Nursery, primary and secondary schools will break for ‘half term’ in February after they reopened for first term in January.
The Ministry of Education has outlined the dates when public and private schools should go for mid term break and resume for more school activities.
According to the released calendar of activities all schools will start their ‘half term’ on 26th February 2025.
This means schools will break for half term on 25th February 2025. Schools will resume on 2nd March 2025.
However secondary schools are known to break for half term much earlier than primary schools and are likely to release their learners on 22nd February 2025.
At the same time the Ministry schedule shows schools will start co-curricular activities immediately after resuming from the half term break.
According to the schedule primary, junior and secondary schools will have separate outdoor activities.
However unlike last years games and sporting activities, this year the Ministry has banned overage students from participating.
The Ministry has put an age cap for those who will be participating. In primary schools only learners aged below twelve years are eligible to play.
In junior secondary, a student must be below fifteen years of age to take part in the co-curricular activities.
In secondary schools the Ministry has banned adults from participating. Only students aged below eighteen years will take part.
Previously the Ministry had put an age limit to student participants but lifted it after an outcry from schools.
The age limit was put to create fairness and protect the minor students from possible injuries as a result of engaging with more mature colleagues in the field.
TERM ONE 2025 NATIONAL CO-CURRICULAR ACTIVITIES CALENDAR
SECONDARY SCHOOLS SPORTS (UNDER 18)
TERM 1
(5th – 13th APRIL 2025)
Rugby 15s, Athletics, Basketball 5×5, Hockey, Handball, Cross Country, Swimming
Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa
Clinic: 5th – 7th April. 2025
Arrival of teams: 6th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8th – 12th April, 2025
Closing Date: 12th April – Shanzu
TTC Departure: 13 th April, 2025
SECONDARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS SPORTS – 2025
TERM 1
(5th – 13th APRIL 2025)
Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa
Clinic: 5th – 6th April, 2025
Arrival of teams: 6th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7th April 2025 Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8th – 12th April, 2025
Closing Date: 12th April — Sahajanand Special
Departure: 13th April, 2025
PRIMARY SCHOOLS (UNDER 12)
TERM 1
(5th -12th APRIL, 2025)
Athletics, Kids athletics, Gymnastics, Cross country
Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa
Clinic: 5th – 6th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7th April 2025 -Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8th – 11 th April, 2025
Closing Date: 11 th April – NYS Grounds Likoni
Departure: 12th April, 2025
PRIMARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS
TERM 1
(5th – 12th APRIL 2025)
Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa
Clinic: 5th – 6th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8th – 11 th April, 2025
Closing Date: 11 th April – Ziwani School for the Deaf
Departure: 12th April 2025
JUNIOR SCHOOLS (UNDER 15)
TERM 1
(5th – 12th APRIL, 2025)
Athletics’, Cross-Country, Basket Ball 5*5, Rugby 7’s, Swimming
Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa
Clinic: 5th – 6th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8th – 11 th April, 2025
Closing Date: 11 th April — NYS Ground, Likoni
Departure: 12th April 2025
NATIONAL DRAMA AND FILM FESTIVAL
TERM 1
(7th – 19th APRIL, 2025)
Host Region: Rift Valley
Host County: Nakuru
Venue: Afraha High School
Reporting: 7th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 8th April, 2025 Afraha High
Action Days: 8th – 14th April, 2025
Gala Concert: 15th – 16th April, 2025
State Concert: 18th April, 2025
Departure: 19th April, 2025
