ONE EACH FROM PILIYANDALA & VEYANGODA TOP THE LIST

36,144 students score above cut-off marks

Bumith Methnul Vithanage of Somaweera Chandrasiri Vidyalaya in Piliyandala and K. Sanupa Dimath Perera of St. Mary’s Maha Vidyalaya in Veyangoda topped the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination with 199 marks.

The results of the Grade five examination which was held on August 5 were released by the Examination Department yesterday.

The second place was secured by Senuji Akithma Hettiarachchi of Reggie Ranatunga Primary Vidyalaya in Minuwangoda, M. Thigalolibavan of Jaffna Hindu Primary School and N. Nathy of Chavakachcheri Hindu Primary School with 198 marks.

Meanwhile, B. Harithikhansuja of Sivapuram Primary School, Vavuniya scored 197 marks and secured third place.

Examinations Department Commissioner General Sanath Pujitha said 276,978 students who had obtained pass marks of more than 70 was 79.09 per cent and 36,144 students had obtained marks above the district cut-off marks countrywide.

He said 350,191 students from among the 355,363 applicants sat the examination.

Mr. Pujitha said the Examinations Department would issue certificates to students obtaining more than 70 out of 200 marks.

Apart from the two first places there were three securing second place and one third place, twenty three forth place. The 23 students who obtained 196 marks each are:

Neshika Samdinesh of Ramanathan Hindu Ladies College Colombo 04 - Zuhar Sakir Mohomad of Muslim Ladies College, Colombo 4 - K.H Yenuli Binara Mihindi of Kottawa North Darmapala Vidyalaya, Hokandara, Pannipitiya - P.D. Nethum Dhamsara of Somaweera Chandrasiri Vidyalaya, Piliyandala - K.G Thehas Selitha Karunarathne of Wethara Kanishta Vidyalaya, Polgasowita - P.A Chamod Kavishka Thathsarana of Janadhipathi Vidyalaya, Avissawella - Hirundi Dahamya Haputhanthri of Prajapathi Balika Vidyalaya, Horana - Yomin Manitha Fernando Jayasuriya of Sri Sumangala (Boys) College , Panadura - Wathsunu Induwara Rangajeewa of Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara - Savini Onara Wadanambi of Sujatha Vidyalaya, Matara - Sadeesha Nimsara Edirisinghe of Kirama Dhammananda Primary School - Kithmini Navodya Hettiarachchi of Sumana Kanishta Vidyalaya, Nivithigala - Adeesha Dewmini Samarasinghe of Horathapola Mahanama Maha Vidyalaya, We li penn a ga ham ulla-Rani ru Shenal Silva of Joseph Vaz College Wennappuwa - H.H.D Amaa Methpahani of Buddhist Girls’ College Kirimetiyana - Ayodhya Udan Rajapaksa of Thambuththegama Primary School - Nilukshini Victoria Sebastian of St. Leonards Tamil Maha Vidyalaya Halgranoya P.L. Pasindu Bashitha Ranasinghe of Ginigathena Primary Collage, Ginigathena - Thasleem Shalji Adamed of Zahira Vidyalaya Akkaraipattu Jayaraj Thuhin Taresh of Unnichchai G T M School, Batticoloa - Kangalingam Thenushan of Kilinochchi Maha Vidyalayam, Kilinochchi - Jayanathan Kirujana of Holy Family Convent, Jaffna and Sarukha Sivaneswaran of Mahajana college,tellippalai, Jaffna.

The applicants who wish to apply for re-correction should submit their applications through school principals before the 20th of this month.

The Department also released the district cutoff marks for Sinhala and Tamil medium of the 2018 Grade 5 Scholarship examination.

Cut off marks for Sinhala Medium: Colombo-168, Gampaha-168, Kalutara-168, Kandy-168, Matale-168, Nuwara Eliya-163, Galle-168, Matara-168, Hambantota-166, Vavunia-158, Mulative-158, Ampara-164, Trinkomalee-163, Kurunegala-168, Puttalam-165, Anuradhapura-165, Polonnaruwa-165, Badulla-165, Monaragala-165, Ratnapura-166, Kegalle-168

Tamil Medium: Colombo-165, Gampaha-165, Kalutara-165, Kandy-165, Matale-165, Nuwara Eliya-162, Galle-165, Matara-165, Hambantota-160, Jaffna-164, Killinochchi-163, Mannar-162, Vavunia-164, Mulative-163, Batticoloa-164, Ampara-163, Trinkomalee-162, Kurunegala-165, Puttalam-162, Anuradhapura-162, Polonnaruwa-162, Badulla-163, Monaragala-162, Ratnapura-162, Kegalle-165.

The results could be downloaded via http:// www.doenets.lk/exam and http://www.results. exams.gov.lk websites while the results of outstation schools would be posted, the Department said.

For further information, the School Examinations Organization Branch can be contacted at 0112784208/ 0112784537/ 0113188350 / 0113140314 and the Emergency contact number 1911.