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Gr. 5 Schol. Exam paper ‘leak’: Prez suspends paper marking for 2 weeks

Gr. 5 Schol. Exam paper ‘leak’: Prez suspends paper marking for 2 weeks

02 Oct 2024


  • Parents claim 8 questions, not 3, leaked; call for re-holding 1st paper


President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has instructed to suspend the evaluation of the answer sheets of the Grade Five Scholarship Examination for two weeks, the President’s Media Division said. 

A meeting took place on Monday (30 September) at the Presidential Secretariat between President Dissanayake and a group of parents who had protested regarding the recent Grade 5 Scholarship Examination question paper issue. Following the discussion, the President directed the relevant officials to suspend the evaluation of the Examination answer sheets for two weeks.

Additionally, the parents have requested that the President consider holding a re-examination for the first paper of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination, as they claimed that eight questions, and not three, were leaked prior to the Exam.



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