Grade 5 Scholarship Results 2026 Analysis – Province, District and Cut-Off Data
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Grade 5 Scholarship Examination Results 2026
Performance Analysis of Candidates
5 ශ්රේණිය ශිෂ්යත්ව විභාග ප්රතිඵල විශ්ලේෂණය
தரம் 5 புலமைப்பரிசில் பரீட்சை பெறுபேற்று பகுப்பாய்வு
📊 All-Island Results at a Glance
🎯 Important National Indicators
Common Cut-Off
Common Cut-Off
Qualified Percentage
100 or Above
70 or Above
Mean Score
📈 Comparison: 2025 and 2026
Reached the Common Cut-Off
2025: 51,969 (17.11%)
2026: 56,000 (19.32%)
▲ Increase: 4,031 candidates and 2.21 percentage points
Obtained 70 or Above
2025: 213,872 (70.43%)
2026: 213,287 (73.58%)
▲ Percentage increased by 3.15 points
▼ Number decreased by 585 candidates
Number Who Sat
2025: 303,671
2026: 289,867
▼ Decrease: 13,804 candidates
Mean Score
2025: 102.44
2026: 106.48
▲ Improvement: 4.04 marks
🏆 Province-wise Performance – 2026
Sabaragamuwa
Sat: 27,427
Cut-Off: 6,715 (24.48%)
70+: 21,219 (77.37%)
Uva
Sat: 21,701
Cut-Off: 4,896 (22.56%)
70+: 16,254 (74.90%)
Southern
Sat: 37,784
Cut-Off: 8,317 (22.01%)
70+: 28,523 (75.49%)
North Western
Sat: 35,999
Cut-Off: 7,717 (21.44%)
70+: 27,088 (75.25%)
North Central
Sat: 22,419
Cut-Off: 4,570 (20.38%)
70+: 15,905 (70.94%)
Western
Sat: 63,385
Cut-Off: 11,243 (17.74%)
70+: 46,831 (73.88%)
Northern
Sat: 14,660
Cut-Off: 2,462 (16.79%)
70+: 10,156 (69.28%)
Central
Sat: 38,360
Cut-Off: 5,931 (15.46%)
70+: 28,183 (73.47%)
Eastern
Sat: 28,132
Cut-Off: 4,149 (14.75%)
70+: 19,128 (67.99%)
📍 District Performance Highlights
Highest Percentage Obtaining 70 or Above
📌 Anuradhapura District
Candidates sat: 15,291
Reached cut-off: 3,194 (20.89%)
Obtained 100 or above: 4,371 (28.59%)
Obtained 70 or above: 10,836 (70.87%)
The lowest district percentage for obtaining 70 or above was recorded in Trincomalee: 59.44%.
🏫 Education Zone Highlights
Tangalle
Balangoda
Walasmulla
Anuradhapura Zone
Islands
Kinniya
♿ Special Needs Category
All-Island Total
261
Candidates qualified for bursaries under the special needs category.
Highest Provincial Totals
Western: 51
Eastern: 43
Northern: 41
🔎 Key Observations
- The cut-off qualification rate increased from 17.11% in 2025 to 19.32% in 2026.
- The national mean increased from 102.44 to 106.48.
- The number of candidates sitting the examination decreased by 13,804.
- Sabaragamuwa recorded the highest provincial cut-off qualification rate at 24.48%.
- Kurunegala recorded the highest district percentage obtaining 70 or above at 79.72%.
- Female candidates recorded stronger results in the higher mark ranges of Paper II.
- The report shows a noticeable performance difference between lower-income and higher-income groups, particularly in Paper II.
සිංහල සාරාංශය
2026 පහ ශ්රේණිය ශිෂ්යත්ව විභාගයට සිසුන් 289,867 දෙනෙකු පෙනී සිටියහ. සිසුන් 56,000ක් (19.32%) පොදු කඩඉම් ලකුණට හෝ ඊට වැඩි ලකුණු ලබාගෙන ඇත. සිසුන් 213,287ක් (73.58%) ලකුණු 70 හෝ ඊට වැඩි ප්රමාණයක් ලබාගෙන ඇත. සිංහල මාධ්ය පොදු කඩඉම් ලකුණ 139 වන අතර දෙමළ මාධ්ය කඩඉම් ලකුණ 135 වේ.
தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
2026 ஆம் ஆண்டு தரம் 5 புலமைப்பரிசில் பரீட்சைக்கு 289,867 மாணவர்கள் தோற்றினர். அவர்களில் 56,000 பேர் (19.32%) பொதுவான வெட்டுப்புள்ளியை அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்றுள்ளனர். 213,287 பேர் (73.58%) 70 அல்லது அதற்கு மேற்பட்ட புள்ளிகளைப் பெற்றுள்ளனர். சிங்கள மொழிமூல பொதுவான வெட்டுப்புள்ளி 139 ஆகவும் தமிழ் மொழிமூல வெட்டுப்புள்ளி 135 ஆகவும் உள்ளது.
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