The government is planning to shorten the second term mid-term break and August holiday to recover the learning period lost due to the Covid-19 outbreak in the country.
Education Cabinet Secretary Prof. George Magoha says should schools be re-opened within the next one month as expected there will be a loss of seven weeks on the school calendar.
According to the Education CS, to ensure completion of the syllabus within the scheduled time, the second term mid-term break will be shortened by four days and the August holiday by two weeks.
The Ministry says it will further adjust the school day to have longer learning hours.
“The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic in Kenya led to the closure of schools on March 15, 2020 three weeks earlier than scheduled. The Ministry has further extended the reopening for the second term by one month effective from May 4, 2020. The net effect is the loss of seven weeks of school calendar,” said Prof. Magoha.
He made the revelation while responding to queries by Parliament on various measures taken by the Education Ministry in the wake of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The CS maintained that the government has not made plans yet to postpone this year’s KCPE and KCSE exams.