The Department of Examinations released the districts cut-off marks of the 2016 Grade 5 scholarship examination which was held on August 21 on Sinhala and Tamil medium.

      District                            Sinhala medium                Tamil medium

1. Colombo                        159                                        153
2. Gampaha                       159                                        153
3. Kalutara                         159                                        153
4. Kandy                            159                                        153
5. Matale                            159                                        153
6. Nuwara-Eliya                   151                                        150
7. Galle                              159                                        153
8. Matara                            159                                       153
9. Hambantota                     156                                       149
10. Jaffna                              -                                           152
11. Kilinochchi                        -                                           150
12. Mannar                            150                                       150
13. Vavuniya                         142                                        151
14. Mulative                          154                                        150
15. Batticaloa                        -                                            151
16. Ampara                           152                                        151
17. Trincomalee                     150                                        151
18. Kurunegala                      159                                        153
19. Puttalam                          156                                        151
20. Anuradhapura                  154                                        151
21. Poḷonnaruwa                    154                                        151
22. Badulla                            153                                        151
23. Monaragala                      152                                        149
24. Ratnapura                        156                                        151
25. Kegalle                            159                                        153