Grade Five Scholarship Examination, 2010:

Failure rate 14.99 percent

Dharma Sri Abeyratne

More than 47,000 students who sat the Grade Five Scholarship Examination have not obtained at least 70 marks out of a total of 200 marks, Examinations Commissioner General Anura Edirisinghe said.

This year 313,450 students sat for the Year Grade Five Scholarship Examination held on August 22 at 2,744 examination centres islandwide. According to the examination results, 31,000 students were qualified to receive scholarships and enter popular schools.

Passed students rate is just above 10 per cent.

At the examination, candidates are given two question papers which provide 100 marks each. For the first time in the history of the Grade Five Scholarship Examination, the Examinations Department will issue certificates for students who have obtained at least 70 marks or above.

The failure rate is 14.99 percent. Around 266,500 students have obtained more than 70 marks and qualified to receive the certificates.