The 2022 academic year has been adjusted by MoE for four term and five national examinations i.e. two KCPE, two KCSE examinations of which one KCSE and one KCPE are due to conclude in March and April 2022 and one assessment for the leading class of new potential Is. based curriculum that will meet grade 6.
The third term of the academic year 2021 began on January 3, 2022 and ended on March 4, 2022 paving the way for the 2021 KCPE and KCSE examinations. KCPE exams completed on 9th March as KCSE exams also expected to end on 1st April 2022.
The term of 2022 will start from the 25th day of the month of 1st April. There will be a three-day mid-term holiday from May 26 to May 29, 2022.
*Term dates for all learners*
*Guidelines on Opening Dates Closing Dates Period*
Term 1.
Opening date. Last date
25/04/2022. 1/7/2022 10 weeks
Half Term Break Term 1 2022
26/05/2022. 29/5/2022 3 days
Holiday break term 1.
2/7/2022 to 10/7/2022 1 week
Term 2
Opening date. Last date.
11/7/2022. 16/9/2022. 10 weeks
Half term break
11/8/2022. 3 days until 14/8/2022
(Adjustments expected here by MoE to meet elections in Kenya)
Holiday
From 17/09/2022. 25/9/2022 up to 1 week
Term 3
Opening date. Last date.
26/09/2022 to 25/11/2022 9 weeks
KCPE Exam
28/11/2022. 1/12/2022 4 days
KCSE Exam
1/12/2022. 3 weeks, 1 day until 23/12/2022
KCSE Marking
2/1/2023 to 20/1/2023 3 weeks
The first term will end on June 2, paving the way for a short break on June 10, 2022.
The second term of the year 2022 will start on 11 June and will end on 16 September 2022. There will also be a mid-term holiday of 10 weeks and three days in this term, which will be between August 11 and August 14, 2022.
The final term of 2022 will start on 26th September and end on 25th November 2022 and will pave the way for both KCPE and KCSE national exams.
Then KCPE 2022 will start on 28th November and will end on 1st December 2022.
KCSE for 2022 will start from 1st December and will end on 23rd December 2022.
The national kcse marking exercise will take place between 2 January 2023 and 20 January 2023.
