President’s Fund Recognises High Achievers at the 2025 G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in the Southern Province

The Southern Province programme to recognise students who excelled at the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination 2025, conducted by the President’s Fund as part of its district-level recognition initiative, was held this morning (24) at the Rabindranath Tagore Auditorium of the University of Ruhuna.

Under the programme, 20 students who achieved the highest results in each subject stream at the G.C.E. Advanced Level Examination in 2025 are to be recognised, with each student receiving financial assistance of Rs. 100,000 and a certificate of recognition.

Accordingly, 360 students who secured positions from first to twentieth place across six subject streams in the three districts of the Southern Province Galle, Matara and Hambantota were recognised at the event. Notably, on the instructions of the President, the number of students recognised under the programme has been doubled from this year.

Addressing the event, Speaker of Parliament Dr Jagath Wickramaratne stated that the President’s Fund, which had been misused in the past, was now playing an expanded role in promoting public welfare as a fund serving the people. He noted that the Fund had taken a number of dedicated and determined measures to support children’s education and help secure their future.

Minister of Women and Child Affairs Saroja Paulraj emphasised the importance of ensuring access to quality, standardised education for all children in the country and providing the facilities necessary to achieve this goal. She also commended the role played by the President’s Fund in this regard.

Southern Province Governor Professor Susiripala Manawadu, addressing the students, appreciated the President’s Fund for its efforts to help them overcome difficulties encountered in university education and equip them to progress successfully in the face of various challenges.

Senior Additional Secretary to the President and Secretary to the President’s Fund Roshan Gamage also addressed the gathering. Deputy Minister of Provincial Councils and Local Government Ruwan Senarath, Member of Parliament Lal Premanath, other public representatives from the Southern Province, District Secretaries, government officials, school principals, teachers, parents and students were among those present.