Ministry of Education Releases 2027 School Calendar – Check Term Dates

The Ministry of Education has released the 2027 academic calendar for pre-primary, primary, junior, senior secondary schools and Teachers Training Colleges.

In a circular dated October 19, 2026, from the Office of the Principal Secretary, State Department for Basic Education, the ministry outlined opening and closing dates for the entire 2027 academic year.

The circular was addressed to Regional Directors of Education, County Directors of Education and Sub-County Directors of Education.

Pre-Primary, Primary and Junior Schools 2027 Calendar

According to the circular, Term I will run for 14 weeks, opening on 4th January, 2027 and closing on 9th April, 2027. Learners will have a half-term break from 19th to 28th February, 2027.

The April holiday will run from 10th April to 2nd May, 2027.

Term II will open on 3rd May and close on 30th July, 2027, lasting 13 weeks. Half-term will be from 9th to 20th June. The August holiday will then run from 31st July to 29th August, 2027.

Term III will be the shortest at 10 weeks, running from 30th August to 5th November, 2027.

National assessments — KPSEA, KILEA, KJSEA and KPLEA — will be conducted from 1st to 5th November, 2027. The long December holiday will run from 8th November, 2027 to 3rd January, 2028.

Senior Secondary Schools 2027 Calendar

For Senior and Secondary schools, Term I will open on 4th January and close on 2nd April, 2027 (13 weeks), with a half-term from 19th to 28th February.

The April holiday will be longer at 4 weeks, from 3rd April to 2nd May, 2027.

Term II will run from 3rd May to 30th July, 2027 (13 weeks) with a 12-day half-term from 9th to 20th June. August holiday will be from 31st July to 29th August.

Term III will run from 30th August to 5th November, 2027. The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education (KCSE) examinations are scheduled to run from 8th November to 26th November, 2027, according to the circular.