General02 September 2026

Kurunegala student leads Grade 5 Scholarship with 193

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A student from Kurunegala has secured the highest marks in the Sinhala medium for this year's Grade 5 scholarship examination by obtaining 193 marks. The Commissioner General of Examinations announced that the highest marks in the Tamil medium, 188, were achieved by a student from Jaffna.

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