Grade 5 Scholarship Exam top performers

The results of the island wide top scorers of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2016 had been released by the Department of Examinations.

Sithija Niran Samarawickrama of Methodist School, Matara topped the list of Grade 5 Scholarship takers for 2016 with 196 points.

Releasing the names and scores of the top scorers for the island wide examination, the Examinations Department said that Ruwanya Methmini Gunasekara of Kuliyapitiya Assedduma Subarathi Vidyalaya and Kokulathasan Abisigan of Rambaikulam Girls' Maha Vidyalayala in Vavuniya came in second with 195 marks.

Nine students tied at third place with 194 marks; Rajapaksa Appuhamilage  Nadini Sandesna Rajapaksa of Dedigama Parakumba Maha Vidyalaya, Kegalle, Ethugala Mudiyanselage Thejana Kawsith Wijekoon of Aswedduma Subharathi Vidyalaya Kuliyapitiya, Mapa Mudiyanselage Nethmi Subodhini of Ibbagamuwa Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya, Udayarajan Koshikan of Sri Koneswara Hindu College Trincomalee,  Rajapaksa Liyana Pathirannehelage Senith Dilvan Rajapaksa of Wickramashila Madya Maha Vidyalaya, Giriulla, Inesh Dulanjana Chandrasiri of Joseph Vaz College, Wennappuwa, Lisadi Imethma Handapangoda of Royal College Horana, Rehara Binoli Miskin of Munidasa Kumarathunga Kanishta Vidyalaya, Kaduwela, Umashankar Jayani of Hindu Primary School Jaffna.