin their holidays which will last till 10th July 2022.
Term two of 2022 academic year will begin on 11th July 2022, learners will break for the mid term break on August 11th until 14th August. The second term will end on 17th September 2022 paving way for an Holiday that will last till 25th September.
The last term of this academic year will last for 7 weeks .It will begin on 26th September and end on November 25th, learners will not have an half term break this time.
The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) will kick off on 28th November 2022 and end on 1st December 2022.
Candidates taking Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will commence their sitting papers on 1st December 2022,they will sit for the last paper on 23rd December 2022.
On the other hand the Kenya National Examinations Council (KNEC) will administer the first CBC examination to grade 6 learners. The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will be written between 28th November and 30th November 2022.
2022 SCHOOL CALENDAR
| OPENING | CLOSING | DURATION | |
| Term 1 | 25th April, 2022 | 1st July 2022
|
10 Weeks |
| Half term break | 26th May, 2022 | 29th May, 2022 | 3 Days |
| Holiday | 2nd July 2022
|
10th July, 2022 | 1 Week |
| Term 2 | 11th July, 2022 | 16th September 2022 | 10 Weeks |
| Half term Break | 6th August, 2022 | 13th August, 2022 | 1 Week |
| Holiday | 17th November 2022 | 25th September 2022 | 1 week |
| Term 3 | 26th September, 2022 | 25th November 2022
|
9 Weeks |
| Holiday | 26th November, 2022 | 22nd January, 2023
|
7 Weeks |
| KCPE Period | 28th November, 2022 | 1st December, 2022 | 4 Days |
| KCSE Period | 1st December, 2022 | 23rd December, 2022 | 3 Weeks |
| KCSE Marking | 2nd January, 2023
|
23rd January, 2023
|
3 Weeks |
2023 SCHOOL CALENDAR
|
|
OPENING |
CLOSING |
DURATION |
|
Term 1 |
23rd January, 2023 |
21st April, 2023
|
13 Weeks |
|
Half term break |
26th March, 2023 |
29th March, 2023 |
3 Days |
|
Holiday |
22nd April, 2023
|
7th May, 2023 |
2 Weeks |
|
Term 2 |
8th May, 2023 |
11th August 2023 |
13 Weeks |
|
Half term Break |
29th June, 2023 |
2nd July, 2023 |
1 Week |
|
Holiday |
12th August, 2023 |
27th August, 2023 |
2 weeks |
|
Term 3 |
28th August, 2023 |
3rd November, 2023
|
10 Weeks |
|
KCPE Period |
6th November, 2023 |
9th November, 2023 |
4 Days |
|
KCSE Period |
10th November, 2023 |
1st December, 2023 |
3 Weeks |
|
KCSE Marking |
2nd January, 2023
|
23rd January, 2023
|
3 Weeks |
