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Appeals Letter - Maria Lloyd Head of Service, Head of Education and Children's Services (Secondary Schools and Specialist Support)
SQA Appeals
The appeals service will open on Tuesday 6 August at 9am for learners to request a review directly to the SQA or through their school. Appeals can be prioritised if the learner has a conditional place at university or college, or for training or employment that depends on their grade.
The purpose of the Appeals service is to provide learners with the opportunity to request a review of their SQA marked assessment components. Learners can request a marking review of the materials that were submitted to SQA for marking if the result is unexpected and they believe an error may have occurred with either the totalling of the marks or the marking and this has resulted in the wrong grade being awarded.
Please note grades can go up, stay the same or go down.
SQA Your Results document is available here.
Key dates
Priority Appeals |
Dates |
Appeals Learner Direct service opens to learners |
6 August 2024 (09:00am) |
Appeals service opens to centres |
6 August 2024 (09:00am) |
Appeals Learner Direct service closes to learners |
13 August 2024 (11:59pm) |
Priority appeals service for centres closes |
21 August 2024 (5:00pm) |
SQA issues outcomes for priority appeals to centres |
2 September 2024 (09:00am) |
SQA confirms outcomes to UCAS |
3 September 2024 |
Replacement certificates issues to learners |
Mid-November 2024 |
Non-priority Appeals |
Dates |
Appeals Learner Direct service opens to learners |
6 August 2024 (09:00am) |
Appeals service opens to centres |
6 August 2024 (09:00am) |
Appeals Learner Direct service closes to learners |
27 August 2024 (11:59pm) |
Non-priority appeals service for centres closes |
30 August 2024 (5:00pm) |
SQA issues outcomes for non-priority appeals |
October 2024 |
Replacement certificates issued to learners |
Mid-November 2024 |
There are two ways to make an appeal. You can make an appeal directly to the SQA at sqa.org.uk/appeals or, through the school from Monday 19 August. If you are considering an appeal, you should discuss this with the Principal Teacher of the department to ensure this course of action is in your best interests.