Government decides not to hold Grade 5 Scholarship Exam in future
Posted by Editor on March 26, 2019 - 9:00 am

President Maithripala Sirisena says the government has decided not to hold the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination in future.
At a function held at Polonnaruwa Royal College yesterday, the President said that the decision had been taken , following consideration given to the pressures that students are faced with at such a young age , as a consequence of the scholarship examination.
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