Govt. schools closed on Friday for LG Polls

All Government schools will be closed on Friday (9) due to the 2018 Local Government Election due to be held on February 10 (Saturday), the Ministry of Education announced today. 

The Ministry also announced that 19 schools and two National Institutes of Education (NIEs) would be closed from tomorrow (7) until Friday (9) as they would be used for accepting and collecting ballot boxes and documents necessary for the upcoming poll. 

All schools are to be reopened for studies on February 12. 

The following schools and National Institute of Education will be closed from tomorrow (7):

Schools

1. D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo
2. Royal College, Colombo
3. Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara
4. St. John’s Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara
5. Ranabima Royal College, Kandy
6. Sri Sangamitta Balika National School, Matale
7. Gamini National School, Nuwara Eliya
8. Southlands College, Galle
9. Suchi National School, Hambantota
10. Madhya Maha Vidyalayam, Jaffna 
11. Hindu College, Batticaloa
12. Vipulananda MV, Trincomalee
13. Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya, Kurunegala
14. Sir John Kothalawala College, Kurunegala
15. Hindu College, Puttalam
16. Anuradhapura Madya Maha Vidyalaya
17. Viharamahadevi Balika Maha Vidyalaya, Badulla
18. Royal College, Badulla
19. Swarnajayanthi Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle

Colleges of Education 

1. Siyane National College of Education, Paththala Gedara
2. Pulathisipura National College of Education, Polonnaruwa

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