Just in case you do not have the newly released transitional academic calendar, you can now download the Full 2023 Academic Calendar for SHS, TVET, JHS and KG to Basic 6 here.
The calendars are two different kinds.
Full 2023 Academic Calendar for SHS, TVET, JHS and KG to Basic 6 – Download
Second Cycle Schools Full 2023 Academic Calendar
The first one is the calendar as released by the Ministry of Education for second cycle schools. Thus Secondary schools and TVET schools. Click on the download button and continue until you see the page below and click to download what you want.

To download the timetable, click on the button below.
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If it does not work for you, test the link
Basic schools Full 2023 Academic Calendar
The other one a complete calendar for basic schools thus Junior High School, Basic 1 to 6 and KG1 and KG2.
Per the calendar, the first term starts on 10th January 2023 and end on April 20th 2023. The first term vacation starts on 21sy April to 1st May, 2023.
Term Two starts on 2nd May 2023 and end on 9th August, 2023. This will be followed by vacation from 10th August 2023 to 21st August 2023.
The final term (Term 3) commences on 22nd August 2023 and ends on 16th November, 2023.
Click the button below to download. Or the link after the download button.
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