December 30, Colombo (LNW): The Ministry of Education has confirmed a significant change to the school calendar for 2025, with the number of school days being reduced from 210 to 181.
This adjustment comes in response to a range of factors, including the numerous public holidays observed throughout the year and delays in the start of the first school term.
The revised schedule will impact all government-run schools, government-approved private institutions, and Pirivenas across the country.
The adjustment is designed to provide schools with more flexibility in light of these disruptions.
Under the new plan, students will return to their classrooms on January 02, 2025, for the final three weeks of the third term from the previous academic year.
This term will run until January 24, after which the 2025 academic year will officially commence on January 27.
The Ministry’s decision follows the announcement that the 2025 calendar will feature 26 public holidays, with 22 of these falling on weekdays.
This heavy concentration of weekday holidays has made it increasingly difficult to maintain the originally proposed 210-day school year.
With these interruptions, it has become clear that a more manageable number of school days is necessary for both students and teachers.
