Govt. schools closed on Friday for LG Elections: Ministry

6 February 2018 03:31 pm

All the government schools would be closed on Friday, February 9 due to the Local Government Elections to be held on Saturday 10, the Education Ministry said today.

The Ministry said that 19 other schools and two National Institutes of Educations (NIEs) would also be closed on February 7, 8 and 9.

The schools and the NIEs would be closed to issue and to collect ballot boxes, the Ministry said in the release. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)


Following schools would be closed to issue and to collect ballot boxes

D.S. Senanayake College, Colombo
Royal College, Colombo
Gnanodaya Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara
St John's Maha Vidyalaya, Kalutara
Ranabima Royal College, Kandy
Matale, Sri Sangamitta Balika National School
Nuwara Eliya, Gamini Central College School
Southlands College, Galle
Suchi National School, Hambantota
Central College, Jaffna
Hindu College, Batticaloa
Vipulananda Tamil Maha Vidyalaya, Trincomalee
Maliyadeva Girls' College, Kurunegala
Sir John Kothalawala College, Kurunegala
Hindu Central College, Puttalam
Central College, Anuradhapura
Viharamahadevi Girls School, Badulla
Royal College, Moneragala
Swarna Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle


Main counting centres
Southlands College, Galle
Suchi National School, Hambantota
Central College, Jaffna
Hindu College, Batticaloa
Central College, Anuradhapura


National Institutes of Educations
Siyane National College of Education, Veyangoda
Pulathisipura National College of Education, Polonnaruwa