INFORMATION REGARDING SQA EXAMINATIONS 2008
The results of this years SQA Exams will be posted to all candidates from:
Tuesday 5th August 2008
To receive your results electronically, please use information issued from school to register at 'MySQA' (www.mysqa.org.uk) before 5.00pm on Thursday 17th July, using your unique identifier codes and passwords. The next SQA will notify them by text message or email early on results day!
We hope that the results of your examinations are as expected, however where a candidate is awarded a lower grade than expected the SQA issues to presenting centres details of candidates that might be considered for appeals in their particular subjects.
Please note the following
· The SQA advises centres which candidates should be considered for appeals. The school has no influence over this decision and cannot add pupils to the list.
· The success of an appeal is based on a range of evidence submitted by the Presenting Centre. Although the result of the prelim examination forms part of this evidence, it is not necessarily the main focus of the appeal process.
· Appeals are to be made only in circumstances where candidate have under performed by '2 or more' bands from their estimate (i.e. prelim result). The Faculty PT having identified those students will collate evidence of these students having performed at the estimated grade CONSISTENTLY OVER THE PERIOD OF THE PREVIOUS YEAR.
· Parents may contact the School's SQA Co-ordinator, Mrs Wilkinson, if they wish help/advice regarding appeals. Requests for consideration for appeals must be according to the following deadlines:
Stage 1 Appeals for Advanced Higher & Higher Grades Candidates
no later than Friday 15th August 2008
Stage 2 Appeals for Intermediate 1 & 2 and Standard Grade Candidates
no later than Friday 29th August 2008
· Parents may ask the school to process appeals on behalf of their son/daughter after these deadlines. In this case the SQA levy a charge to parents of £55.00 per appeal to cover the additional costs incurred in processing the later appeal.
If an URGENT APPEAL is required by a candidate in connection with an application to Higher or Further Education (College or University), the candidate is responsible for contacting the school to request such an appeal as soon as possible after receiving their certificate and certainly no later than Friday 8th August . Candidates must have details of their chosen institution and course for immediate processing.
IMPORTANT DATES
Result of Stage 1 URGENT APPEALS ONLY - Friday 19th September '08
Result of Stage 1 Appeals (AH/H) - Thursday 25th September '08
Result of Stage 2 Appeals (SG/INT) - Friday 7th November '08
Candidates should see the Faculty PTs of the subject being appealed for to see if they have been successful.
The decision of the SQA regarding appeals is final. If an appeal is successful the SQA will issue by post a new certificate to the candidate detailing such changes.
M Wilkinson
SQA Coordinator