Government Adjust Dates for Second and Third Terms of School.
The government has decided to prolong the dates of the current academic year’s second and third terms of instruction due to the ongoing flooding.
The changes to the school calendar will not impact the Kenya Certificate of Secondary Education test, which is set to begin in November for Form Four applicants.
Nursery, primary, and secondary schools were originally scheduled to start their second term on April 29 in accordance with this year’s educational timetable. However, because of the water, this reopening was postponed until today, May 6.
President William Ruto stated on Friday that all school reopenings will be postponed indefinitely during a national speech. 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 shuttered for more than seven months.
Online learning may 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 initially 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 issue that exists right now, thus 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 moment, Mr. Machogu said. He voiced hope that the rains will stop soon and that schools will be able to reopen when things get better.
Government Adjust Dates for Second and Third Terms of School.
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