All Govt. schools to be closed on Nov. 15

All Government schools islandwide will be closed on 15 November in respect of the Presidential Election which will be held on the following day (16), the Ministry of Education announced. 

The Ministry said that the decision had been made following a request made by the Election Commission, that schools have to be utilised as polling or counting centres.

Accordingly, the statement noted that all schools would be handed over to Grama Niladhari offices after school hours on November 14.

The ministry also released a list of schools which will be used as counting centres for the presidential election on November 16.

The schools are as follows;

Colombo - D.S. Senanayake College, Royal College Colombo

Gampaha - Paththalagedara Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya

Kalutara - Musaeus College 

Kandy - Kandy Model School

Matale - Christ Church College

Nuwara Eliya - Gamini National College

Matara - Sujatha Vidyalaya

Galle - St. Aloysius' College

Hambantota -  Suvi National School

Jaffna - Central College

Batticaloa - Hindu College

Kurunegala - Sir John Kothalawala College, Maliyadeva Boys College

Puttalam - St. Andrew's Central College, Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya,

Anuradhapura - Central College

Badulla - Central College, Vishaka Girls' High School, Badulla

Monaragala - Royal College

Kegalle - Swarna Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalu Balika Vidyalaya