Grade 5 scholarship exam: Top performers revealed
September 4, 2025 09:04 am
According to the results of the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, the highest-scoring student in the Sinhala medium is Shanudi Amaya of Sri Devananda College, Ambalangoda from the Galle district, with 198 marks, the Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari stated.
Meanwhile, A. Lakshayan of Jaffna Hindu Primary School from the Jaffna district obtained the highest score in Tamil medium with 194 marks.
This was announced by the Commissioner General of Examinations, A.K.S. Indika Kumari, during a special media briefing this morning (04).
According to the Commissioner General of Examinations, a total of 51,969 students (17.11%) pass the cut-off marks of 140 for the Sinhala medium and 134 for the Tamil medium.
The results of the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination were released online, last night (03).
Accordingly, the results can be viewed on the department’s official website: www.doenets.lk.
The 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination was held on August 10 at 2,787 centres across the island. A total of 307,951 candidates sat for the exam.
According to the Commissioner General of Examinations a total of 901 students with special needs sat for the exam this year, including 12 candidates who used Braille scripts.
