Schools to go for mid term break in February 2025

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
(5^th – 13^th APRIL 2025)

Rugby 15s, Athletics, Basketball 5×5, Hockey, Handball, Cross Country, Swimming

Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa

Clinic: 5^th – 7^th April. 2025
Arrival of teams: 6^th April, 2025

Opening Ceremony: 7^th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8^th – 12^th April, 2025

Closing Date: 12^th April – Shanzu
TTC Departure: 13 ^th April, 2025

SECONDARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS SPORTS – 2025

TERM 1
(5^th – 13^th APRIL 2025)

Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa

Clinic: 5^th – 6^th April, 2025
Arrival of teams: 6^th April, 2025
Opening Ceremony: 7^th April 2025 Shanzu TTC

Action Days: 8^th – 12^th April, 2025
Closing Date: 12^th April — Sahajanand Special
Departure: 13^th April, 2025

PRIMARY SCHOOLS (UNDER 12)

TERM 1
(5^th -12^th APRIL, 2025)

Athletics, Kids athletics, Gymnastics, Cross country

Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa

Clinic: 5^th – 6^th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6^th April, 2025

Opening Ceremony: 7^th April 2025 -Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8^th – 11 ^th April, 2025

Closing Date: 11 ^th April – NYS Grounds Likoni
Departure: 12^th April, 2025

PRIMARY SPECIAL SCHOOLS ATHLETICS

TERM 1
(5^th – 12^th APRIL 2025)

Host Region: Coast
Host County: Mombasa

Clinic: 5^th – 6^th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6^th April, 2025

Opening Ceremony: 7^th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8^th – 11 ^th April, 2025

Closing Date: 11 ^th April – Ziwani School for the Deaf
Departure: 12^th 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: 5^th – 6^th April, 2025
Arrival of Teams: 6^th April, 2025

Opening Ceremony: 7^th April 2025- Shanzu TTC
Action Days: 8^th – 11 ^th April, 2025

Closing Date: 11 ^th April — NYS Ground, Likoni
Departure: 12^th 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

Click here to Download Complete Co-Curricular 2025 activities schedule for primary, junior and secondary schools as well as colleges