Velegram: EDUCATION" ‘Telephone 2344518 Ministry of Education & Sports é Website: www education. go. In any correspondence on never Kampala, Uganda This subject please quote no. ADM/085/157/01 27" October, 2023 To: Vice Chancellors of Public and Private Universities, All Chairpersons Local Council V, Al Resident District Commissioners, Executive Director, Kampala Capital City Authority All Chief Administrative Officers, All Town Clerks, Municipal Councils Al District Education Officers, All District Inspectors of Schools, All City and Municipal Education Officers, All City and Municipal Inspectors of Schools, All Directors of National Teachers’ Colleges All Principals of TETD, TVET and HET institutions All Headteachers: Government and Private Secondary, Technical/arm, Pre-Primary, Primary Schools, and Community Polytechnics. SCHOOLS AND OTHER INSTITUTIONS CALENDAR FOR 2024 1 PRIMARY, SECONDARY, TECHNICAL/FARM SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY POLYTE! Term From DAYS Term 1 | Monday 5" February, 2024 89 Days Term II | Monday 27" May, 202: Friday 23 Augu: 89 Days Term Ill | Monday 16" September, 2024 Friday 6" December 2024 | 82 Ds Total 260 Days Holidays Term —_—| From To i DAYS Ty Term | 4" May, 21 26" May, 2024 23 Days Holidays on Term | 24" August, 2024 15" September, 2024 23 Days Holidays ee[3 Term | 7" December, 2024 2 February, 2025 ‘| 57 Days ] | Holidays | | Total 103Days PROPOSED DATES FOR S.1, $5 AND YEAR I FOR TECHNICAL/FARM SCHOOLS AND COMMUNITY POLYTECHNICS START OF TERM 1 2024 Event Dates | Placement of P.7 leavers | 24 —25" January 2024 S1 Reporting for 1 Term 2024 | 12" February 2024 Placement of $.4 leavers 8 —9" February 2024 $5 Reporting for 1“ Term 2024 19" February 2024 Note: i Teaching and learning should start promptly at the beginning of each school term, and the school terms should not be cut short without prior written permission from the Permanent Secretary. ii, All Headteachers of Boarding Schools, especially those in Kampala C Mukono and Wakiso districts, should ensure that they stagger the starting dates for different classes over the week preceding the official opening and closing dates of the terms. This is intended to mitigate the inconveniences of traffic congestion ii All school open-days, visitation days and other annual functions should be set by individual schools and institutions during the school term. iv. School and institutions should sensitize parents and other stakeholders about the School Calendar. 2. TECHNICAL VOCATIONAL AND FARM INSTITUTES: VET CALENDAR 2024 | Period From To Duration | Term 1 | 1" February, 2024 ~ [03% May, 2024 90 days | Term 2 29" May, 2024 ; 24" ‘August, 2024 84 days Term 3 16" September, 2024 6” December, 2024 79 days Industrial pee ‘ Traininga UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLE OF COMMERCE: ES AND UGANDA COLLEGES, UGANDA TECHNICAL COLLEGES Year Semester _ | From To Duration Year 1 (2022/23 January | 1,,, 04" September, | 15" December, | 15 2022 Intake) - 2023 2023 Weeks Year | (2023/24 Intake) | 4, 04" September, | 15" December, | 15 2023 2023 Weeks ea 2022/23 - th hp pean ora Recess Term | 18" Deeember, | 9!" February, 08 Pereccateed uteeet 2023 2024 Weeks Year | (2023/2024 intake) | Recess Term | 18" December, | 28" January, 06 weeks 2024 Year 2 (2022/23 - January iat acl 2022 Intake) One 17" May, 2024 | 14 weeks a Year 1 (2023/2024 intake) | ‘Two ee 17" May, 2024 | 17 weeks M23 - January | Tc 18" May, 2024 | 02 June, 2024 | 2 Week s Year | (2023/2024 intake) | Recess Term | 18" May, 2024 | 23" August, 2024 We ear 2 (2022) - la = year eee 23 -Januaty | Recess Term | 03" June, 2024 | 23" August, 2024 | 12 weeks Year 2 (2022/23 - January 7... | 02" September, | 1“ December, : | 2022 Intake) riaaesainae 2024 2024 15 weeks 2 02" September, | 13" December, 22 2. ; Year 2 (2023/2024 intake) | One 2024 2024 17 weeks 02" September, | 13" December, o . : pel Year | (2024/2025 intake) | One 2024 saad 17 weeks | : a 16" December, | 31* January. 2. ; i : : Year 2 (2023/2024 intake) | Recess Term | 9g)40 3005 7 weeks ie B 16" December, | 31% January. 7 weeks. car 1 (2024/2025 intake . ys ee 1 (2024/2025 intake) | Recess Term 2024 3025 7 Te Year 2 (2023/2024 intake) | ‘Two pee 23" May, 2025 Year | (2024/2025 intake) | Two 3"! February, 23" May, 20252025 Year 2 (2023/2024 intake) Recess Term 2™ June, 2025 | Year I (2024/2025 intake) | R UGANDA COLL! 2™ June, 2025 Recess Term OF COMMERCE (BUSINESS/COOPERATIVE COLL aarpennvasep DE uuae 29" August, 2025 | Weoks | 29" August, 2025 he | Year/Semester From To No of weeks (Year 1 Sem 11) & | 2023/2024 (Year! sem!) i 04" September, 2023 22” December, Industrial training 3" January, 2024 cath 14 weeks Fae aoa — 6 weeks (2022/2023 (Year2 Seml) | and 2023/2024 Year 1 Sem nt 19" February, 2024 17" May, 2024 2022/2023 (Year2, Sem 11) | Finalists \ 27" May, 2024 23" August, 20244. HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTION: NURSING AND MIDWIFERY TRAININC : INSTITUTIONS, [mint eter | Duration January-June Semester | 29" January, 2024 28" June, 2024 2 weeks Holidays July, 2024 _ 19" July, 2024 19 days July-December 22" July, 2024 13" December, 2024 | 21 weeks Semester HME iad Holidays | 16" December, 2024 | January, 2 ALLIED HEALTH TRAINING INSTITUTIONS _ From aac aun | Duration January-June Semester __ 12" February, 2024 | 15" June, 2024 _17 weeks 17" June, 2024 13" July, 2024 28 days 14" July, 2024 | 11 August, 2024 | 27 days 12" August, 2024 | 14" December, 2024 | 17 weeks | Recess ‘Term _15" December, 2 15" January, 2025 30 days PRIMARY TEACHERS COLLE NATIONAL TEACHERS’ COLLEGES AND HEALTH TUTORS’ COLLEGES Primary Teachers Colleges, National Teachers’ Colleges and Health Tutors’ Colleges will run on the respective programmes of the universities they are affiliated to; that is, Makerere University for Health Tutors’ College, Mulago and Kyambogo University for the others. 6. EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS SPORTS CALENDAR 2024 ___ SPORTS AND GAMES ACTIVITY CALENDAR 2024 S/N |MONTH EVENT i HOST/V! Jeera ___ | Online Registration - Opens USSSA Offices — 2 [3% __[ISF Registration for Championships A Offic 3 [a ‘Talent Identification Camp - (Athletes Camp) 4 o" Elite Secondary — School ~— Championship. (Meeting) Ser ‘Talent Identification Camp - (Athleties Camp) 5 6 [25° —29" | Elite Secondary School Championship7 [24° 30" [Capacity Building ‘Training — (Coaching, | TBC | Refereeing, Officiation and Media) [8 [24™ —30" [Zonal Meetings and Work Plan 2024 All Zones FEBRUARY, 2024 | 9 3" Capacity Building Training TBC 10 [4™-10" Zonal Administration & Management All the 19 Zones nf Annual School Sports Symposium (ASSS) Kampala _ 12 [12 28" Fide World School Online Chess _ Online 13 14" Meeting NFs (Fresh Dairy/Football Boys ) USSSA fia [25" 2nd Inspection (National Competitions) Central Region 15 [26° -28" | FEASS - Annual General Assembly TBC [ _MARCH, 2024 16 [2 Launch Fresh Dairy Secondary School Games __| Kampala e7Ga| eke Annual School Sports Symposium (ASSS) Kampala 18 [3% - 20" Secondary School Qualifiers Kick Off (District) jous Venues: 15" - 18" | FEASSA Inspection (21st Edition) Uganda 19 _[30" Zonal Sports Administration & Management All the 19 Zones 20_| 28" Online Registration — Closes USSSA Offices 21_[28" Transfer Window - Closes A Offices E 30" Zonal Activations ~ Fresh Dairy Games Various Venues APRIL, 2024 735 [amas rn 's Kick Off (Zonal) is" Submission of Qualified Teams 19" — 20" Venue Preparation (National Competitions) 20" National Draws and Fixtures SSA 19” 29" | ISF World Schools Volleyball Championship | Belgrade, Serbia MAY, 2024 _ 28 [4 Coordination Meeting (all invited) A Offices: ZASSA 1“ preparatory meeting (NOC) USSSA Office Fresh Dairy Secondary School Games Central/Host econdary School Football Boys Championship | Central/Host ISF World Schools Cross Country ~__ | Nairobi, Kenya ISF World Schools Football World Cup Dalian P.R China _ Evaluation meeting SA Offices Ball Games II Zonal Qualifiers Various Venues Launch & Draws Ball Games II i K ala Meeting with NI’s (Ball Games II) 6ag: [its® Inspection — Ball Games II ___| Central Region 39 | 20" __ | FEASSA 2nd preparatory meeting (NOC) USSSA Office 40_ | 23" [ISF World Schools Basketball Championship | Macao, Chi 41__[29" —30" | Secondary School Swimming Gala Kampala JULY, 2024 a fair Coordination Meeting Ball Games II USSSA 2B (3° ISF World Schools Basketball Championship | Macao, 44 [9" 17" Secondary School National Ball Games II Central 45 | 20° aluation meeting USSSA Office 46 [227 SSA 3rd Preparatory Meeting (NOC) USSSA Office (47_[30" Registration of Teams for FEASSA USSSA AUGUST, 2024 z 48 [8* Ist Coordination\FE, USSSA Offic: 49 | 20" 2nd Coordination' USSSA Office 50__| 19" -27" EASSA GAMES 2024 Uganda [s1_[30" [Evaluation Meeting USSSA Office _SEPTEMBER, 2024 52 [55 oF Inspection of Competition Venues Host region 33. [14-15 Annual General Assembly (AGM) [ TBC, Uganda _ 34_[22"7 TC Commission Meeting — Evaluation USSSA Office 55 [29 Coordination Meeting (Beach Games) Soccer, | USSSA Office | Woodball, Volleyball 2024 56 | 30th Talent Identification and Training Camps TBC OCTOBER, 2024 e [57_ 10" 2nd Edition of School Mind Games WAKISHA 58 1 = 30th | Talent Identification and Training Camps TBC 59 ISF World Schools Gymnasiade Games Manama, Bahrain 60 Ist Inspection of Competition Venues TBC 61 ISF World Teachers Games France NOVEMBER, 2024 (62 5"— 10th | Secondary Schools National Beach Games| Entebbe, Kampala 24" USSSA Award Dinner. i NCS DECEMBER, 2024 : | 63 1°—20" | Capacity Building Training Various Venues 7. PUBLIC HOLIDAYS: New Year's Day (Across 19 Zones) _ 1 January | CdsLiberation Day Archbishop Janani Luwum Day International Women’s Day Good Fri Easter Sunday Easter Monday Idd EI Fitri Labour Day Uganda Martyrs’ Day lay National Heroes’ Day ‘ Idd Al Adhua | 8. OTHER IMPORTANT DAYS, ent | International Day of Education | School | evel Agricultural Education Fair tural Education Fair | District level Agri The National Population and House Hold Census International Menstrual Health and Hygiene day National level Agricultural Education Fair Day of African Child | International Teachers’ Day | International Day of Sports International Day for the Girl Child xteen Days of Activism to End Violence against Children 9. NOTES ON CALENDAR 26" January 16" February 8" March 29" March 31% March 1 April 10" April 1* May | 3" June 9" June 17" June 9" October 25" December 26" December THE SCHOOL CALENDAR Dates 24" January 18" to 22" March 2024 "15" to 19" April 2024 9" to 20" May 28" May 10" to 15" June 16" June 5" October 6" October 10" October 25" November December | to 10" | i. This calendar does not include dates for Private and Public Universities. Their dates are determined by the individual Universities. ii. The days as recorded on this calendar include public holidays and week- 8 Cad ends.i The number of weeks indicated for the semesters is based on a 7-day w iv. Changes in the schedules should be communicated to the Permanent Secretary Ministry of Education and Sports 10. COMPLIANCE BY ALL. This calendar must be complied with by all education institutions (Government and Private). Teaching shall not take place in any institution during designated holidays without the written permission of the Permanent Secretary ‘The dates indicated on this calendar may only be varied by management of a particular school/institution after obtaining written permission from the Permanent Secretary. Nonadherence of this calendar will attract disciplinary action against the implicated head of school/institution. ease Ismael Mulindwa FOR: PERMANENT SECRETARY Ce. Rt. Hon. Prime Minister Hon. Minister, Ministry of Education & Sports Hon. Minister of State for Higher Education Hon. Minister of State for Primary Education Hon. Minister of State for Sports All Honorable Members of Parliament Head Public Service/Secretary to Cabinet Deputy Head Public Service/Secretary Administrative Reform ry; Ministry of Finance Permanent Secretary/Secretary to the Tr Planning and Economic Development Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Public Service Permanent Secretary, Ministry of Local Government Permanent Secretary, Prime Minister's Office Principal Private Secretary to HLE. the President etary to H.E the Vice President The Executive Secretary, Uganda National Examinations Board 9 Principal Private- Uganda Busi Technical Examination Board - Uganda Allied Health Examination Board ‘The Executive Secretary Uganda Nurses and Midwives Examination. Board. The Director - National Curriculum Development Center The Director - Directorate of Education Standards Chair, Education Development Partners Education Secretaries: - Uganda Catholic Secretariat - The Province of the Church of Uganda - Muslim Supreme Council = Uganda Muslim Education Association - Seventh Day Adventists Church - ‘The Orthodox Church in Uganda General Secretary, Federation of Non-state Education Institutions of Uganda Heads of Uganda National ‘Teachers’ Union Schools Headteachers of apps The Chairperson, Association of Secondary Uganda 10