Appeals service
You can use our free appeals service if you have concerns about a grade (or grades) on your results certificate. The appeals service is now open.
How to submit an appeal
You can appeal directly to us or ask your school, college or training provider to do it for you.
If you are appealing directly to us, the submission deadlines are:
- Tuesday 12 August at 11.59 pm for priority appeals
- Tuesday 26 August at 11.59 pm for all other appeals
If you want your school, college or training provider to submit an appeal on your behalf, the deadlines are:
- Thursday 21 August at 5.00 pm for priority appeals
- Friday 29 August at 5.00 pm for all other appeals
Priority 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.
Our appeals guidance video explains how to sign up and use the service.
How does the appeals service work?
Once you submit an appeal, 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 question papers 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.
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.
You can find out more about appeals in the Your Results booklet:
- Your Results (2.50 MB)
- Your Results (Gaelic language) (2.45 MB)
Roles and responsibilities
There is important information you need to read and understand in relation to appeals.
Appeals Service Roles and Responsibilities (133 KB) outlines the duties and tasks that SQA, schools, colleges, training providers, learners and local authorities must undertake pre and post certification. You can speak to your teacher or lecturer if you have any questions about the document or service.