01/07/2026

Sri Lanka Education July 01, 2026

School Term Dates 2026 – Second Term Ends & Third Term Begins

Sri Lanka school term completion and commencement dates for July and August 2026

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School Term Dates 2026

Second Term Completion and Third Term Commencement

Important dates have been announced for the completion of the second school term and the commencement of the first phase of the third school term in Sinhala, Tamil and Muslim schools.

Sinhala and Tamil Schools

24 July 2026

Term Completion

Completion of the second school term in Sinhala and Tamil schools.

27 July 2026

Term Commencement

Commencement of the first phase of the third school term in Sinhala and Tamil schools.

Muslim Schools

31 July 2026

Term Completion

Completion of the second school term in Muslim schools.

03 August 2026

Term Commencement

Commencement of the first phase of the third school term in Muslim schools.

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සිංහල

සිංහල හා දෙමළ පාසල්වල දෙවන පාසල් වාරය 2026 ජූලි 24 වන දින අවසන් වන අතර, තෙවන පාසල් වාරයේ පළමු අදියර 2026 ජූලි 27 වන දින ආරම්භ වේ. මුස්ලිම් පාසල්වල දෙවන වාරය 2026 ජූලි 31 වන දින අවසන් වන අතර, තෙවන වාරයේ පළමු අදියර 2026 අගෝස්තු 03 වන දින ආරම්භ වේ.

தமிழ்

சிங்கள மற்றும் தமிழ் பாடசாலைகளின் இரண்டாம் தவணை 2026 ஜூலை 24ஆம் திகதி நிறைவடைவதுடன், மூன்றாம் தவணையின் முதலாம் கட்டம் 2026 ஜூலை 27ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமாகும். முஸ்லிம் பாடசாலைகளின் இரண்டாம் தவணை 2026 ஜூலை 31ஆம் திகதி நிறைவடைவதுடன், மூன்றாம் தவணையின் முதலாம் கட்டம் 2026 ஆகஸ்ட் 03ஆம் திகதி ஆரம்பமாகும்.

Full School Calendar 2026

Click the button below to check the complete Sri Lanka school calendar for 2026.

📅 View Full School Calendar 2026

Important: Schools, teachers, parents and students are advised to check official announcements for any subsequent amendments to the school calendar.

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Vacancies 2026 July 01, 2026

July 2026 Events Calendar Sri Lanka – Exams, Courses, Vacancies, Salary Dates & School Activities

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📅 July 2026 UPDATES

Instructions:
This page shows important updates from today until 31 July 2026. Closing Soon means vacancies, courses and applications from Guruwaraya updates. Scheduled means examination calendar events. Click View Details to read the full information.

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30/06/2026

Sri Lanka June 30, 2026

Colombo Marathon 2026 – Race Categories, Rules and Online Application

Colombo Marathon 2026 race categories, rules and online registration under the theme Steps for Peace and Humanity

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International Running Event

Welcome to Colombo Marathon 2026

Steps for Peace and Humanity

A major international sporting event bringing together children, recreational runners, elite athletes, schools, sports clubs and international participants through the shared values of peace, friendship, humanity and healthy living.

Registration Closing Date

01 September 2026 Submit the online application before the deadline

Race Date

13 September 2026 Colombo Marathon 2026

Registration closes on 01.09.2026. The race will be held on 13.09.2026. Interested participants are advised to register early.

About Colombo Marathon 2026

Colombo Marathon 2026 is held under the theme “Steps for Peace and Humanity.” The event seeks to promote peace, unity, mutual respect and cooperation among people from different cultures, nations and communities through sport.

By bringing local and international participants together, the marathon demonstrates the ability of sport to connect people around a common purpose while encouraging friendship, social harmony and healthy lifestyles.

The event also supports the promotion of Sri Lanka as an international sports and tourism destination by highlighting the country’s natural beauty, cultural heritage, traditions and hospitality.

🕊️ Peace and Unity

🏃 Healthy Living

🌍 Global Participation

🇱🇰 Sports Tourism

Who Can Participate?

1 Children and young runners who meet the relevant category requirements.

2 Recreational runners and members of the general public.

3 Schools, sports clubs and organized running groups.

4 Professional and elite local athletes.

5 International athletes and overseas participants.

Race Categories

42.195 KM

Full Marathon

Age Requirement: 18 years and above

View Full Marathon Details

21.097 KM

Half Marathon

Age Requirement: 18 years and above

View Half Marathon Details

10 KM

10KM Run

Age Requirement: 16 years and above

View 10KM Run Details

5 KM

5KM Fun Run

Age Requirement: 15 years and above

View 5KM Fun Run Details

1.5 KM

Kids Run

Official Page Age Group: 6–12 years

View Kids Run Details

Age limits, registration requirements, medical documents and category conditions may vary. Participants should read the official rules and relevant race-category page before submitting an application.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

කොළඹ මැරතන් තරගය 2026

“සාමය සහ මනුෂ්‍යත්වය සඳහා පියවර” යන තේමාව යටතේ පැවැත්වෙන කොළඹ මැරතන් තරගය 2026, ක්‍රීඩාව මගින් සාමය, එකමුතුකම, මිත්‍රත්වය සහ සෞඛ්‍ය සම්පන්න ජීවන රටාවක් ප්‍රවර්ධනය කිරීම අරමුණු කරගත් ජාත්‍යන්තර ධාවන ඉසව්වකි.

ළමුන්, පාසල් සිසුන්, විනෝදාත්මක ධාවකයන්, ක්‍රීඩා සමාජ, වෘත්තීය ක්‍රීඩකයන් සහ විදේශීය සහභාගිවන්නන් සඳහා විවිධ ධාවන කාණ්ඩ විවෘත කර ඇත.

සහභාගිවීමට පෙර අදාළ වයස් සීමාව, නීති රීති, වෛද්‍ය අවශ්‍යතා සහ ලියාපදිංචි කිරීමේ උපදෙස් නිල වෙබ් අඩවියෙන් පරීක්ෂා කරන්න.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

கொழும்பு மரதன் 2026

“சமாதானம் மற்றும் மனிதநேயத்திற்கான அடிகள்” என்ற கருப்பொருளின் கீழ் நடைபெறும் கொழும்பு மரதன் 2026, விளையாட்டின் ஊடாக சமாதானம், ஒற்றுமை, நட்பு மற்றும் ஆரோக்கியமான வாழ்க்கை முறையை ஊக்குவிக்கும் சர்வதேச ஓட்ட நிகழ்வாகும்.

சிறுவர்கள், பாடசாலை மாணவர்கள், பொழுதுபோக்கு ஓட்ட வீரர்கள், விளையாட்டுக் கழகங்கள், தொழில்முறை விளையாட்டு வீரர்கள் மற்றும் சர்வதேச பங்கேற்பாளர்களுக்காகப் பல்வேறு ஓட்டப் பிரிவுகள் ஏற்பாடு செய்யப்பட்டுள்ளன.

விண்ணப்பிப்பதற்கு முன்னர் வயது வரம்பு, விதிமுறைகள், மருத்துவத் தேவைகள் மற்றும் பதிவுச் செயல்முறையை உத்தியோகபூர்வ இணையத்தளத்தில் சரிபார்க்கவும்.

Rules, Full Details and Online Application

Click the relevant button below to read the official information or complete the online registration.

Rules and Regulations Online Application Official Full Details

Category Details and Applications

Kids Run Details 5KM Fun Run Details 10KM Run Details Half Marathon Details Full Marathon Details Register Online

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School Students June 30, 2026

Foreign Leave for Government School Students – Circular 18/2026

Ministry of Education Circular 18/2026 on foreign leave for government school students

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Ministry of Education Circular No. 18/2026

Foreign Leave for Government School Students

Guidelines for granting foreign leave to students travelling abroad with their parents or guardians for personal requirements.

18/2026 Circular Number

08 June 2026 Date Issued

Grades 1–13 Applicable Students

Government Schools National and Provincial

Overview of the Circular

The Ministry of Education has issued Circular No. 18/2026 introducing updated procedures for granting foreign leave to students studying in government schools.

The circular applies to students from Grade 1 to Grade 13 in national and provincial government schools who need to travel abroad with their parents or legal guardians for personal requirements.

The required approving authority depends on the total duration of the requested foreign leave.

Authority Required to Approve Foreign Leave

Up to 31 Days School Principal

Approval may be granted by the principal of the national or provincial school.

Over 31 Days to 6 Months Zonal Director of Education

The application must be forwarded with the recommendation of the school principal.

Over 6 Months to 1 Year Provincial Director of Education

Approval must be obtained through the relevant education authorities.

Over 1 Year to 2 Years Relevant National or Provincial Authority

National-school applications are handled by the Director of Education responsible for national schools. Provincial-school applications are handled by the Provincial Director of Education.

Application Procedure

1 The parent or legal guardian should complete the prescribed application included as Annex 01 of the circular.

2 The completed application should be submitted through the principal of the school attended by the student.

3 Details of the student, reason for travelling, destination country and requested leave period should be clearly stated.

4 The application should be submitted at least two weeks before the intended date of departure.

5 Students should not leave the country before receiving the required official approval.

Important Conditions

1 Foreign leave for six months or more will not normally be granted during the academic year in which a student is admitted to Grade 1.

2 Special provisions may apply to children of government officers who are officially appointed or assigned to serve abroad.

3 Students receiving long-term foreign leave may be subject to additional conditions concerning continued schooling after returning to Sri Lanka.

4 A student should return to school within seven school days after the approved leave period ends.

5 A student who fails to return within the permitted period may be treated as having left the school from the eighth school day.

6 Re-admission may be considered according to available vacancies, applicable regulations and the relevant admission procedure.

Parents and guardians are advised to read the complete circular and use the official application form before making travel arrangements.

සිංහල සාරාංශය

රජයේ පාසල් සිසුන් සඳහා විදේශ නිවාඩු ලබාදීම

රජයේ පාසල්වල 1 ශ්‍රේණියේ සිට 13 ශ්‍රේණිය දක්වා අධ්‍යාපනය ලබන සිසුන් පෞද්ගලික අවශ්‍යතා සඳහා දෙමාපියන් හෝ නීත්‍යානුකූල භාරකරුවන් සමඟ විදේශගත වන අවස්ථාවලදී විදේශ නිවාඩු ලබාදීමේ ක්‍රමවේදය මෙම 18/2026 චක්‍රලේඛයෙන් දක්වා ඇත.

දින 31ක් දක්වා නිවාඩු පාසල් විදුහල්පතිවරයා විසින් අනුමත කළ හැක. දින 31කට වැඩි කාලයක් සඳහා අදාළ කලාප, පළාත් හෝ ජාතික පාසල් අධ්‍යාපන බලධාරීන්ගේ අනුමැතිය ලබාගත යුතුය.

විදේශගත වීමට අවම වශයෙන් සති දෙකකට පෙර නියමිත අයදුම්පත විදුහල්පතිවරයා මාර්ගයෙන් ඉදිරිපත් කළ යුතු අතර අනුමැතිය ලැබීමට පෙර විදේශගත නොවිය යුතුය.

අනුමත නිවාඩු කාලය අවසන් වූ පසු පාසල් දින හතක් ඇතුළත නැවත පාසලට වාර්තා නොකළහොත් සිසුවා පාසලෙන් ඉවත් වූ අයෙකු ලෙස සැලකිය හැක.

தமிழ் சுருக்கம்

அரச பாடசாலை மாணவர்களுக்கான வெளிநாட்டு விடுமுறை

அரச பாடசாலைகளில் தரம் 1 முதல் தரம் 13 வரை கல்வி கற்கும் மாணவர்கள் தனிப்பட்ட தேவைகளுக்காக பெற்றோர் அல்லது சட்டபூர்வமான பாதுகாவலர்களுடன் வெளிநாடு செல்லும்போது வெளிநாட்டு விடுமுறை வழங்குவதற்கான நடைமுறைகள் சுற்றறிக்கை 18/2026 மூலம் அறிவிக்கப்பட்டுள்ளன.

31 நாட்கள் வரையான விடுமுறையை பாடசாலை அதிபர் அனுமதிக்கலாம். 31 நாட்களுக்கு மேற்பட்ட விடுமுறைகளுக்கு கால எல்லைக்கு ஏற்ப வலயக் கல்விப் பணிப்பாளர், மாகாணக் கல்விப் பணிப்பாளர் அல்லது தேசிய பாடசாலைகளுக்குப் பொறுப்பான கல்விப் பணிப்பாளரின் அனுமதி பெறப்பட வேண்டும்.

மாணவர் வெளிநாடு செல்லவுள்ள திகதிக்கு குறைந்தது இரண்டு வாரங்களுக்கு முன்னர் அதிபர் ஊடாக உரிய விண்ணப்பத்தைச் சமர்ப்பிக்க வேண்டும். அனுமதி பெறுவதற்கு முன்னர் வெளிநாடு செல்லக்கூடாது.

அனுமதிக்கப்பட்ட விடுமுறை முடிவடைந்த பின்னர் ஏழு பாடசாலை நாட்களுக்குள் பாடசாலைக்கு மீண்டும் சமூகமளிக்காத மாணவர், எட்டாவது பாடசாலை நாளிலிருந்து பாடசாலையை விட்டு விலகியவராகக் கருதப்படலாம்.

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Sri Lanka Principals Service June 30, 2026

Sri Lanka Principals Service English Language Examination Results 2025 (2026)

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Sri Lanka Principals Service English Language Examination Results 2025 (2026)

Examination held on 15 March 2026. The official pass mark is 40 or above.

English

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සිංහල

අයදුම්කරුගේ නම හෝ විභාග අංකය භාවිතයෙන් ප්‍රතිඵල සොයන්න. ලකුණු වැඩිම සිට අඩුම දක්වා ලැයිස්තුව සකස් කර ඇත.

தமிழ்

பரீட்சார்த்தியின் பெயர் அல்லது சுட்டெண் மூலம் பெறுபேற்றைத் தேடலாம். அதிக மதிப்பெண்களிலிருந்து குறைந்த மதிப்பெண்கள் வரை பட்டியல் அமைக்கப்பட்டுள்ளது.

808Total Candidates

364Passed - 40 or Above

154Failed - Below 40

287Absent

3Cancelled

93Highest Mark

Important: The merit order below is an automatically rearranged view created for easy reference. The official PDF result sheet remains the authoritative document.

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