The Ministry of Education, Office of the Principal Secretary, and the State Department for Basic Education have released a revised schools (terms and dates) academic calendar (PDF) for 2023 pre-primary, primary, secondary, and teachers training colleges in Kenya.
All field officers in Kenya are to communicate with the institutions and ensure strict adherence to these opening, closing, and duration of schools term and dates as revised on the school academic calendar 2023.
Pre-primary, Primary and Secondary Schools Academic Calendar 2023
Activities | Opening | Closing | Duration |
| Term 1 | January 23, 2023 | April 21, 2023 | 13 weeks |
| Half term break | March 16, 2023 | March 19, 2023 | 3 days |
| Holiday | April 22, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | 2 weeks |
| Term 2 | May 8, 2023 | August 11, 2023 | 14 weeks |
| Half term break | June 29, 2023 | July 2, 2023 | 3 days |
| Holiday | August 12, 2023 | August 27, 2023 | 2 weeks |
| Term 3 | August 28, 2023 | October 27, 2023 | 9 weeks |
| Holiday | October 28, 2023 | January 8, 2023 | 10 weeks |
| KCPE & KPSEA | October 30, 2023 | November 2, 2023 | 4 days |
| KCSE | November 3, 2023 | November 24, 2023 | 3 weeks |
| KCSE Marking | November 27, 2023 | December 15, 2023 | 3 weeks |
Academic Calendar for Teachers Training Colleges 2023
Activities | Opening | Closing | Duration |
| Term 1 | August 29, 2022 | December 2, 2022 | 14 weeks |
| Term 2 | January 23, 2023 | April 21, 2023 | 13 weeks |
| Holiday | April 22, 2023 | May 7, 2023 | 2 weeks |
| Term 3 | May 8, 2023 | August 11, 2023 | 14 weeks |
| Holiday | August 12, 2023 | September 1, 2023 | 3 weeks |
| Term 1 | September 4, 2023 | November 17, 2023 | 11 weeks |
| Holiday | November 19, 2023 | December 31, 2023 | 6 weeks |
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