Sri Lanka, April 1 -- The second phase of the first school term for 2025 in government and government-approved Sinhala and Tamil private schools begins today (01) and will continue until April 11.

The first phase ended on March 14 due to the Ordinary Level examination, which commenced on March 17. The Ministry of Education has granted a holiday for Muslim schools today in view of the Ramadan festival.

The third phase of the first school term is scheduled from April 21 to May 09, while the second school term will run from May 14 to August 07. The third school term will be held in two phases, from August 18 to October 17 and November 17 to December 19.

Meanwhile, the Department of Examinations has announced that the evaluation of answer ...