Schools across the country are resuming academic activities today with the commencement of the first phase of the first term of the 2026 academic year, the Ministry of Education announced.
The reopening applies to all government schools, government-approved private schools, and pirivenas, in accordance with the academic calendar outlined in a circular issued on December 9, 2025. The Ministry had previously concluded the 2025 academic year on December 22 for Sinhala and Tamil schools, while Muslim schools closed for the year on December 26.Under ongoing education reforms, revised curricula are scheduled to be introduced in stages. The new syllabus for Grade 6 will come into effect on January 21, 2026, followed by the updated Grade 1 curriculum beginning on January 29. Despite this timeline, administrative processes for admitting students to Grade 6 in other schools based on the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination results will commence today and continue throughout the week.
The Ministry also noted that several schools currently serving as temporary shelters for families displaced by Cyclone Ditwah will remain closed until further notice.The first phase of the first school term will run until January 9, 2026. Meanwhile, the remaining papers of the G.C.E. Advanced Level examination, which were postponed due to the cyclone, are scheduled to be conducted from January 12, 2026.
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