abstract:The Scholarship Examination (also known as the Grade 5 exam) is a highly competitive Sri Lankan examination conducted by the Department of Examinations of the Ministry of Education. It is optional for students to undertake it during the final year of primary school (Grade 5 (usually ages 9-10)).
Students, whose entrance examinationscores rank from 2 to 10in each province, and those first-prize winners of the National Olympic Contests, will be eligible for the scholarship.