Monday declared a special holiday for schools

September 15, 2022 at 2:58 PM

The Ministry of Education has declared Monday, the 19th of September a holiday for government schools and government-approved private schools. 

The Ministry said that the holiday has been provided in line with the holiday declared for state institutions on Monday. 

The government has declared Monday a holiday for state employees in view of the passing of the United Kingdom’s longest-serving monarch, Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.

Monday, the 19th of September 2022 has been declared a day of mourning in Sri Lanka to honour the late Queen Elizabeth II. (NewsWire)