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 ...
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 ...
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 ...