Get the official 2023 term dates for Primary schools, High or Secondary schools, and colleges in Kenya. That is closing and opening terms dates timetable (updated).

Ministry of education 2023 Term Dates for Schools in Kenya
The ministry of education has released the official revised 2023 term dates for schools. This calendar is the latest revised calendar.
2023 Pre-primary and primary schools terms dates
- 2023 KCPE: KPSE and KCPE begins on 30th October 2023 and ends on 2nd November 2023. More about KCPE 2022 Timetable or Grade 6’s KPSEA 2022 Timetable.
2023 Lower School Calendar
This calendar is applicable to all students in pre-primary and primary school pupils.
- Term 1: Opening dates (23rd January 2023), closing dates (21st April 2023) (13 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 3 days from 16th March 2023 to 19th March 2023)
- Holiday: from 22nd April 2023 to 7th May 2023 (2 weeks)
- Term 2: Opening Dates (8th May 2023), closing dates (11th August 2023) (14 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 3 days from 29th June 2023 to 2nd July 2023)
- Holiday: from 12th August 2023 to 27th August 2023 (2 weeks)
- Term 3: Opening Dates (28th August 2023), closing dates (27th October 2023)
- Holiday: from 28th October 2023 to 8th January 2024 (10 weeks)
2023 Secondary schools term dates (opening and closing)
- 2023 KCSE: KCSE begins on 3rd November 2023 and ends on 24th November 2023. More about KCSE 2022 Timetable.
2023 High School Calendar
This calendar is applicable to all secondary school students.
- Term 1: Opening dates (23rd January 2023), closing dates (21st April 2023) (13 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 3 days from 16th March 2023 to 19th March 2023)
- Holiday for first term: from 22nd April 2023 to 7th May 2023 (2 weeks)
- Term 2: Opening Dates (8th May 2023), closing dates (11th August 2023) (14 weeks) (There will be Half term break of 5 days from 27th June 2023 to 2nd July 2023)
- Holiday for second term: from 12th August 2023 to 27th August 2023 (2 weeks)
- Term 3: Opening Dates (28th August 2023), closing dates (27th October 2023)
- Holiday for third term: from 28th October 2023 to 8th January 2024 (10 weeks)
Teacher Training Colleges Calendar
Teacher training colleges will open for Term 2 on 23rd January 2023 and close on 21st April 2023. They will then proceed for a 3 weeks holiday from 22nd April 2023 to 7th May 2023.
Third Term opening date for colleges is 8th May 2023 and the closing date is 11th August 2023. College students will proceed for term three holiday from 12th August 2023 to 1st September 2023.
2023 Term 1 for colleges begins on 4th September 2023 and ends on 17th November 2023.
Other colleges and each university have their own opening schedule.
2023 School calendar highlight
- Schools will not have mid-break or half-term in term 3
- KCSE and KCPE exams will be in November
- There will be a break of 10 weeks to allow candidates to 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.
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With the calendar is and that a great job our c.s. But why students are still going for dawns and preps?
I love that program
That’s wonderful timetable I love it
That’s great
Well job done for the ministry
i trust that calendar
I like it
Thanks for that information
I like the way the calendar is followed.
Haay ! ni Sawa .
That nice
Kaa Holiday ingekuwa 2 years c ingekuwa Sawa
Kama akili ingekuwa memory was kutosahau ingekuwa sawa
Fantastic
Thanks CS Magoha
I love that
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.
Love it
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
I love this
Yeaap be happy under the kenyan g’vt. Love it too
that is wonderful job 4 our cs magoha
I love that
Ooohya noise
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
but holidays is short.why?
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