The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law
Dayasiri Jayasekara asked the Prime Minister and Minister of Education to provide annual figures from 2022 onward on students who passed the Grade Five Scholarship Examination, including how many were from low-income families. He further asked whether measures would be taken to conduct the exam without disadvantaging children and parents, and whether the Government intends to discontinue the exam in future, including the proposed date and reasons for doing so.
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Machine-translated from Sinhala / Tamil / English¶ 01 Question to the Prime Minister and Minister of Education, Higher Education and Vocational Education:
¶ 02 Grade Five Scholarship Examination: Successful Candidates (159/2024)
¶ 03 (a) Will she inform this House— (i) the number of students who passed the Grade Five Scholarship Examination in each year from 2022 up to now, separately; (ii) the number of students from low-income families, out of the aforesaid number of students; (iii) whether steps will be taken to conduct the Scholarship Examination without causing prejudice to children and parents; and (iv) if so, the relevant course of action for that?
¶ 04 (b) Will she also inform this House— (i) whether steps will be taken to put a stop to the Grade Five Scholarship Examination in future; (ii) if so, the date on which it will be done; and (iii) the reasons for putting an end to the said Examination?
¶ 05 (c) If not, why?
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Cite as: The Hon. Dayasiri Jayasekara, Attorney-at-Law. 10th Parliament, Parliament of Sri Lanka. Hansard, 20 June 2025. No. 1751600792021434. Politick, https://staging.politick.io/lk/speeches/1816