School Calendar – 2018
First Term : 3rd January to 6th April
January 3rd – Teachers’ Seminar
4th – School re-opens for 2018 for students
5th – Grade 6 students begin their classes
8th – 11th – Squad Practices
10th – Grade 6 Parents meeting at 8.30 am
12th – Holy Mass & Selection (Squad)
8th – 12th – Sports Practices
16th – Feast of St. Joseph Vaz
Heats – School Grounds
17th– 19th – Heats – St. Peter’s Grounds
24th – Rehearsal of the Athletic Meet
25th – Annual Athletic Meet at NCC Grounds
29th– 30th – School Day Rehearsal
February 1st – St. Bridget’s Day & Prefects InvestitureCeremony
9th – 11th – Leadership Camp – Wahakotte
19th – Educational Tours
14th – Ash Wednesday
March
14th – Lenten Program (Thewaththa)–A/L Students
19th – Holy Mass
– Jubilee Celebration-Mrs. CharmainAkmeemana
20th – 2ndAp – 1st Term Test – Grade 12
20th – 28th – 1st Term Test – Grade 10 and 11
22nd – 28th – 1st Term Test – Grade 6 to 9
22nd – 5thAp – 1st Term Test – Grade 13
27th– 4th Ap – Paper Discussions – Grade 6 to 11
29th – Holy Thursday – Holiday
29th – 1st Ap.- The Paschal Triduum
April
6th – Holy Mass
School Closes for 1st Term
2nd Term – 23rd April to 3rd August
April 23rd – School re-opens for 2nd term
24th – Holy Mass – Feast of St. Mary Euphrasia
25th – Grade 6 & 7
26th – Grade 8 & 9 Parents Meeting 8.00 am – 1.30 pm
27th – Grade 10 & 11
May 1st – Parents Meeting for 2017 O/L (New A/L Batch)
3rd – Grade 12 & 13 Parents Meeting 8.00 am – 1.30 pm
4th – The Star Gazing Night Camp
(from6.00 p.m. of 4th to 6.00 a.m. of 5th)
4th – Commencement of classes for the New A/L batch
(for existing students)
8th – Commencement of classes for the New A/L batch
(forstudents who newly joined school)
9th – Cultural Day
17th& 18th – Science Exhibition “ArCheMedEx –‘ 18”
28th – Bible Quiz
31st – Crowning of Our Lady
June 5th – Media & Photographic Day
8th – Feast of Secret Heart of Jesus – School Consecration
& Feast of Corpus Christy
14th – Meeting for Parents of students who will be
receivingthe Sacrament of Confirmation
16th – Sacrament of Confirmation
19th – Commerce Day
20th& 21st – Inter-House Sinhala, Tamil & English Debates
22nd – Annual General Meeting of the SDS
29th – Prize Giving
July 7th – Mini Fair
9th – Holy Mass
– 2nd Term Test
August 2nd – School Closes for 2ndTerm – Holy Mass
3rd – Teachers Guild AGM
3rd Term – 5th September – 7th December
September 5th – School re-opens for 3rd Term
7th – Birthday of Our Lady (Holy Mass)
11th – Selection Test for Bilingual medium – Grade 5-2018
13th – Swimming Open Events
15th – Prefects Day
18th – Swimming Meet Heats – (at SJC)
21st – Swimming Meet