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How to set up an academic calendar in Colombo
setting up an academic calendar in Colombo: practical steps on one student record and one academic calendar, then a Schoolyi demo with your awkward case.

setting up an academic calendar in Colombo
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero.
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. Colombo still has to do this against Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, London A/L, IB, National Curriculum. Local term structure; do not assume a September start. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Importing last year’s file blindly.
- Three unofficial calendars.
- Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Name the year start
April, September, January, July — whatever this campus actually uses.
In Colombo: Local term structure; do not assume a September start. Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- April, September, January, July — whatever this campus actually uses.
- Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
- Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
One owner
Official exceptions only.
In Colombo: Local term structure; do not assume a September start. Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Official exceptions only.
- Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
- Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Board seasons as blocks
Until circulars exist, do not invent Mondays.
In Colombo: Local term structure; do not assume a September start. Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Until circulars exist, do not invent Mondays.
- Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
- Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Staff vs pupil days
INSET can be a pupil holiday and a staff working day.
In Colombo: Local term structure; do not assume a September start. Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- INSET can be a pupil holiday and a staff working day.
- Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
- Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Where this usually breaks
Importing last year’s file blindly. Three unofficial calendars.
Colombo is not exempt. Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, London A/L, IB, National Curriculum. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Importing last year’s file blindly.
- Three unofficial calendars.
- Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
How Schoolyi fits
Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave.
Open /features/academic-foundation after you can describe the awkward case. This page is a playbook, not a feature grid. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Working days yes. Schemes no. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Playbook: /how-to/set-up-academic-calendar
- Product: /features/academic-foundation
- Book a demo with your awkward case, not a slide deck
Questions
Can two boards share a calendar? Working days yes. Schemes no.
Who may close a day? A named role. Local term structure; do not assume a September start.
Emergency same-day? Yes, or percentages are fiction. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Can two boards share a calendar? Working days yes. Schemes no.
- Who may close a day? A named role.
- Emergency same-day? Yes, or percentages are fiction.
Bring this playbook to a demo in Colombo
Write the awkward case before you watch slides: a mid-year joiner, a concession after invoicing, or a working-day exception. Schoolyi treats the academic calendar as the source of working days for attendance, exams, and leave. Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum. Local term structure; do not assume a September start.
Schoolyi is the operations system for that walkthrough — one student record, one academic calendar, publish gates on results, receipts that match finance. Score statutory filing and hardware as not met unless the deployment actually has them. Sri Lankan Rupee tuition; international fees may be quoted separately but should still receipt locally. Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, London A/L, IB, National Curriculum
Every downstream fight — attendance, exams, fees — is a calendar fight that started in week zero. April, September, January, July — whatever this campus actually uses. Named owners still have to keep the holiday master, the roster, and the family view aligned in this place, because a brochure paragraph will not survive the first mid-year joiner or the first board week.
- Open /features/academic-foundation
- Book a demo with the awkward case
- Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.
Questions, answered
Straightforward answers for visitors evaluating the product.
Open /features/academic-foundation+
Open /features/academic-foundation
Book a demo with the awkward case+
Book a demo with the awkward case
Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, Nati+
Named facts: Sri Lankan Rupee, London A/L, Ministry of Education Sri Lanka, National Curriculum.

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