National Qualifications - incorrect course withdrawals

If a candidate is withdrawn from a course after they’ve submitted coursework, or after sitting a timetabled exam, they won’t receive a course award.

If a candidate changes level, they can only receive a course award based on the components they’ve completed at the new level.

We’ll contact you to advise of any candidates who’ve completed all course components but who’ve been withdrawn from the course. In these cases, we need you to confirm if the entry should be reinstated.

For SEEMiS centres

You should follow all standard leaver processes within SEEMiS.

Please don’t submit withdrawal files for summer leavers before August certification. This will prevent issues with certification.

Contact us

If you’ve any questions, please contact our Data Services team by emailing national.qualifications@sqa.org.uk or calling 0345 213 6612 and selecting option 1.

Thank you for ensuring accurate certification for your candidates.