The cut-off marks for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination have been announced.

The cut off marks for the districts are as follows ;

Sinhala

Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala and Kegalle – 159
Hambantota, Ratnapura and Puttalam – 156
Anuradhapura, Polonnaruwa and Mullaitivu – 154
Badulla – 153
Ampara and Monaragala –152
Nuwara Eliya – 151
Mannar and Trincomalee – 150
Vavuniya 142

Tamil

Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala and Kegalle (Tamil) – 153
Jaffna – 152
Batticaloa, Ampara, Trincomalee, Puttalam, Anuradhapura, Pollonnaruwa, Badulla, Vavuniya, Rathnapura (Tamil) – 151
Mullaitivu , Mannar, Kilinochchi (Tamil) – 150
Hambantota and Moneragala – 149

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