First stage of the first term of year 2021 of all government schools will end tomorrow (February 25), the Ministry of Education said in a statement. Thereby, the second stage of the first term is expected to begin on the 15th of March. The decision comes as the 2020 G. C. E Ordinary Level Examination is scheduled to take place from March 01–10, the Education Ministry said further. More than 600,000 candidates will face the Ordinary Level examination at 4,513 centres. All tuition classes and seminars related to the examination were prohibited from midnight yesterday (February 23) until the examinations are concluded.

Source: The Nation February 24, 2021 06:56 UTC