Appeals service
You can use our free Appeals service if you have concerns about a grade (or grades) on your results certificate.
The service for learners to submit appeals directly to SQA is now closed. You can still ask your school, college or training provider to submit an appeal for you up to Friday 30 August at 5pm. Please contact your teacher or lecturer if you would still like to submit an appeal.
What happens next?
Once you submit an appeal, a senior marker will carry out a marking review of your SQA-marked assessments.
This is not a re-mark.
A marking review checks that:
- all parts of your SQA-assessments have been marked
- the marking is in line with national standards
- the marks given for each answer have been totalled correctly and
- 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
There is important information you need to read and understand in relation to Appeals.
Appeals Service Roles and Responsibilities (112 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.