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Kenyan schools open for Term One on Monday 4 January 2027 and close Term Three on 5 November, with KCSE examinations from 8 to 26 November, under the Ministry of Education's 2027 calendar dated 19 October 2026.
Kenya's Ministry of Education announced on 5 November 2026 that applications for 15 Chinese Government Scholarships for 2027/2028 must reach its Nairobi office by 18 November.
In the 2026/2027 round, Kenyan applicants first went through the Ministry of Education's preliminary selection, then applied online to the China Scholarship Council; the Ministry's deadline was 5:00 pm on 28 November 2025.
The Ministry of Education and KNEC had announced no date for 2026 KJSEA results or Grade 10 placement as of 30 October; last year's cycle ran from results on 11 December 2025 to reporting day on 12 January 2026.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba has named a national task team on school unrest, chaired by former University of Nairobi Vice-Chancellor Peter Mulwa Mbithi and sitting for 90 days, Kenyans.co.ke reported on 24 October 2026.
Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Migos Ogamba said Chinese-supplied equipment is in most Kenyan TVET institutions and the government will keep the partnership going, Xinhua reported on 13 October.
