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	Opening Hours and Holidays

SPECIAL NOTICE - EDUCATION UK - CERTIFICATE VERIFICATION SERVICE

The certificate verification service that our Education UK department offers will not be available from 11 to 15 December 2012 due to an unavoidable circumstance.
We will begin verifications again from Tuesday 18 December 2012.
Sorry for any inconvenience caused.

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

* Teaching Centre Term Holidays: 8 to 16 April, 6 to 17 July, 1 to 7 October and 21 to 31 December. Classes will not be held during these periods.


Holiday	Education Service	Examinations Services	Library	Teaching Centre *	Main Office
Sunday 1 January New Year's Day	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Saturday 14 January In lieu of Thaipongal Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Saturday 15 January Thaipongal Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Sunday 16 January In lieu of Thaipongal Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Friday 3 February In lieu of National Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Saturday 4 February National Day	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Sunday 5 February Holy Prophet's Birthday	closed	closed	closed	Colombo: closed Kandy: open	closed

Monday 6 February In lieu of Holy Prophet's Birthday	closed	closed	closed	Colombo: closed Kandy: open	closed

Tuesday 7 February In lieu of Holy Prophet's Birthday	closed	closed	closed	Colombo: closed Kandy: open	open

8 to 10 February Special closure	open	open	open	Colombo: closed Kandy: open	open

6 to 9 March British Council Education UK Exhibition	closed	open	open	open	open

Saturday 10 March British Council Education UK Exhibition	closed	open	open	open	closed

Friday 6 April Good Friday and Bak poya day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Thursday 12 April Day prior to Sinhala and Tamil New Year	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Friday 13 April Sinhala and Tamil New Year	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Sunday 15 April In lieu of Sinhala and Tamil New Year	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Tuesday 1 May May Day	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Saturday 5 May Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Sunday 6 May Day after Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Monday 7 May In lieu of Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Tuesday 8 May In lieu of Vesak Poya	closed	closed	closed	open	open

Monday 4 June Poson Poya	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Tuesday 5 June Queen's Diamond Jubilee Commemoration	closed	closed	closed	closed (classes are held as usual)	closed

Tuesday 3 July Esala Poya	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Saturday 18 August In lieu of Ramazan Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Sunday 19 August Ramazan Day	closed	closed	closed	closed	closed

Monday 29 October Vap Poya	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

Tuesday 13 November Deepavali Festival Day	closed	closed	closed	open	closed

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