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Students heading home during recent demonstrations. [Stafford Ondego, Standard]

The Ministry of Education said the official academic calendar remains unchanged.

In a statement issued on Wednesday, August 19, Education Cabinet Secretary Julius Ogamba insists that learners will return to school on Monday, August 24, 2026.

The CS has dismissed reports circulating on social media claiming that the reopening of schools for the third term has been postponed, warning parents, teachers, learners and education stakeholders against relying on unauthorised online notices.