Appeals service
If you have concerns about a grade (or grades) on your results certificate, you can use the free appeals service. You can appeal directly to us or ask your school to do this for you.
The service will open on Results day, Tuesday 5 August, at 9 am, and the learner direct submission deadlines are:
- Tuesday 12 August at 11.59 pm for priority appeals
- Tuesday 26 August at 11.59 pm for all other appeals
Your appeal can be prioritised if you have a conditional place at university or college, or in training or employment that depends on your grade.
How does the appeals service work?
If you appeal your grade, a senior marker will carry out a marking review of your SQA-marked assessments.
The senior marker will review your responses to all externally marked questions and assignments. They check that the marks awarded by the marker are in line with the marking standards agreed at the markers briefing and the marking instructions.
In addition, they also check that:
- all parts of your SQA-assessments have been marked;
- the marks given for each answer have been totalled correctly
- the correct result has been entered on our system.
Please note that after being reviewed, your result could stay the same, go up or go down.
Roles and responsibilities
Roles and Responsibilities (133 KB) outlines the duties and tasks that SQA, schools, colleges, training providers, learners and local authorities must undertake both pre and post certification.
Further information
You can speak to your teacher or lecturer if you have any questions about the document or service.