School Term Schedule for 2026 Released

COLOMBO(News 1st); The school term schedule for next year has been released.

Accordingly, the first school term, conducted in two phases, will begin on January 1.

The first phase of the term will continue until February 13. The Ministry of Education said that schools will be given holidays from February 14 to March 2.

The second phase of the first school term will begin on March 3 and continue until April 10. 

Schools will then be closed for the Sinhala–Tamil New Year holidays from April 11 to April 19.

The second school term is scheduled to begin on April 20 and continue until July 24.

The third school term will also be implemented in two phases. The first phase will run from July 27 to August 7, followed by holidays from August 8 to September 6.

The second phase of the third school term will take place from September 7 to December 4.