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Top scorers at Grade 5 Scholarship Examination

The Grade Five Scholarship Examination results were out recently and three students have come right on top scoring nearly full marks. The Junior Observer brings you news about the first three students. They are Thisara Sandaluka Kodituwakku of Richmond College, Galle who scored 196 marks. He said he never expected to top the list but was thrilled when he got to know that he had come first.

Thisara Sandaluka Kodituwakku

Anjali Upeksha Maduwanthi

Sajith Adithiya Wickremasinghe

His ambition is to be an engineer. Thisara's secret to success is that he did his daily work as a routine aand never postponed what he had to do for the day.

Anjali Upeksha Maduwanthi of Thalathuoya Junior School also scored 196 marks. She studied under very difficult circumstances and overcame all obstacles to get first place with Thisara.

She comes from a farmer family. Anjali had the freedom to do whatever she wanted to do and that's how she took to studying and did it to the best of her ability. Sajith Adithiya Wickremasinghe of Kandana Seventh Day Adventist Senior School scored 195 marks and came third.

He did not pay any extra attention to studies but was an avid reader. He is full of mischief and nurtured a dream of one day entering Royal College, Colombo 7. Now his dream has come true. Meanwhile eight students have obtained 194 marks and secured third place.