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<div class="field field--name-field-credit-other field--type-string field--label-hidden field__item">The <strong><a href="https://educationnewshub.co.ke/">Ministry of Education</a></strong> has released the official 2026 academic calendar and term dates for all basic education institutions across the country.</div>
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<p>The new schedule, signed by Principal Secretary Julius Bitok, will apply to pre-primary, primary, junior, senior, and secondary schools, as well as diploma teacher training colleges.</p>
<h3>First Term Dates 2026</h3>
<p>According to the circular dated October 9, 2025, all schools will open for the first term on January 5, 2026, and close on April 2, 2026, after 13 weeks of learning. Learners will then proceed on a three-week April holiday before resuming for the second term on April 27, 2026.</p>
<p>The first term will also include a half-term break between February 25 and March 1, 2026, giving students and teachers five days off before continuing with the remainder of the term.</p>
<h3>Second Term Dates 2026</h3>
<p>The second term will run for 14 weeks and end on July 31, 2026. Learners will then go on a three-week holiday from August 3 to August 21, 2026. According to the government, the half-term break is also scheduled between June 24 and June 28, 2026.</p>
<h3>Third Term and Exam Dates 2026</h3>
<p><strong><a href="https://educationnewshub.co.ke/category/latest-ducation-news/knec-schools-portal/">Schools</a></strong> will reopen for the crucial third and final term on August 24, 2026, and close on October 23, 2026, after nine weeks of learning. Examinations will then follow immediately, beginning on October 26, 2026, across different levels of the new competency-based curriculum.</p>
<p>The Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA) will begin on October 26, 2026, and end on October 29, while the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) and the Kenya Junior School Education Assessment (KJSEA) will also start on the same date.</p>
<p>The Kenya Pre-Vocational Level Education Assessment (KPLEA) is set to commence on November 2, 2026.</p>
<h3>KCSE Dates 2026</h3>
<p>The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) will kick off on November 2, 2026, and end on November 20, 2026, paving the way for an eight-week December holiday.</p>
<h3>December Holiday 2026</h3>
<p>The December long holidays will run for 10 weeks, beginning on October 26 and ending on January 1, 2027.</p>
<h3>Diploma Colleges 2026 Term Dates</h3>
<p>In addition to basic education institutions, the ministry has also released the 2026 academic calendar for diploma teacher training colleges. The colleges will open on January 6, 2026, and close on April 2, 2026, for the first term.</p>
<p>The second term will run from April 27 to July 31, while the third term will begin on August 24 and end on November 6, 2026. They will then proceed on a holiday from the December holiday on November 9, 2026, and end the same on January 1, 2027.</p>
<p>https://educationnewshub.co.ke/2024-2025-school-academic-calendar-term-dates/</p>
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