General19 April 2026

2nd school term begins tomorrow

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The second school term for 2026 at all government and government-approved private Sinhala and Tamil schools begins tomorrow (20).

The Ministry of Education announced that the fourth phase of the first school term for Muslim schools also commences tomorrow.

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