Grade 5 schols, highest pass rate in NWP

by S.M. Wijayaratne, Kurunegala Cor.

The NWP candidates of the Grade Five Scholarship examination - 2014 has succeeded in recording the highest pass rate in the island. The pass rate is 83.65 percent.

Over 32,000 students from the Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts have passed this competitive examination. Accordingly, 22,951 students from Kurunegala and 9,346 students from Puttalam district have passed the Grade Five Scholarship Examination - 2014.

The NWP - Chief Minister Dayasiri Jayasekara speaking at the recent NWP-PC monthly meeting held in Kurunegala.

He said that steps would be taken to assist needy students who have passed this exam by way of monetary assistance to continue their higher studies.

Around 20,100 students of this number came from low-income families.

Hence, these hard working students would be provided with financial assistance with the patronage of philanthropists and charity organisations which have already consented in offering their support.

NWP-Chief Minister further said that 5,900 teachers who teach compulsory subjects for the GCE (O/L) examination at remote schools in Kurunegala and Puttalam Districts would be equipped with specific training to increase the pass rate of students at the GCE (O/L) Exam 2014 and the year 2015.

These hard working teachers would be offered with incentives to motivate them to produce better results," the Chief Minister said.