Sri Lanka Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2026: Official Results & Performance Report
2026 5 ශ්රේණිය ශිෂ්යත්ව විභාගයේ නිල ප්රතිඵල සහ සංඛ්යාලේඛන වාර්තාව විභාග දෙපාර්තමේන්තුව විසින් නිකුත් කර ඇත. අපේක්ෂකයින් 289,867 දෙනෙකු පෙනී සිටි අතර, 19.32% ක් (සිසුන් 56,000) කඩඉම් ලකුණ ඉක්මවා සුදුසුකම් ලබා ඇත. පළාත් අතරින් සබරගමුව පළාතත්, දිස්ත්රික්ක අතරින් හම්බන්තොට දිස්ත්රික්කයත් ඉහළම සමත් ප්රතිශත වාර්තා කරමින් පෙරමුණ ගෙන ඇත.
2026 ஆம் ஆண்டுக்கான தரம் 5 புலமைப்பரிசில் பரீட்சையின் உத்தியோகபூர்வ பெறுபேறுகள் மற்றும் புள்ளிவிபர அறிக்கையினை பரீட்சைத் திணைக்களம் வெளியிட்டுள்ளது. 289,867 மாணவர்கள் பரீட்சைக்குத் தோற்றியதுடன், 19.32% (56,000 மாணவர்கள்) வெட்டுப்புள்ளியைப் பெற்று சித்தியடைந்துள்ளனர். மாகாண ரீதியில் சப்ரகமுவ மாகாணமும், மாவட்ட ரீதியில் அம்பாந்தோட்டை மாவட்டமும் முதலிடத்தைப் பெற்றுள்ளன.
| Province | Candidates Sat | On/Above Cut-Off (No.) | Cut-Off Pass Rate (%) | Scored 70+ (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sabaragamuwa | 27,427 | 6,715 | 24.48% | 77.37% |
| Uva | 21,701 | 4,896 | 22.56% | 74.90% |
| Southern | 37,784 | 8,317 | 22.01% | 75.49% |
| North Western | 35,999 | 7,717 | 21.44% | 75.25% |
| North Central | 22,419 | 4,570 | 20.38% | 70.94% |
| Western | 63,385 | 11,243 | 17.74% | 73.88% |
| Northern | 14,660 | 2,462 | 16.79% | 69.28% |
| Central | 38,360 | 5,931 | 15.46% | 73.47% |
| Eastern | 28,132 | 4,149 | 14.75% | 67.99% |
| All Island | 289,867 | 56,000 | 19.32% | 73.58% |
| Category | Rank / Zone | Province | Candidates | Percentage |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Top 3 Zones (Cut-Off Qualifiers) |
1. Tangalle | Southern | 893 / 2,794 | 31.96% |
| 2. Balangoda | Sabaragamuwa | 936 / 3,067 | 30.52% | |
| 3. Walasmulla | Southern | 879 / 2,991 | 29.39% | |
| Lowest 3 Zones (Cut-Off Qualifiers) |
98. Muttur | Eastern | 127 / 1,615 | 7.86% |
| 99. Islands / Dheepaham | Northern | 31 / 481 | 6.44% | |
| 100. Kinniya | Eastern | 104 / 1,943 | 5.35% | |
| Top 3 Zones (70+ Pass Rate) |
1. Kegalle | Sabaragamuwa | 3,261 / 3,937 | 82.83% |
| 2. Nikaweratiya | North Western | 2,751 / 3,355 | 82.00% | |
| 3. Gampaha | Western | 5,604 / 6,839 | 81.94% | |
| Lowest 3 Zones (70+ Pass Rate) |
98. Muttur | Eastern | 977 / 1,615 | 60.50% |
| 99. Kalkudah | Eastern | 995 / 1,771 | 56.18% | |
| 100. Kinniya | Eastern | 889 / 1,943 | 45.75% |
- District Leaders: Hambantota recorded the highest cut-off qualification rate across all 25 districts at 27.53% (3,004 students), followed by Ratnapura (25.35%), Kurunegala (24.43%), Monaragala (23.54%), and Kegalle (23.22%). Kurunegala registered the highest absolute volume of successful students with 5,963 qualifying candidates.
- Major Urban Centers: Colombo achieved a 16.16% qualification rate (3,761 students), Gampaha achieved 19.31%, and Kandy recorded 15.46%.
- Underperforming Districts: Mannar (10.38%), Trincomalee (10.90%), and Mullaitivu (12.80%) registered the lowest district-level qualification rates.
- Special Needs Education: A total of 261 students with special educational needs qualified for bursaries, with the Western Province having the highest share (51 students), followed by Eastern (43) and Northern (41).
- Gender Performance: Female students maintained an edge over male peers, notably in Paper II where 26.36% of girls scored 80+ marks compared to 18.85% of boys.
- Socio-Economic Disparities: In Paper II, 30.16% of candidates from higher-income households scored 81+ marks, compared to 15.40% from lower-income backgrounds.
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