Primary Education — University of Colombo
Minimum Z-score cut-off marks by district, admission years 2022/23 to 2025/26. Source: official UGC cut-off publications (ugc.ac.lk). "—" means no qualified intake from that district that year.
2025/26
1.4225–1.7990
Varies by district
Lowest district
1.4225
Trincomalee
Highest district
1.7990
Vavuniya
Districts
20
4 years tracked
In 2025/26, the minimum Z-score for Primary Education at University of Colombo ranged from 1.4225 in Trincomalee to 1.7990 in Vavuniya, across 20 districts. Compared with 2024/25, the cut-off rose in 8 districts and fell in 12. Over 4 admission years the median district cut-off moved from 1.6857 to 1.6763. 1 districts had no qualified intake in 2025/26.
| District | 2022/23 | 2023/24 | 2024/25 | 2025/26 | vs last year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ampara | 1.4953 | 1.6301 | 1.6609 | 1.4945 | ▼ 0.17 |
| Anuradhapura | 1.6590 | 1.7765 | 1.7313 | 1.7776 | ▲ 0.05 |
| Badulla | 1.7796 | 1.6551 | 1.8282 | 1.6478 | ▼ 0.18 |
| Colombo | 1.5008 | 1.6439 | 1.4494 | 1.4899 | ▲ 0.04 |
| Galle | 1.8038 | 1.7720 | 1.8082 | 1.7482 | ▼ 0.06 |
| Gampaha | 1.6821 | 1.6156 | 1.7020 | 1.5265 | ▼ 0.18 |
| Hambantota | 1.7798 | 1.8209 | 1.8504 | 1.7107 | ▼ 0.14 |
| Kalutara | 1.7488 | 1.7845 | 1.7079 | 1.6722 | ▼ 0.04 |
| Kandy | 1.4135 | 1.5117 | 1.5017 | 1.5433 | ▲ 0.04 |
| Kegalle | 1.5968 | 1.6771 | 1.7213 | 1.6498 | ▼ 0.07 |
| Kurunegala | 1.8039 | 1.7891 | 1.8086 | 1.7324 | ▼ 0.08 |
| Matale | 1.6264 | 1.6044 | 1.5056 | 1.7479 | ▲ 0.24 |
| Matara | 1.7911 | 1.7508 | 1.7735 | 1.7859 | ▲ 0.01 |
| Monaragala | 1.6893 | 1.8318 | 1.8284 | 1.6804 | ▼ 0.15 |
| Mullaitivu | — | — | 1.0376 | — | |
| Nuwara Eliya | 1.6318 | 1.3420 | 1.3873 | 1.6182 | ▲ 0.23 |
| Polonnaruwa | 1.7729 | 1.7640 | 1.6646 | 1.7532 | ▲ 0.09 |
| Puttalam | 1.7294 | 1.6895 | 1.6847 | 1.4735 | ▼ 0.21 |
| Ratnapura | 1.7623 | 1.7720 | 1.8004 | 1.7770 | ▼ 0.02 |
| Trincomalee | 1.4990 | 1.2086 | 1.6928 | 1.4225 | ▼ 0.27 |
| Vavuniya | 1.6569 | 1.4394 | 1.5690 | 1.7990 | ▲ 0.23 |
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