The SQA will provide schools with the results of all appeals on Monday 31st October. Students who are in school should speak to their previous class teacher, or the Principal Teacher of the faculty, to find out the result of their appeal. Ms Struthers will also be available to assist with any queries. Additionally, our SQA dedicated email address, lasswadehs-sqa@midlothian.education, is also open for queries.
Former students will be notified by email.
Please be aware that whilst some grades will have gone up, a number will remain unchanged. The SQA have prepared a document to explain their process to students and parents and this is provided for you below.
As this is the SQA’s final stage in the exam process, please be aware that:
SQA will issue new certificates from 11th November.
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Students should now have their results. If they think their grade is incorrect they might be able to appeal. This post should help students navigate the process.
Given the size of the school we do expect a large number of enquiries from students. We will look into each enquiry. Some enquiries will be straight forward and processed quickly. More complex situations may require more time to look into them, with not all staff returning to school until Monday 15th August. Please be patient in these circumstances. Although SQA timelines on appeals are ‘tight’ we do have the capacity to meet their deadlines.
Firstly, students should check their estimate grade – this was emailed to students by the school before the end of term in June. If the final grade is lower than an estimate an appeal is possible. For example, if the estimate grade was a B, but the final exam grade is a C students can appeal.
To find out more about what’s involved in the appeals process, please access the SQA’s Appeals 2022 document which outlines this year’s procedure. SQA-Appeals-2022-guidance-for-learners (1)
Priority appeals apply to school leavers who need an appeal to access a UCAS university or college place starting this year. Priority appeals can be submitted directly to the SQA (this is advised and gets things moving more quickly), or by contacting the school via lasswadehs-sqa@midlothian.education.
The student deadline for submitting priority appeals is Tuesday 16th August. The school can submit a priority appeal up until Friday 19th August. The SQA will resolve these by Monday 5th September.
Non-priority appeals, i.e., for those staying on at school, can be submitted directly to the SQA (again, this is advised and gets things moving more quickly), or by contacting the school via lasswadehs-sqa@midlothian.education.
The deadline for students submitting non-priority appeals is Tuesday 30th August. The school can submit a non-priority appeal up until Friday 2nd September.
Getting Your Exam Results
You will receive your exam results on Tuesday 9th August. Your certificate will arrive in the post and, if you have signed up for MySQA, you’ll also receive a text or an email with your results on this day too.
Can I Appeal?
If, when you get your results, you think your grade is incorrect you might be able to appeal. Firstly, you should check your estimate grade – this was sent to you earlier this month. If your final grade is lower than your estimate you can appeal. For example, if your estimate grade was a B, but your final exam grade is a C you can appeal.
You can appeal by registering directly with the SQA, or by getting in touch with school to do this for you.
To find out more about what’s involved in the appeals process, below you’ll find the SQA’s Appeals 2022 document which outlines this year’s procedure – as they differ from previous years.
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Priority Appeals
If you are a priority appeal candidate – this means that you need an appeal to access a UCAS university or college place starting this year – then you should register directly with SQA. We will then submit the evidence for you and contact you to let you know it has been processed. The deadline for submitting priority appeals is 19th August. The SQA will resolve these by 5th September and communicate the outcomes directly with UCAS.
Non-priority Appeals
Non-priority appeals can be submitted directly to the SQA, or by contacting the school via lasswadehs-sqa@midlothian.education.
The deadline for non-priority appeals is 2nd September.
Course Choices
If, following your results, you need to reconsider your courses choices for next session, there will be a short window of opportunity to do so. Please remember, coursing changes will only be considered in exceptional circumstances and where a student requires a particular course/grade for specific reasons (eg. entry to further/higher education, training etc) and not because they have changed their mind from the original course choices allocated. A Google Form will be made available prior to the return to school in August, via Google Classrooms, and students should complete this this as soon as they become aware that any change of course is required.