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	Opening Hours and Holidays

OPENING HOURS


Service	Colombo	Kandy
Education UK	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1730 Enquiries - 0900 to 1800 * Advice and counselling service will only be offered on Tuesday and Thursday from 0900 to 1600.	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1700 Enquiries - 0900 to 1730

Examinations Services	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1730 Enquiries - 0900 to 1800	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1600 Enquiries - 0900 to 1730

Teaching Centre	Monday to Friday 0800 to 1930 Saturday and Sunday 0800 to 1900 * During term holidays (2 to 12 January 2013) Teaching Centre will be open from 0800 to 1900	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1600 Enquiries - 0900 to 1730 Sunday Enquiries only - 0900 to 1600

Library (and the English Learning Zone)	Tuesday to Saturday 0900 to 1800 Sunday 0900 to 1630	Tuesday to Saturday Payments - 0900 to 1700 Enquiries - 0900 to 1730 Sunday Payments - 0900 to 1430 Enquiries - 0900 to 1500

HOLIDAYS


Holiday	Education Service	Examinations Services	Library	Main Office
Tuesday 1 January New Year's Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Monday 14 January Thaipongal Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Tuesday 15 January In lieu of Thaipongal Day	closed	closed	closed	open

Wednesday 16 January In lieu of Thaipongal Day	open	open	open	open

2 and 3 February In lieu of National Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Monday 4 February National Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

19 to 23 February British Council Education UK Exhibition	closed	open	open	open

Friday 29 March Good Friday	closed	closed	closed	closed

12 to 15 April Sinhala and Tamil New Year	closed	closed	closed	closed

Wednesday 1 May May Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

2 and 3 May In lieu May Day	open	open	open	open

Friday 24 May Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed

25 to 27 May In lieu of Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed

Sunday 23 June Poson Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed

Wednesday 17 July Staff Away Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Thursday 8 August In lieu of Ramazan Day	open	open	open	open

Friday 9 August Ramazan Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Wednesday 16 October Hadji Festival Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

17 and 18 October In lieu of Hadji Festival Day	open	open	open	open

2 and 3 November Deepavali Festival Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Wednesday 25 December Christmas Day	closed	closed	closed	closed

Thursday 26 December Boxing Day	open	open	open	closed

Friday 27 December In lieu of Christmas Day	open	open	open	open

Saturday 28 December In lieu of Boxing Day	open	open	open	closed

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