Dear Parents & Carers,
Please find important information regarding SQA Results & Appeals below. This has been shared with all pupils who worked towards SQA Qualifications this session in an email.
SQA Results Day
You will receive your SQA Certificate to your home address on Tuesday 8th August. You must let us know urgently if you have moved house and not updated your address with the school.
Given that every candidate across the country is receiving certificates on this date, Royal Mail staff will be very busy. I would recommend you sign up for text and/or email alerts at MySQA here.
The certificate you receive will detail all SQA awards you have gained, including qualifications without an exam i.e. N4 or NPAs and individual unit awards.
Appeals
If the result you receive is unexpected or you believe it could be wrong, you have the right to appeal that grade. Only you can request an appeal, not your parents or carers. Appealing a grade is free of charge.
In 2023, Appeals will involve an SQA Marker re-marking the exam paper you sat during the exam diet. There are some very important things you must be aware of if you appeal.
- The school does not send any alternative evidence to SQA for Appeals. This means that if you received a higher grade in your prelim, it does not affect your appeal.
- The estimated grade your teacher provided and may have discussed with you, has no bearing on your ability to appeal a grade
- If you require an appeal for university entry, this will be dealt with as matter of priority
- If you appeal, your grade could go up or go down or stay the same
I will issue a Microsoft form to pupils by email on Monday 7th August for you to register any appeals.
Please only use the form I email you to request an appeal and do not contact your class teacher, pastoral care teacher or any other school staff member directly regarding Appeals. The school will still be closed for Summer Holidays, and they will be unlikely to respond.
Important Dates for appeals:
Deadline to submit Appeals – 15th August (priority) and 29th August (non priority)
SQA issues Appeals results – October 2023
Replacement certificates issued by SQA – mod November 2023
Options Changes
Following your results, a small number of you may need to make changes to your S5 or S6 options. This may be due to performing better than expected in a subject, needing to resit a subject or requiring an improved grade for university. Please note that some subject change requests may not be possible if the timetable columns do not allow it, or a subject is full.
I will issue a Microsoft form on Monday 7th August for you to request an options change if the above applies. Alternatively, you can come into the school on Thursday 17th August after 1pm if you wish to discuss an Options change with me directly.
Please ensure you complete the form or come and see me in person to change an option. This will allow you to return to school on Monday 21st August 2023 with a full and correct timetable. This will also minimise any disruption to learning when we return to school.
If you have any questions about the above, please reply to this email or speak to me in person before we finish on Friday 30th June. I am always in ‘the street’ at Senior Phase lunch to discuss any SQA Matters 🙂
Miss Quigley
