Southern Province schools : Notice from Education Ministry

October 10, 2023 at 10:43 AM

All government schools in the Galle and Matara Districts will reopen tomorrow, (October 11), the Education Secretary to the Southern Province announced.

According to the Education Secretary, however, schools affected by floods will remain closed until further notice.

The Education Ministry decided to close all government schools in the Galle and Matara Districts on Monday and Tuesday this week due to the inclement weather experienced in the areas in the past few days.

As a result, the Governor of the Southern Province also decided at the time, to postpone indefinitely Term Tests in schools in the province, which were scheduled to start from October 12.

However, the schools in the province, except those affected by floods will resume academic activities from tomorrow. (NewsWire)