Shanudi Amaya of Ambalangoda Sri Devananda secures highest marks in scholarship exam

September 4, 2025 10:18 am

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.