What is the pass mark for the Grade 5 Scholarship exam in Sri Lanka?

There is no single national pass mark. The Department of Examinations sets a separate district cut-off each year, by medium. For the 2026 exam (Sinhala medium), it ranged from 139 in Colombo, Gampaha, Kandy and several others down to 125 in some northern and eastern districts. A child is eligible for the scholarship allowance if their mark is at or above their own district's cut-off.

Is the Grade 5 Scholarship cut-off the same for every district?

No. The cut-off is district-relative and changes every year. For 2026, a mark of 134 cleared the Sinhala-medium cut-off in Nuwara Eliya (133) but fell short in Colombo (139). The cut-off reflects how candidates in that district and medium performed, not a fixed national standard.

How many marks are needed to enter a national school after the exam?

School admission cut-offs are separate from, and usually much higher than, the district pass mark. For the 2025 exam (Grade 6 admission 2026), Royal College Colombo's merit cut-off was 175 and Visakha Vidyalaya's was 176, well above any district pass mark. Clearing the district cut-off lets a child apply; clearing a school's cut-off is a separate, higher bar.

What is the difference between the district cut-off and the school admission cut-off?

The district cut-off is the threshold to receive the monthly scholarship allowance and to be eligible to apply for popular schools in your district. The school admission cut-off is the specific minimum mark that actually secured a Grade 6 place at a named school under the merit quota, typically far higher. This tool shows both.

Does clearing a school's cut-off guarantee admission to Grade 6?

No. The cut-off is a screening threshold only. Final Grade 6 placement also depends on your quota category (merit, proximity, sibling, past-pupil, etc.), an interview, residence verification and document checks. This tool tells you whether a mark cleared the published merit cut-off. It cannot guarantee a seat.

Which years and districts does this checker cover?

It covers the 2026, 2025, 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship exams for all 25 districts, in both Sinhala and Tamil medium, transcribed from the Department of Examinations releases. Where the Department published no cut-off for a medium in a district (for example, Sinhala medium in Jaffna), the tool shows "not published" rather than guessing.

Why does my child's district show "not published" for one medium?

The Department only publishes a cut-off for a medium when enough candidates sat in it. In districts where almost all candidates sit in one medium, the other medium may have no published cut-off for that year. Switch the medium selector to see the figure that applies to your child.

What were the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship district cut-off marks?

For the 2025 exam (sat 10 August 2025), the Sinhala-medium cut-off was 140 in Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala and Kegalle, and fell to 127 in Kilinochchi, Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu and Batticaloa. Tamil medium ran from 134 in those same nine districts down to 131. 303,670 candidates sat and 51,969 cleared their district cut-off. Choose 2025 in the year selector to see all 25 districts.

Can I check a 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship mark?

Yes. The 2024 exam (sat 15 September 2024) is in the year selector alongside 2025 and 2026, for all 25 districts and both media. Its Sinhala-medium cut-offs ran from 143 down to 130, and its Tamil-medium cut-offs from 141 down to 136. 319,284 candidates sat and 51,244 cleared their district cut-off. Cut-offs move every year, the Sinhala-medium ceiling was 143 in 2024, 140 in 2025 and 139 in 2026, so a 2024 mark has to be compared with the 2024 figures, not this year's.

Is the list of national schools complete?

Yes for the 2025-exam release, all 302 schools on the Ministry of Education's official Grade 6 admission cut-off list are included, covering 24 of the 25 districts (no school in Mannar appears on the Ministry's list that year). It is not a curated subset, and it is not limited to a handful of famous names, use the district and school-type filters in the tool to see every option near you.

Sri Lanka · Education

Sri Lanka Grade 5 Scholarship Cut-Off Marks 2026, District Pass Marks and National School Cut-Offs

Two different cut-offs, both on this page. Enter a child's mark, district and medium to see whether it cleared the official 2026 district pass mark, then read the Ministry of Education's complete list of 302 national school Grade 6 admission cut-offs, further down. Official figures, no signup, sources cited.

By Induwara Ashinsana· Co-Founder, Ryzera TechnologiesUpdated Sep 3, 2026

Looking for your child's individual mark? Check it with the index number at doenets.lk or results.exams.gov.lk. Once you have the mark, come back here to see whether it cleared the district cut-off.

Check the cut-offGrade 5 Scholarship

Exam year

District

Exam language

Child's mark (out of 200)

Type the mark from the official results sheet.

Type the child's mark to see the result.

Choose the exam year, district and exam language, then type the mark. You will see whether it passed the district cut-off, how that compares with last year, and which national schools the mark qualifies for. Nothing you type is saved or sent anywhere.

National-school admission cut-offs

Type a mark above to see which of the 27 schools on the official list it qualifies for.

2026 district cut-off marks (Sinhala medium)

District	Sinhala cut-off
Colombo(selected)	139
Gampaha	139
Kalutara	139
Kandy	139
Matale	139
Nuwara Eliya	133
Galle	139
Matara	139
Hambantota	135
Jaffna	not published
Kilinochchi	not published
Mannar	125
Vavuniya	125
Mullaitivu	125
Batticaloa	125
Ampara	133
Trincomalee	133
Kurunegala	139
Puttalam	133
Anuradhapura	133
Polonnaruwa	133
Badulla	134
Monaragala	134
Ratnapura	135
Kegalle	139

289,867 children sat the 2026 exam (sat 9 August 2026); 56,000 scored at or above their district cut-off.

Sources: Department of Examinations Grade 5 Scholarship releases (district cut-offs) and the Ministry of Education Grade 6 admission cut-off release (school cut-offs). Full links are in the Sources section below. Marks are transcribed exactly; nothing is predicted or estimated.

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Key figures (as of 2026-09-03)

In the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship examination (sat 9 August 2026), the Sinhala-medium district cut-off mark for Colombo was 139 out of 200.
Across the 23 districts with a published Sinhala-medium cut-off that year, the highest was 139 (Colombo, Gampaha, Kalutara, Kandy, Matale, Galle, Matara, Kurunegala, Kegalle) and the lowest 125 (Mannar, Vavuniya, Mullaitivu, Batticaloa), the pass mark is district-relative, not national.
289,867 children sat the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship examination.
For Grade 6 admission in 2026, Royal College, Colombo 07 admitted at 175 marks on the Ministry of Education's school cut-off release for the 2025 examination.
That Ministry release lists 302 schools across 24 districts, in Sinhala and Tamil medium; this page carries all of them.
A district cut-off and a school cut-off are different bars: clearing your district's mark makes a child eligible, but a national school sets its own, usually much higher, admission mark.

Source: Ministry of Education school cut-off release; district cut-offs from the Department of Examinations release, cross-checked against press copies where no official PDF was published. Last checked against that source on 2026-09-03.

How it works

This is a lookup-and-comparison tool, not a formula calculator. Its accuracy comes entirely from transcribing the official published marks correctly, so every number it shows is traceable to a specific Department of Examinations or Ministry of Education release, and nothing is predicted or estimated.

District cut-off lookup. For the year, district and medium you choose, the tool reads the official district cut-off mark C from the Department of Examinations dataset. The cut-off is set separately for each district and each medium, every year. There is no single national pass mark.
Eligibility comparison. With the child's mark M, the child is eligible for the scholarship allowance when M ≥ C. The margin is M − C: positive means cleared by that many marks, negative means short by that many. The rule is inclusive, so a mark exactly equal to the cut-off clears it.
School admission lookup. For each school s in the Ministry's complete national-school table with admission cut-off Cs, the mark "would have qualified" when M ≥ Cs. Schools are sorted hardest first. School admission cut-offs are typically well above the district pass mark and vary by school and medium.
Year-over-year note. The tool reports how the selected district's cut-off moved against the previous published year, for the same medium, useful context, since cut-offs drift each year with candidate performance.

If a year, district or medium combination is not in the official dataset, the tool says "not published" instead of guessing. As a credibility check, the underlying dataset is run through an automated self-check on load, every year must list all 25 districts with no duplicates, and every mark must be a whole number within 0–200. That status is shown on the badge inside the tool.

Previous years: 2025 and 2024 cut-off marks

The checker is not limited to the latest exam. It holds the official district cut-offs for the 2026, 2025, 2024 Grade 5 Scholarship examinations, all 25 districts, both media, for every one of them. Pick the year in the tool's year selector and the district table, eligibility verdict and year-over-year note all switch to that exam.

2026 exam (sat 9 August 2026)
Sinhala medium ran from 139 in the nine highest districts down to 125; Tamil medium from 135 down to 130. 289,867 candidates sat.
2025 exam (sat 10 August 2025)
Sinhala medium ran from 140 down to 127; Tamil medium from 134 down to 131. 303,670 sat, and 51,969 cleared their district cut-off.
2024 exam (sat 15 September 2024)
Sinhala medium ran from 143 down to 130; Tamil medium from 141 down to 136. 319,284 sat, and 51,244 cleared their district cut-off.

A mark only means something against its own year's cut-off: the Sinhala-medium ceiling was 143 in 2024, 140 in 2025 and 139 in 2026, so a mark of 139 fell short in Colombo in 2025 but cleared there in 2026. Set the year before reading the verdict.

Worked examples

Ratnapura · Sinhala · 2026 · mark 138

District cut-off C = 135 (2026, Ratnapura, Sinhala)
Margin = 138 − 135 = +3
138 ≥ 135 → Cleared the cut-off; eligible for the allowance
Ratnapura has 18 Sinhala-medium schools on the official list, lowest cut-off 136
138 clears 4 of the 18, the district pass mark and a school admission bar are very different things

Colombo · Sinhala · 2026 · mark 134

District cut-off C = 139 (2026, Colombo, Sinhala)
Margin = 134 − 139 = −5
134 < 139 → Below the cut-off by 5; not eligible in Colombo
The same 134 would clear Nuwara Eliya (133), Puttalam (133) or Monaragala (134)
Lesson: the cut-off is district-relative, not a national pass mark

Colombo · Sinhala · 2026 · mark 174 (edge: near the top)

District cut-off C = 139 → Margin = +35 → Cleared
Colombo has 27 Sinhala-medium schools on the official list
Clears 25 of 27, Devi Balika (171), Ananda (170), Nalanda (167) and 22 more
Does NOT clear Visakha Vidyalaya (176) or Royal College (175), short by 2 and 1
Shows admission is a separate, much higher bar than the district pass mark

National school cut-off marks, all 302 schools

These are Grade 6 admission cut-offs, not district pass marks, and they are a separate and much higher bar. Each figure is the lowest Grade 5 Scholarship mark that secured a place at that school under the merit quota, from the Ministry of Education's signed release for the 2025 examination (admission to Grade 6 in 2026). The list below is the Ministry's complete one, all 302 schools in 24 districts, boys', girls' and mixed, Sinhala and Tamil medium, grouped by district and ordered hardest first within each.

The highest on the release is Visakha Vidyalaya, Colombo at 176, followed by Royal College at 175 and Dharmaraja College, Kandy at 174; the lowest sit at 131. Clearing a school's cut-off is a screening threshold only, final placement still depends on your quota category, the interview and document checks, so confirm what applies to your child with the Ministry's Grade 6 admission portal, linked under Sources & references. The Ministry publishes the next list after the 2026-exam Grade 6 application round, so these remain the latest published figures until then.

Want the whole list on paper or as a file? Press Ctrl / ⌘ + P and choose "Save as PDF", the page prints just this table, across as many pages as it needs. There is nothing to download here: the Ministry's own signed PDF is linked under Sources & references below.

Colombo district

34 schools · cut-offs 134–176

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Colombo district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Visakha Vidyalaya	Colombo 05	Girls	Sinhala	176
Royal College	Colombo 07	Boys	Sinhala	175
Devi Balika Vidyalaya	Colombo 08	Girls	Sinhala	171
Royal College	Colombo 07	Boys	Tamil	171
Ananda College	Colombo 10	Boys	Sinhala	170
Sirimavo Bandaranaike Vidyalaya	Colombo 07	Girls	Sinhala	168
Nalanda College	Colombo 10	Boys	Sinhala	167
Anula Vidyalaya	Nugegoda	Girls	Sinhala	164
D. S. Senanayake College	Colombo 07	Boys	Sinhala	164
Thurstan College	Colombo 03	Boys	Sinhala	162
St. Paul's Girls' School	Colombo 05	Girls	Sinhala	161
Isipathana College	Colombo 05	Boys	Sinhala	159
Mahanama College	Colombo 03	Boys	Sinhala	157
Muslim Ladies College	Colombo 04	Girls	Tamil	156
Dharmapala Vidyalaya	Pannipitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	155
St. Joseph's Girls' School	Nugegoda	Girls	Sinhala	155
D. S. Senanayake College	Colombo 07	Boys	Tamil	152
Gothami Balika Vidyalaya	Colombo 10	Girls	Sinhala	152
Asoka College	Colombo 10	Boys	Sinhala	151
Samudradevi Balika Vidyalaya	Nugegoda	Girls	Sinhala	149
Mahinda Rajapaksa College	Homagama	Mixed	Sinhala	148
Ananda Balika Vidyalaya	Colombo 10	Girls	Sinhala	146
Isipathana College	Colombo 05	Boys	Tamil	146
Yasodara Balika Vidyalaya	Colombo 08	Girls	Sinhala	145
Fathima Muslim Ladies College	Colombo 12	Girls	Tamil	144
Hanwella Rajasinghe Central College	Hanwella	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Prince of Wales' College	Moratuwa	Boys	Sinhala	143
Adarsha Boys' Vidyalaya	Malabe	Boys	Sinhala	140
Lumbini College	Colombo 05	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Piliyandala Central College	Piliyandala	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Princess of Wales' College	Moratuwa	Girls	Sinhala	140
Sri Rahula Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Malabe	Girls	Sinhala	140
Ramanathan Hindu Ladies College	Colombo 04	Girls	Tamil	138
Hindu College	Colombo 04	Boys	Tamil	134

Gampaha district

21 schools · cut-offs 140–165

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Gampaha district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Rathnavali Balika Vidyalaya	Gampaha	Girls	Sinhala	165
Bandaranayake College	Gampaha	Boys	Sinhala	158
Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya	Kiribathgoda	Girls	Sinhala	157
Bandaranayake Central College	Veyangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	156
Yasodara Devi Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Gampaha	Girls	Sinhala	156
President's College	Minuwangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	149
Taxila Maha Vidyalaya	Gampaha	Mixed	Sinhala	148
Visakha Balika Vidyalaya	Makola	Girls	Sinhala	147
D. S. Senanayake National School	Mirigama	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Sanghabodhi Central College	Nittambuwa	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Newstead Girls' College	Negombo	Girls	Sinhala	143
Reggie Ranatunga Vidya Vidyalaya	Minuwangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Sri Dharmaloka Maha Vidyalaya	Waragoda, Kelaniya	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Galahitiyawa Central College	Ganemulla	Mixed	Sinhala	142
Kirindiwela Sangamitta Balika Vidyalaya	Kirindiwela	Girls	Sinhala	142
Mahamaya Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kadawatha	Girls	Sinhala	142
C. W. W. Kannangara Central College	Hunumulla	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Gurukula Maha Vidyalaya	Kelaniya	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Harischandra National School	Negombo	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Henegama Central College	Henegama	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Nalanda Balika Central College	Minuwangoda	Girls	Sinhala	140

Kalutara district

13 schools · cut-offs 140–159

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Kalutara district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Taxila Central College	Horana	Mixed	Sinhala	159
C. W. W. Kannangara Central College	Mathugama	Mixed	Sinhala	154
Panadura Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Panadura	Girls	Sinhala	152
Royal College	Horana	Mixed	Sinhala	151
Ananda Sastralaya	Mathugama	Mixed	Sinhala	150
St. Mary's College	Mathugama	Mixed	Sinhala	148
Sri Sumangala Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Panadura	Girls	Sinhala	147
Sripali Maha Vidyalaya	Horana	Mixed	Sinhala	146
Sri Sumangala College	Panadura	Boys	Sinhala	144
Don Pedrick Maha Vidyalaya	Horana	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Agamethi Balika Vidyalaya	Panadura	Girls	Sinhala	142
Kalutara Maha Vidyalaya	Kalutara	Boys	Sinhala	141
Kalutara Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kalutara South	Girls	Sinhala	140

Kandy district

26 schools · cut-offs 134–174

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Kandy district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Dharmaraja College	Kandy	Boys	Sinhala	174
Kingswood College	Kandy	Boys	Sinhala	170
Mahamaya Girls' College	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	168
Girls' High School	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	162
St. Sylvester's College	Kandy	Boys	Sinhala	162
Pushpadana Girls' College	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	159
Swarnamali Balika Vidyalaya	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	155
Vidyartha College	Kandy	Boys	Sinhala	155
St. Anthony's Girls' College	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	153
Wariyapola Sri Sumangala College	Kandy	Boys	Sinhala	152
Hemamali Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	151
Viharamahadevi Balika Vidyalaya	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	150
Seethadevi Balika Vidyalaya	Kandy	Girls	Sinhala	148
St. Anthony's College	Kandy	Boys	Tamil	146
Sri Rahula College	Katugastota	Mixed	Sinhala	145
Walala A. Rathnayake Central College	Menikhinna	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Badi-Ud-Din Mahmud Girls' College	Kandy	Girls	Tamil	143
Peradeniya Central College	Peradeniya	Mixed	Sinhala	143
St. Joseph's Balika Vidyalaya	Gampola	Girls	Sinhala	143
Sarasavi Uyana Maha Vidyalaya	Peradeniya	Mixed	Sinhala	141
Nugawela Central College	Nugawela	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Teldeniya National School	Teldeniya	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Wickramabahu National School	Gampola	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Azhar Central College	Akurana	Mixed	Tamil	138
Madina National School	Madawala	Mixed	Tamil	134
Zahira National College	Gampola	Mixed	Tamil	134

Matale district

5 schools · cut-offs 135–153

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Matale district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Sri Sangamitta Balika National School	Matale	Girls	Sinhala	153
St. Thomas' National School	Matale	Boys	Sinhala	149
Rangiri Dambulla Central College	Dambulla	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Al-Furkhan Central College	Galewela	Mixed	Tamil	135
Amina Maha Vidyalaya	Matale	Girls	Tamil	135

Nuwara Eliya district

13 schools · cut-offs 132–158

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Nuwara Eliya district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Highlands College	Hatton	Mixed	Tamil	158
Cambridge College	Kotagala	Mixed	Tamil	146
St. John Bosco's College	Hatton	Boys	Tamil	143
St. Mary's Central College	Bogawantalawa	Mixed	Tamil	143
Norwood Tamil Maha Vidyalaya	Norwood	Mixed	Tamil	142
Poramadulla Central College	Rikillagaskada	Mixed	Sinhala	142
Ginigathhena Central College	Ginigathhena	Mixed	Sinhala	140
St. Gabriel's Girls' College	Hatton	Girls	Tamil	140
Sri Sumangala National School	Nildandahinna	Mixed	Sinhala	139
St. Joseph's Tamil Vidyalaya	Maskeliya	Mixed	Tamil	138
Talawakelle Tamil Maha Vidyalaya	Talawakelle	Mixed	Tamil	137
Al Minhaj National School	Hapugastalawa	Mixed	Tamil	132
Denike Secondary School	Rikillagaskada	Mixed	Sinhala	132

Galle district

15 schools · cut-offs 140–168

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Galle district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Richmond College	Galle	Boys	Sinhala	168
Southlands College	Galle	Girls	Sinhala	167
Mahinda College	Galle	Boys	Sinhala	163
Sanghamitta Balika Vidyalaya	Galle	Girls	Sinhala	163
Sacred Heart Convent	Galle	Girls	Sinhala	158
St. Aloysius' College	Galle	Boys	Sinhala	157
Dharmasoka College	Ambalangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	152
Rippon Girls' College	Galle	Girls	Sinhala	151
Siridhamma College	Labuduwa, Galle	Mixed	Sinhala	150
Sri Devananda College	Ambalangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	147
Vidyaloka College	Galle	Boys	Sinhala	147
Ananda Central College	Elpitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	143
P. de S. Kularatne Maha Vidyalaya	Ambalangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Christ Church Girls' College	Baddegama	Girls	Sinhala	141
Bonavista College	Unawatuna, Galle	Mixed	Sinhala	140

Matara district

13 schools · cut-offs 140–164

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Matara district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Rahula College	Matara	Boys	Sinhala	164
Sujatha Vidyalaya	Matara	Girls	Sinhala	164
St. Thomas' Girls' High School	Matara	Girls	Sinhala	156
St. Thomas' College	Matara	Boys	Sinhala	155
Mahinda Rajapaksa College	Sarasavi Uyana, Matara	Mixed	Sinhala	150
Telijjawila Central College	Telijjawila	Mixed	Sinhala	148
St. Servatius' College	Matara	Boys	Sinhala	146
Kotuwa President's College	Matara	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Godapitiya National School	Akuressa	Mixed	Sinhala	141
Deniyaya Central College	Deniyaya	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Matara Central College	Matara	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Narandeniya Central College	Kamburupitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Vijitha Central College	Dikwella	Mixed	Sinhala	140

Hambantota district

10 schools · cut-offs 139–161

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Hambantota district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Rajapaksha Central College	Weeraketiya	Mixed	Sinhala	161
Debarawewa Maha Vidyalaya	Tissamaharama	Mixed	Sinhala	152
Sri Lanka Singapore Friendship Girls' School	Weeraketiya	Girls	Sinhala	152
Vijayaba National School	Hungama	Mixed	Sinhala	151
Walasmulla National School	Walasmulla	Mixed	Sinhala	146
Ruhunu Vijayaba National School	Beliatta	Mixed	Sinhala	145
Tangalle Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Tangalle	Girls	Sinhala	144
Tangalle Boys' National School	Tangalle	Boys	Sinhala	142
Katuwana Central College	Katuwana	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Jeraputhra National School	Ambalantota	Mixed	Sinhala	139

Jaffna district

9 schools · cut-offs 132–145

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Jaffna district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Hartley College	Point Pedro	Boys	Tamil	145
Vembadi Girls' High School	Jaffna	Girls	Tamil	145
Jaffna Hindu College	Jaffna	Boys	Tamil	139
Kokuvil Hindu College	Kokuvil	Mixed	Tamil	134
Chavakachcheri Hindu College	Chavakachcheri	Mixed	Tamil	132
Jaffna Central College	Jaffna	Boys	Tamil	132
Jaffna Hindu Ladies College	Jaffna	Girls	Tamil	132
Mahajana College	Tellippalai	Mixed	Tamil	132
Methodist Girls' High School	Point Pedro	Girls	Tamil	132

Kilinochchi district

1 school · cut-off 132

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Kilinochchi district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Kilinochchi Madya Maha Vidyalaya	Kilinochchi	Mixed	Tamil	132

Vavuniya district

3 schools · cut-off 132

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Vavuniya district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Rambaikulam Girls' College	Jaffna	Girls	Tamil	132
Saivapragasa Ladies College	Vavuniya	Girls	Tamil	132
Vavuniya Tamil Madya Maha Vidyalaya	Vavuniya	Mixed	Tamil	132

Mullaitivu district

1 school · cut-off 137

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Mullaitivu district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Puthukkudiyiruppu Central College	Puthukkudiyiruppu	Mixed	Tamil	137

Batticaloa district

10 schools · cut-offs 132–139

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Batticaloa district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Padirippu Central College	Kaluwanchikudy	Mixed	Tamil	139
Vincent Girls' High School	Batticaloa	Girls	Tamil	139
Meera Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kattankudy	Girls	Tamil	136
Oddamavadi Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Oddamavadi	Girls	Tamil	135
Valaichenai Hindu College	Valaichenai	Mixed	Tamil	134
Cecilia's Girls' College	Batticaloa	Girls	Tamil	132
Kattankudy Central College	Kattankudy	Boys	Tamil	132
Methodist Central College	Batticaloa	Boys	Tamil	132
Oddamavadi Central College	Oddamavadi	Boys	Tamil	132
St. Michael's College	Batticaloa	Boys	Tamil	132

Ampara district

17 schools · cut-offs 132–149

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Ampara district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Mahmud Ladies College	Kalmunai	Girls	Tamil	149
Muslim Madya Maha Vidyalaya	Sammanthurai	Mixed	Tamil	145
Sri Ramakrishna College	Akkaraipattu	Mixed	Tamil	144
D. S. Senanayake Central College	Ampara	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Thambviluvil Maha Vidyalaya	Thambviluvil	Mixed	Tamil	143
Zahira College	Sainthamaruthu	Boys	Tamil	138
Bandaranayake Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Ampara	Girls	Sinhala	137
Carmel Pattima College	Kalmunai	Mixed	Tamil	137
Al-Marjan Muslim Ladies College	Sammanthurai	Girls	Tamil	136
Al-Hamra Maha Vidyalaya	Oluvil	Mixed	Tamil	135
Munawwara Junior College	Akkaraipattu	Mixed	Tamil	135
As-Siraj Maha Vidyalaya	Akkaraipattu	Mixed	Tamil	133
Dehiattakandiya National School	Dehiattakandiya	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Gamini Maha Vidyalaya	Ampara	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Addalaichenai Central College	Addalaichenai	Mixed	Tamil	132
Akkaraipattu Muslim Central College	Akkaraipattu	Mixed	Tamil	132
Al-Ashraq Maha Vidyalaya	Nintavur	Mixed	Tamil	132

Trincomalee district

4 schools · cut-offs 131–135

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Trincomalee district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Mutur Central College	Mutur	Mixed	Tamil	135
Agbodhi Maha Vidyalaya	Kantale	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Kinniya Muslim Girls' College	Kinniya	Girls	Tamil	133
Kinniya Central College	Kinniya	Boys	Tamil	131

Kurunegala district

22 schools · cut-offs 134–170

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Kurunegala district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Maliyadeva Balika Vidyalaya	Kurunegala	Girls	Sinhala	170
Maliyadeva College	Kurunegala	Boys	Sinhala	169
Holy Family Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kurunegala	Girls	Sinhala	167
St. Anne's College	Kurunegala	Boys	Sinhala	167
Maliyadeva Adarsha Maha Vidyalaya	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	163
President Girls' College	Saragama, Kurunegala	Girls	Sinhala	158
Kuliyapitiya Central College	Kuliyapitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	155
Vishwoda National School	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	155
Ibbagamuwa Central College	Ibbagamuwa	Mixed	Sinhala	154
Wayamba Royal College	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	153
Sir John Kotelawala Maha Vidyalaya	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	150
Defence Services College	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	149
Saranath College	Kuliyapitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	149
Lakdas de Mel College	Kurunegala	Mixed	Sinhala	146
Mayurapada Central College	Narammala	Mixed	Sinhala	146
Mahasen Central College	Nikaweratiya	Mixed	Sinhala	145
S. W. R. D. Bandaranaike National School	Panduwasnuwara	Mixed	Sinhala	142
Sandalanka National School	Sandalankawa	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Sri Rahula Central College	Alawwa	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Sri Sumangala Central College	Wariyapola	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Vijayaba Central College	Mahawa	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Kekunagolla National School	Kekunagolla	Mixed	Tamil	134

Puttalam district

10 schools · cut-offs 131–154

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Puttalam district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Joseph Vaz College	Wennappuwa	Boys	Sinhala	154
Holy Family Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Wennappuwa	Girls	Sinhala	151
Ananda National School	Chilaw	Mixed	Sinhala	149
Fathima Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Puttalam	Girls	Tamil	149
Dhammissara Central College	Nattandiya	Mixed	Sinhala	147
Carmel Girls' College	Chilaw	Girls	Sinhala	141
Anamaduwa Central College	Anamaduwa	Mixed	Sinhala	139
Senanayake Central College	Madampe	Mixed	Sinhala	137
St. Andrew's Central College	Puttalam	Mixed	Sinhala	135
Zahira National School	Puttalam	Boys	Tamil	131

Anuradhapura district

15 schools · cut-offs 133–159

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Anuradhapura district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Anuradhapura Central College	Anuradhapura	Mixed	Sinhala	159
Niwanthakachethiya Maha Vidyalaya	Anuradhapura	Mixed	Sinhala	154
Swarnapali Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Anuradhapura	Girls	Sinhala	151
Walisinghe Harischandra Maha Vidyalaya	Anuradhapura	Mixed	Sinhala	151
Kekirawa Central College	Kekirawa	Mixed	Sinhala	150
St. Joseph's College	Anuradhapura	Boys	Sinhala	149
Tambuttegama Central College	Tambuttegama	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Ganthiriyagama Mahinda Maha Vidyalaya	Ipalogama	Mixed	Sinhala	139
Galenbindunuwewa Central College	Galenbindunuwewa	Mixed	Sinhala	138
Galnewa Central College	Galnewa	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Kahatagasdigiliya Central College	Kahatagasdigiliya	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Maithripala Senanayake Central College	Medawachchiya	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Sri Siddhartha Central College	Eppawala	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Thalawa Maha Vidyalaya	Thalawa	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Thibbatuwewa Maha Vidyalaya	Kekirawa	Mixed	Sinhala	133

Polonnaruwa district

5 schools · cut-offs 133–144

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Polonnaruwa district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Royal Central College	Polonnaruwa	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Thopawewa Maha Vidyalaya	Polonnaruwa	Mixed	Sinhala	142
Medirigiriya National School	Medirigiriya	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Siripura Central College	Siripura, Polonnaruwa	Mixed	Sinhala	133
Vilayaya Central College	Aralaganwila	Mixed	Sinhala	133

Badulla district

15 schools · cut-offs 132–157

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Badulla district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Bandarawela Central College	Bandarawela	Mixed	Sinhala	157
Dharmapala Maha Vidyalaya	Bandarawela	Mixed	Sinhala	154
Badulla Central College	Badulla	Mixed	Sinhala	153
Mahiyangana National School	Mahiyanganaya	Mixed	Sinhala	152
St. Joseph's College	Bandarawela	Mixed	Sinhala	148
Viharamahadevi Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Badulla	Girls	Sinhala	146
Dharmadutha National School	Badulla	Boys	Sinhala	142
Uva Science College	Hali-Ela	Mixed	Tamil	141
Visakha Girls' High School	Badulla	Girls	Sinhala	141
Uva Vidya Vidyalaya	Haliela	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Dharmasoka Central College	Bandarawela	Mixed	Sinhala	135
Little Flower Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Bandarawela	Girls	Sinhala	135
Visakha Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Bandarawela	Girls	Sinhala	135
Welimada Central College	Welimada	Mixed	Sinhala	134
Saraswathy Central College	Badulla	Boys	Tamil	132

Monaragala district

10 schools · cut-offs 134–157

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Monaragala district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Dutugemunu Central College	Buttala	Mixed	Sinhala	157
Royal College	Monaragala	Mixed	Sinhala	156
Mahanama Central College	Monaragala	Mixed	Sinhala	154
Malwattawala Central College	Wellawaya	Mixed	Sinhala	146
Nissanka Central College	Badalkumbura	Mixed	Sinhala	139
Wellassa National School	Bibile	Mixed	Sinhala	139
Sevanagala Maha Vidyalaya	Sevanagala	Mixed	Sinhala	138
Thanamalwila Central College	Thanamalwila	Mixed	Sinhala	136
Medagama National School	Bibile	Mixed	Sinhala	134
Yasodara Balika Vidyalaya	Bibile	Girls	Sinhala	134

Ratnapura district

18 schools · cut-offs 136–168

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Ratnapura district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
Sivali Central College	Ratnapura	Mixed	Sinhala	168
Ferguson High School	Ratnapura	Girls	Sinhala	159
Eheliyagoda Central College	Eheliyagoda	Mixed	Sinhala	152
President's College	Embilipitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	151
Ananda Maithreya Central College	Balangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	150
St. Aloysius' National School	Ratnapura	Boys	Sinhala	147
Sumana Balika Vidyalaya	Ratnapura	Girls	Sinhala	145
Gankanda Central College	Pelmadulla	Mixed	Sinhala	144
Nawanagara Kumara Vidyalaya	Ratnapura	Boys	Sinhala	144
Eheliyagoda Dharmapala Vidyalaya	Eheliyagoda	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Embilipitiya Royal College	Pallegama, Embilipitiya	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Vidyaloka Maha Vidyalaya	Balangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Convent of the Infant Jesus	Ratnapura	Girls	Sinhala	139
Kalawana National School	Kalawana	Mixed	Sinhala	139
Rahula National School	Godakawela	Mixed	Sinhala	138
Chandrikawewa Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya	Padalangala	Mixed	Sinhala	136
Pelmadulla Dharmaloka Maha Vidyalaya	Pelmadulla	Mixed	Sinhala	136
Sri Buddha Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya	Balangoda	Mixed	Sinhala	136

Kegalle district

12 schools · cut-offs 134–156

Grade 6 admission cut-off marks for national schools in Kegalle district, from the 2025 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination
School	Town	Type	Medium	Cut-off
St. Joseph's Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kegalle	Girls	Sinhala	156
Pinnawala Central College	Rambukkana	Mixed	Sinhala	155
Kegalu Balika Maha Vidyalaya	Kegalle	Girls	Sinhala	152
Kegalle Maha Vidyalaya	Kegalle	Boys	Sinhala	151
St. Mary's College	Kegalle	Boys	Sinhala	149
Swarna Jayanthi Maha Vidyalaya	Kegalle	Mixed	Sinhala	148
Dudley Senanayake Central College	Tholangamuwa	Mixed	Sinhala	145
Rajasinghe Central College	Ruwanwella	Mixed	Sinhala	145
Mayurapada Central College	Mawanella	Mixed	Sinhala	143
Bandaranayake Maha Vidyalaya	Hettimulla	Mixed	Sinhala	141
Sirisaman National School	Deraniyagala	Mixed	Sinhala	140
Zahira College	Mawanella	Mixed	Tamil	134

Frequently asked questions

Sources & references

District cut-offs cover the 2026, 2025, 2024 exams (all 25 districts, both media). The 2026 figures were transcribed the day after results were released, from the only outlet found carrying the full district breakdown that quickly, see the note in the tool's data file for exactly how that was cross-checked, and expect it to be reconciled again once the Department's own PDF is published. The national- school cut-offs are the Ministry's complete 2025-exam list for Grade 6 admission in 2026 (302 schools, transcribed by hand from the signed PDF and independently re-checked page by page). Those do not change until the Ministry publishes admissions based on the 2026 exam, expected around November 2026. Figures were last reconciled to the cited releases on 2026-09-03.

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