Sri Lanka, Dec. 9 -- All schools in the Western, Southern, Northern, Sabaragamuwa, Eastern and North-Central provinces will reopen for academic activities on Tuesday (16), the Secretary to the Ministry of Education, Nalaka Kaluwewe has announced.

Accordingly, out of the 10,076 schools in the country, 9,929 schools will be reopened on December 16.

Secretary Nalaka Kaluwewe noted that 147 schools affected by recent landslides and floods are not in a condition to resume academic activities next week.

He also stated that principals, teachers and non-academic staff of all schools reopening on December 16 must report for duty on December 15, and that a flexible dress policy will be followed for students as well as academic and non-academic s...