The government has announced plans to rationalise the academic calendar starting next year to ensure equal-length school terms and end the school unrest that affected 204 schools so far.

🇰🇪 Breaking It Down

Under the new plan, all terms will have about 12 weeks, according to Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba.

Ogamba said on Wednesday, June 10, that the current structure, where the first term runs for 12 weeks, the second 14 weeks, and the third 9 weeks, will be reviewed and standardised.

“We are now going to rationalise that and have 12 weeks across the board. We are working on that. From the next academic year, school terms will be rationalised as part of the reforms we are doing to ensure that our students do not get exhausted,” Ogamba said during a press briefing.

📌 What You Need to Know

The proposal is part of broader reforms within the education sector aimed at reducing learner fatigue and creating a more balanced academic workload throughout the year.

📰 Source: Kenyans.co.ke