Nearly 52,000 students pass 2025 Grade 05 Exam

The Department of Examinations says a total of 51,969 (17.11%) have passed the cut-off marks of the 2025 Grade 05 Scholarship Examination. 

The Exam Department said the cut-off marks were 140 for the Sinhala Medium and 134 for the Tamil Medium.

The highest mark of 198 in the Scholarship examination is in the Sinhala Medium, reported from Galle. 

Meanwhile, the highest mark of 194 in the Tamil Medium has been reported from Jaffna.

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