COLOMBO (News 1st): The official ceremony to admit students to Grade 01 and distribute school uniforms will be held on Monday (Feb. 15) under the patronage of President Gotabaya Rajapaksa.

The event will get underway at the Wimala-Dharma National School in Atabage, Gampola.

Uniforms will be symbolically awarded to students admitted to the first grade, and the distribution of tablets for Advanced Level classes will also begin today (15), Kumari Jayasekara, Secretary to the State Ministry of Women and Child Development, Pre-School & Primary Education, School Infrastructure & Education Services told News 1st.

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