Sri Lanka

The Ministry of Education says that the second phase of the first school term of academic year 2025 in all government schools and government-approved private schools will commence today (01).The first phase of the first school term ended on the 14 March 2025.However, the Ministry of Education had decided to grant a holiday for Muslim schools today in observance of the Ramadan festival.Meanwhile, the health sector is requesting parents to pay attention to the spread of chickenpox among children these days.





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