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	Opening Hours and Holidays

OPENING HOURS


Service	Colombo	Kandy
Education Service	Tuesday to Saturday 0900 to 1800	Tuesday to Saturday Payments 0900 to 1600 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 1700

Teaching Centre	Monday to Friday 0800 to 1930 Saturday and Sunday 0800 to 1900	Tuesday to Saturday Payments 0900 to 1600 Enquiries 0900 to 1730 Sunday Enquiries only 0900 to 1500

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	Teaching Centre	Main Office
from 1 to 4 January New Year Celebrations	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Wednesday 14 January Thaipongal Day	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Wednesday 4 February National Day	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Monday 23 February Mahasivarathri Day	-	holiday	-	-	holiday

Tuesday 10 March Holy Prophet's Birthday & Medin Poya	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Thursday 9 April Bak Poya	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Friday 10 April Good Friday	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Monday 13 April Day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Tuesday 14 April Sinhala & Tamil New Year	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Wednesday 15 April In lieu of day prior to Sinhala & Tamil New Year	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Friday 1 May May Day	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Friday 8 May Vesak Full Moon Poya	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	holiday

Saturday 9 May Day after Vesak Poya	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	-

Sunday 10 May In lieu of day after Vesak Poya	-	holiday	-	-	-

Monday 11 May In lieu of day after Vesak Poya	-	holiday	-	-	holiday

Sunday 7 June Poson Poya	-	holiday	holiday	holiday	-

22 July to 1 August Road Show 2009 preparation activities (we will be open for University of Greenwich appointments only)	holiday	-	-	-	-

Monday 21 September Ramazan Day	-	holiday	-	holiday	holiday

Saturday 17 October Deepavali Festival Day	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	-

Saturday 21 November Cambridge International Examinations Award Ceremony	-	holiday	-	-	-

Tuesday 1 December Unduvap Poya	holiday	holiday	holiday	-	-

25 December to 3 January Christmas and New Year celebrations	holiday	holiday	holiday	holiday	holiday