Get the official 2020/2021 terms dates for Primary schools, High or Secondary schools and colleges in Kenya. That is closing and opening terms dates timetable (updated).
Ministry of education 2021 Term Dates for Schools in Kenya
The ministry of education has released the official revised 2020/2021 term dates for schools. This calendar is the latest revised calendar
2021 Pre-primary and primary schools terms dates
- 2021 KCPE: KCPE begins on 22 March 2021 and ends on 24th March 2021
Completing 2020 Calendar
This is applicable to PP 1, 2 and 3, Grade 1, 2, 3, 5, 6, 7 pupils.
- 2021 Term 2 Holiday: From (20th March, 2021) to (9th May 2021) (7 weeks)
- Term 3: New Opening dates (10th May, 2021), Closing Dates (16th July 2021) (10 weeks) (Term three will have half term break of 3 days from (3rd June 2021 to 7th June 2021)
- Holiday: 17th July 2021 to 25th July, 2021 (1 week)
2021 Calendar
This calendar is applicable to all students in pre-primary and primary school pupils.
- Term 1: Opening Dates (26th July 2021), Closing dates (1st October 2021) (10 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 3 days from 26th August to 29th August 2021)
- Holiday: 2nd October 2021 to 10th October 2021 (1 week)
- Term 2: Opening dates (11th October 2021), closing dates (23dr December 2021) (11 weeks) (No half term break)
- Holiday: from 24th December 2021 to 2nd January 2022 (10 days)
- Term 3: Opening Dates (3rd January 2022), closing dates (4th March 2022) (9 weeks)
- Holiday: 5th Match 2022 to 24th April 2022 (7 weeks)
2021 Secondary schools term dates (opening and closing)
- 2021 KCSE: KCSE begins on 25th March 2021 and ends on 21st April 2021
Completing 2020 Calendar
This calendar is applicable to form 1, 2 and 3 students.
- Term 2 Holiday: 20th March, 2021 to 9th May 2021 (7 weeks)
- Term 3: New Opening dates (10th May, 2021), Closing Dates (16th July 2021) (10 weeks) (Term three will have half term break of 3 days from (3rd June 2021 to 7th June 2021)
- Holiday: 17th July 2021 to 25th July, 2021 (1 week)
2021 School Calendar
This calendar is applicable to all secondary school students.
- Term 1: Opening Dates (26th July 2021), Closing dates (1st October 2021) (10 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 3 days from 26th August to 29th August 2021)
- Holiday: 2nd October 2021 to 10th October 2021 (1 week)
- Term 2: Opening dates (11th October 2021), closing dates (23rd December 2021) (11 weeks) (No half term break)
- Holiday: from 24th December 2021 to 2nd January 2022 (10 days)
- Term 3: Opening Dates (3rd January 2022), closing dates (4th March 2022) (9 weeks)
- Holiday: 5th Match 2022 to 24th April 2022 (7 weeks)
2021 School calendar highlight
- Schools will not have mid break or half term
- KCSE and KCPE exams will be on March of each year
- There will be a break of 7 weeks to allow candidates do their national exams.
School Holidays Revision Past papers
Students who will be on holiday might be interested in KCSE and KCPE past papers with answers. You can download them from muthurwa.com in pdf (soft copy): Page KCSE revision Papers and KCPE revision Papers.
We will provide the latest updates in case of any changes from the ministry of education on the 2021/2022 Kenyan school term and calendar.
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Thanks for that information
Kaa Holiday ingekuwa 2 years c ingekuwa Sawa
Kama akili ingekuwa memory was kutosahau ingekuwa sawa
Fantastic
Thanks CS Magoha
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Why the security guard are chasing the student away are they the one who decide for their curriculum but big question is when is the real dates for all school opening we are tired of seeing them being in the house Ama ni venye the guards hawana habari?
good question
love this
nice job.
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Cool cs nice work 👍
Let the literate people lead our students to where they completed! The spirit of kenya!
When schools will be closed in skeldon and y skeldon have Saturday school
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Yeaap be happy under the kenyan g’vt. Love it too
that is wonderful job 4 our cs magoha
I love that
That’s right not allowed to change anything in that plz
Govt must do something on this pandemic thing and also more prayers needed on this
What about the others….will they use the same fomat over the coming years
The ministry of education is indeed doing a wonderful job l appreciate
Me too
Kindly supply me with term dates for Vocational Training Centres for the year 2020
I also need to know
Is there january intake for teacher’s training collages?
When will be form to student do their examination cancel