Govt Extends 2nd & 3rd Term School Dates
Govt Extends 2nd & 3rd Term School Dates
Govt Extends 2nd & 3rd Term School Dates
Government Postpones Second and Third Term Classes. Because of the ongoing flooding, the government has decided to extend the dates of the second and third terms of instruction for the current academic year.
The Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education exam, which is scheduled to start in November for Form Four applicants, will not be impacted by the changes to the school calendar.
According to this year’s educational schedule, the second term of nursery, primary, and secondary schools was originally set to begin on April 29. But this reopening was delayed until today, May 6, due to the water.
President William Ruto announced on Friday that all school reopenings would be postponed indefinitely during a national address. He did not, however, elaborate on how online instruction would continue, as it had done in the past during the Covid-19 pandemic when schools were closed for more than seven months.
Online learning can go on, according to Ezekiel Machogu, Cabinet Secretary for Education. While acknowledging the limitations of learning aids, he gave parents confidence that measures are being taken to guarantee that education proceeds without interruption.
He urged students to continue working hard on their studies at home, especially those in Form Four.
According to the academic calendar for this year, there were three weeks off between April 6 and 28 and a midterm break from February 29 to March 3. The first term ran for 13 weeks, starting on January 8 and ending on April 5.
The longest term is the second one, which was originally slated to run for 14 weeks, from April 29 to August 2. There was a three-week vacation scheduled from August 5 to 25, followed by a midterm break from June 20 to June 23. But this term has been disrupted by the flooding situation that exists right now, so it has been postponed indefinitely.
The shortest term, the third one, is scheduled to start on August 26 and last for nine weeks, concluding on October 25.
October 28 to October 31 are the dates of national exams, which include the Kenya Intermediate Level Education Assessment (KILEA) and the Kenya Primary School Education Assessment (KPSEA).
Since the last cohort moved to Form 1, there won’t be any candidates running for the Kenya Certificate of Primary Education (KCPE) this year due to the 8-4-4 system’s phase-out.
The KCSE exams won’t be postponed at this time, Mr. Machogu clarified. He voiced hope that the rains will stop soon and that schools will be able to reopen when things get better.
