The Examinations Department will take a decision on the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination 2024, based on the outcome of two separate investigations carried out by the Examinations Department and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID).
This was revealed by the Education Ministry issuing a special statement regarding the controversy over the incident of the Grade 5 Scholarship examination paper allegedly being leaked.
The Examinations Department and the CID are conducting separate investigations into the alleged leak of three questions of the first paper of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.
Parents claim that more than three questions have been leaked prior to the examination and therefore they urge a fresh examination.
Education Ministry sources said that a decision on the matter will be made after the conclusion of these investigations.
It was revealed that three questions similar to those on the Grade 5 Scholarship examination’s first paper had allegedly been posted online in a model question paper.
Examinations Commissioner General Amith Jayasundara earlier said that if investigations reveal that the questions have in fact been leaked, the relevant questions would be disregarded during the paper marking process.
He revealed that an investigation was conducted based on the information received alleging that a teacher in the Alawwa area had uploaded a model question paper to social media which had included three questions similar to three questions in the first paper of the Grade 5 Scholarship Examination.
(Dailynews)
