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Education Ministry releases new 2020 school calendar

The Ministry of education has revised the 2020 school calendar for all primary and secondary schools. In the new calendar learners in Grade 4, Class 8 and Form Four will begin their 2020 second term on Monday, 12th October, 2020. The term will last for 11 weeks and the closing date has been set to be December 12, 2020. The term has been shortened from the previous (normal) duration of 14 weeks.

Term 3 will last for 11 weeks; starting on January 4, 2021 to March 19, 2021.

The Kenya Certificate of Primary Education, KCPE, examinations are set to start on March 22, 2021 and end on March 24, 2021; lasting for only 3 days. On its part, the Kenya Certificate of Secondary education, KCSE, examinations will commence on March 25, 2021 and end on April 16, 2021; taking 3 weeks and 2 days.

Marking of the 2020 KCSE examinations will kick off on April 19, 2021 and end on May 7, 2021. This will last for three weeks. The Kenya National Examinations Council, KNEC, is expected to release the revised KCSE and KCPE timetables.

Here is the revised 2020 school calendar;

S/NACTIVITYGRADE/CLASS/FORMOPENING DATECLOSING DATEDURATION
1TERM 2Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 412/10/202023/12/202011 weeks
2TERM 2 HOLIDAYGrade 4, Class 8 and Form 424/12/202001/01/20211 week
3TERM 3Grade 4, Class 8 and Form 404/01/202119/03/202111 weeks
4KCPE EXAMSClass 822/03/202124/03/20213 Days
5KCSE EXAMSForm 425/03/202116/04/20213 weeks and 2 days
6EXAM MARKINGKCSE19/04/202107/05/20213 weeks
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