Beliatta student tops Year 5 Schol results
Shirley WIJESINGHE
J. W. Promode Dilshan, a student of Ruhunu Wijayaba Maha Vidyalaya,
Beliatta has secured the first place in the island passing the Grade
Five Competitive Scholarship examination this year scoring 196 marks in
the Sinhala Medium.
From left: J. W. Promode Dilshan and Logeshwaran Sri Kanthan |
Logeshwaran Sri Kanthan, a student of Vaddukkottai Tamil Maha
Vidyalaya came first in the Tamil medium scoring 192 marks.
"This is the first time in the history that a student from Hambantota
district had obtained the highest marks in the Grade Five Scholarship
examination." Examination Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe told
the Daily News yesterday.
Educational sources said that this is a development of special
significance that the highest marks had been obtained by two students in
the Sinhala and Tamil medium from Northern and Southern provinces.
There were 298,000 students sat the Grade Five Scholarship
Examination held in August this year. About 31,000 students will receive
bursaries and an opportunity to gain admission to Grade six classes of
popular schools Edirisinghe said.
The minimum cut-off marks for eligibility for scholarships in
Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala and
Kegalle districts are 144 for the Sinhala medium students and 141 for
Tamil medium students.
Minimum cut-off for other districts for the the Sinhala and Tamil
medium students are as follows. Nuwara Eliya 138-136, Badulla 139-138,
Moneragala 138-135, Ratnapura141-134, Polonnaruwa 138-140, Anuradhapura
139-138, Puttalam 139-137, Trincomalee 139-140, Ampara139-139,Vavuniya
(Tamil)136, Mannar (Tamil)139, Batticaloa (Tamil) 139.
The examination results were uploaded into the Internet yesterday.
Principals of schools in Colombo and the suburbs could obtain the
results personally, Edirisinghe said.
The results of outstation schools will be sent to the respective
schools by registered post.
Arrangements have been made to send the results of the students in
relief villages in Vavuniya by next Tuesday, he added. |