Sri Lanka, Dec. 23 -- The Education Ministry has announced a revision to the end dates of the 2025 academic year for government and government-approved private schools, including Pirivenas.

The academic year will now conclude on Monday, 22nd December 2025 for Sinhala and Tamil schools, and on Friday, 26th December 2025 for Muslim schools. Accordingly, school holidays will be observed from 23rd December 2025 to 4th January 2026 for Sinhala and Tamil schools, and from 27th December 2025 to 4th January 2026 for Muslim schools.

All schools are scheduled to begin the first phase of the first term of the 2026 academic year on Monday, 5th January 2026, following the circular issued on 9th December 2025.

The second and third terms of 2026 will...