The Department of Examinations released the re-scrutiny results of the 2026 Grade 5 Scholarship Examination on Saturday, completing an appeals process that began six weeks ago.
Candidates can check their revised marks at the department’s website, www.doenets.lk, or at www.results.exams.gov.lk, by entering their examination index numbers, the Daily Mirror reported. Hiru News also reported the release, naming doenets.lk.
The department said candidates needing further information can contact its School Examinations Organisation and Results Branch on 011 278 4208, 011 278 4537 or 011 278 5922.
How long the appeal took
Neither filing frames the release against the timetable, but this desk has tracked the examination through the year, and the dates answer a question our earlier coverage left open.
The examination was held on August 9. Results were released on September 2, with the cut-off mark set at 139 and around 56,000 candidates scoring above it, according to Commissioner General of Examinations A.K.S. Indika Kumari Liyanage. Applications for re-scrutiny of answer scripts were accepted online from September 7 to September 21, submitted by school principals rather than parents.
When this desk reported the appeals window, it noted that none of the outlets covering it gave a timeframe for the results of the re-check. That figure is now on the record: the revised marks came 26 days after the application window closed, and 45 days after the original results.
Why the re-check matters
The Grade 5 examination is used both to award scholarships and to select pupils for admission to sought-after schools, which is why a small change in a re-marked script can matter — it can move a candidate across a district cut-off. Applications for Grade 6 admission based on the results ran in parallel with the appeals, on the same September 21 deadline and also through principals.
When the original results came out, the National Child Protection Authority cautioned against publicly ranking or shaming candidates.
Not reported
Neither filing says how many candidates applied for re-scrutiny, how many marks changed, or whether marks can fall as well as rise on appeal — a question this desk flagged in September and which remains unanswered. Neither says whether revised marks affect the cut-off or already-issued school placements.
