No Time Change for School Hours

 

Education Ministry has released a special announcement to not changing school hours for the year 2026.

Detailed Circular will be released on 02.01.2026

• School Time 7.30 - 1.30
• Periods - 07
• Time of a single Period - 45 Minutes
• Grade 06 New Syllabus will be started on 21.01.2026

School Operations and Academic Activities for 2026

• School hours for Grades 5–13 will remain from 7.30 a.m. to 1.30 p.m., as before.
• The first school term will commence on 05.01.2026.
• There will be 7 periods per day for Grades 6–13, and each period will be 45 minutes in duration.
• New education reforms will be implemented in 2026 for Grade 1 and Grade 6.

Grade 6

• Under the new education reforms, academic activities for Grade 6 will officially commence on 21.01.2026.
• Learning modules for Grade 6 will be provided before the commencement of academic activities.

Grade 1

• Student identification for Grade 1 will take place on 05.01.2026.
• Academic activities for Grade 1 will commence on 29.01.2026.
• Activity books for Grade 1 will be provided before the commencement of academic activities.

Other Notes

• Textbooks for the other classes have already been distributed.
• The remaining sessions of the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination will be held from 12.01.2026 to 20.01.2026.
• The circular related to this announcement will be issued on 02.01.2026.