The Grade 5 scholarship examination is not mandatory henceforth as it has become a burden to schoolchildren, parents and the free education system, Education Minister Akila Viraj Kariyawasam said ...

It is in the news that the Ministry of Education is seriously reconsidering the case for the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination. It is wise of the Minister of Education to undertake such reconsideration, ...

Sections of students who passed the Grade 5 Scholarship exam are in a dilemma, as authorities are finding it difficult to find suitable schools for them. Though the respective schools are supposed to ...

Only 9.45% of the 350,462 candidates achieved the cutoff mark this year — a 10-year low. This, compared with 11.95% in 2007 and 11.79% in 2008. Last year, just 9.5% scaled the hurdle. This year, the ...

The 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination data for Paper I reveals stark disparities in performance between upper- and lower-income students, underscoring deep systemic inequities. Upper-income ...