Education Ministry issues official school term calendar for 2026
September 13, 2025 01:00 pm
The Ministry of Education (MoE) has announced the official school term calendar for the year 2026, applicable to all Government and Government-approved private schools.
Accordingly, the term calendar for Sinhala, Tamil, and Muslim schools is as follows:
Sinhala and Tamil Schools
First Term
- First Phase: 1 January 2026 to 13 February 2026 (Holidays: 14 February to 2 March 2026)
- Second Phase: 3 March 2026 to 10 April 2026 (Holidays: 11 April to 19 April 2026)
Second Term
- 20 April 2026 to 24 July 2026
Third Term
- First Phase: 27 July 2026 to 7 August 2026 (Holidays: 8 August to 6 September 2026)
- Second Phase: 7 September 2026 to 4 December 2026
Muslim Schools
First Term
- First Phase: 1 January 2026 to 13 February 2026 (Holidays: 14 February to 22 March 2026)
- Second Phase: 23 March 2026 to 10 April 2026 (Holidays: 11 April to 19 April 2026)
- Third Phase: 20 April 2026 to 30 April 2026 (Holidays: 01 May to 03 May 2026)
Second Term
- First Phase: 4 May 2026 to 26 May 2026 (Holidays: 27 May to 31 May 2026)
- Second Phase: 1 June 2026 to 31 July 2026
Third Term
- First Phase: 3 August 2026 to 2 September 2026 (Holidays: 3 September to 6 September 2026)
- Second Phase: 7 September 2026 to 4 December 2026
