The government has decided to close 29 schools in the Colombo city from November 6th to 19th in view of the upcoming Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) scheduled to be held in Colombo, the Ministry of Education said. 6 more schools will also be closed from November 7, 8 and 9 during this period.
The schools that will be closed in the Colombo district from November 6th to 19th November 2013
- Mahanama College Colombo
- Baron Jayathilaka College, Maligawatle
- Rajasinghe College Maligawatte
- Ashoka Vidyalaya Maradana
- Ananda College, Maradana,
- Viharamahadevi Girls’ School, Maradana
- Sangaraja College, Maradana
- Holy Rosary Sinhala School Slave Island
- Holy Rosary Tamil School, Slave Island
- T.B Jayah College, Slave Island
- Al- Iqbal College, Slave Island
- Mihindu College. Keselwatte
- Al- Hikma College, Keselwatte
- Kotahena Central College
- St. Paul’s Girls’ School Milagiriya
- Hindu College, Bambalapitiya
- Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo-5
- Isipathana College, Colombo-5
- C.W.W. Kannan-gara Maha Vidyalaya, Borella
- Susamayawardena College, Borella
- Royal College, Colombo- 7
- D. S Senanayake College, Colombo- 7
- Thurstan College, Colombo-7
- Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalya Colombo- 5
- Ananda Balika Vidyalaya, Maradana
- Gothami Balika Vidyalaya. Maradana
- Nalanda College, Borella
- Mahabodhi Vidyalaya, Colombo 10
- Saripuththa Vidyalaya, Colombo-5
In addition to the above, three other schools closed from 9th November
- Rathna-wali Balika Vidyalaya Borella
- S.W.R.D. Bandaranaike College Borella
- Clifton Giris’ School, Maradana –
Andiambalama Maha Vidyalaya will be closed from Novembers to 18
Al- Hi-daya College Maradana and A. E. Gunasinghe College, Colombo will be closed from November9 to 19.
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