Shanudi Amaya of Ambalangoda Devananda secures highest marks in scholarship exam
According to the results of the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, Shanudi Amaya Ashwini, a student of the Sri Devananda College in Ambalangoda, has secured first place in the island.
She obtained 198 marks in the exam.
Meanwhile, Anandhasothi Lakshan, a student of the Jaffna Hindu Primary School, obtained the highest marks in the Tamil medium.
He obtained 194 marks at the exam.
Meanwhile, the district-level cut-off marks of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2025 were released by the Department of Examination.
See the list of cut-off marks below:
| No. | District | Sinhala Medium | Tamil Medium |
| 01 | Colombo | 140 | 134 |
| 02 | Gampaha | 140 | 134 |
| 03 | Kalutara | 140 | 134 |
| 04 | Kandy | 140 | 134 |
| 05 | Matale | 140 | 134 |
| 06 | Nuwara Eliya | 132 | 132 |
| 07 | Galle | 140 | 134 |
| 08 | Matara | 140 | 134 |
| 09 | Hambantota | 135 | 132 |
| 10 | Jaffna | - | 132 |
| 11 | Killinochchi | 127 | 132 |
| 12 | Mannar | 127 | 131 |
| 13 | Vavuniya | 127 | 132 |
| 14 | Mullaitivu | 127 | 132 |
| 15 | Batticaloa | 127 | 132 |
| 16 | Ampara | 133 | 132 |
| 17 | Trincomalee | 133 | 131 |
| 18 | Kurunegala | 140 | 134 |
| 19 | Puttalam | 133 | 131 |
| 20 | Anuradhapura | 133 | 131 |
| 21 | Polonnaruwa | 133 | 131 |
| 22 | Badulla | 134 | 132 |
| 23 | Monaragala | 134 | 132 |
| 24 | Ratnapura | 136 | 132 |
| 25 | Kegalle | 140 | 134 |
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.
