Updated School Calendar: 2025 School Year Dates
The Ministry of Education has shared the updated school calendar for 2025.
This calendar includes important dates for school terms, breaks, and exams for various assessments like the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA), Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA), Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA), Kenya Prevocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA), and Kenya Certificate of Secondary School Education (KCSE).
According to the calendar from the Principal Secretary of Basic Education, schools will start Term 1 on January 6, 2025, and will close on April 4 after 13 weeks of classes. There will be a five-day mid-term break from February 26 to March 2.
Here are the key dates for the 2025 school year:
– Term 1: Starts on January 6, 2025, and ends on April 4, 2025, with a mid-term break from February 26 to March 2.
– April Holiday: A three-week break from April 7 to April 25, 2025.
– Term 2: Begins on April 28, 2025, and lasts for 14 weeks, ending on August 1, 2025. There will be a five-day mid-term break from June 25 to June 29, 2025.
– August Holiday: Schools will be closed for three weeks from August 4 to August 22, 2025.
– Term 3: Starts on August 25, 2025, and lasts for nine weeks, ending on October 24, 2025.
– December Holiday: The school year will finish on October 27, 2025, followed by a 10-week holiday until January 2, 2026.
National Exam Schedule for 2025
The calendar also includes important dates for national exams:
– KPSEA will take place from October 27 to October 30, 2025.
– KILEA will be from October 27 to October 31, 2025.
– KJSEA and KPLEA will run from October 27 to November 6, 2025.
– KCSE will start on November 3 and end on November 21, 2025.