Appealing your Leaving Certificate results

You can appeal your Leaving Certificate results.

If you are not satisfied with the marks you get in one or more subjects of the Leaving Certificate examination, you can appeal those results to the State Examinations Commission (SEC).

If you appeal your mark in a written exam, your script will be sent to an appeal examiner for re-marking.

The Leaving Certificate 2024 exam results were released on Friday, 23 August 2024. Applications to appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 results closed at 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2024. Late applications for appeals will not be accepted.

If you appealed your Leaving Certificate 2024 written exam results, you can see your appeal results on the Candidate Self Service Portal from 11am on Friday, 27 September 2024.

You can call the SEC Candidate helpline on 1800 111 135 or 1800 111136 on the following dates:

• Monday, 30 September until Friday 4 October (9am to 5pm)
• Monday, 7 October until Friday 11 October 2024 (9am to 5pm)

You can also email candidateportal@examinations.ie outside of these hours. You must include your exam number in your email.

Viewing your exam script

You must apply to view the appeals exam script. You must complete the application form (pdf) and email it to candidateportal@examinations.ie by 5pm on Monday, 30 September 2024. Late applications will not be accepted.

You can view appealed scripts from 10am on Thursday, 10 October until 5pm on Friday, 11 October 2024.

Independent Appeal Scrutineers

If you are still unhappy with the outcome of your appeal, you can refer your examination appeal to the Independent Appeal Scrutineers to check that the appeal processes were carried out properly. The Scrutineers cannot re-mark scripts or comment on how marks were allocated.

To apply, you must complete the application form (pdf) and email it to candidateportal@examinations.ie by 5pm on Monday, 14 October 2024.

You do not need to have viewed your remarked appeals script to apply to the Independent Appeal Scrutineers. Late applications will not be accepted.

You can find out more in the guide to your appeal results and post appeal process (pdf).

Changes to exam results from the appeals process have been sent to the Central Applications Office. Final CAO offers will be made on 1 October 2024.

The timeframe for the issuing of Leaving Certificate results and appealing your results is very narrow.

It is important to be aware of these dates and times if you think you might want to appeal one or some of your results. Late applications for viewing scripts or appeals will not be accepted.

Applications to view Leaving Certificate 2024 exam scripts closed on 28 August 2024.

After you get your exam results, you can apply to view your examination script. This allows you to see how your work was marked so you can make an appeal if you think there was a mistake. There is no fee to view your exam scripts.

Leaving Certificate 2024 candidates applied to see exam scripts on the Candidate Self-Service Portal. Leaving Certificate Applied candidates applied by email to viewlcascript@examinations.ie.

When can I view my exam script?

If you applied to view your script and it was marked manually, you were invited to a 3-hour viewing session in your school on 31 August 2024.

If your script was marked online, you received access to view your script online for 24 hours between 9am on 31 August 2024 and 9am on 1 September 2024.

Rectification outside of the appeal process

If you have viewed your script and believe there is a clear discrepancy between the mark awarded and the subsequent grade awarded, you also have means of redress. You should ask the Organising Superintendent at the viewing session for a Rectification Outside of the Appeal Process Form.

This rectification service applies only where it is clear that the total mark is inconsistent with the grade awarded and where this matter can be resolved administratively.

Read more about appealing your results and rectification outside of the appeal process on the SEC's website.

Your script will be sent to an appeal examiner for re-marking. This will not be the same person who originally marked your work. The same marking scheme is used for re-marking. This means that appeal examiners apply the same standards in re-marking as were applied to all candidates in the original examination.

For Leaving Certificate 2024, a post-marking adjustment was made to all results. These are additional marks awarded to a candidate's component results. Post-marking adjustments cannot be appealed. However, the post-adjustment changes if your overall mark changes following the appeal.

Read more about the appeal process on the SEC’s website.

If you are not happy with the outcome of your appeal, you can view the appeals exam script and then you may request an appeal review by the Independent Appeals Scrutineers (see ‘Leaving Certificate 2024 appeal results’ below).

Applications to appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 results closed on 2 September 2024. Applications were made through the Candidate Self-Service Portal.

Late applications for appeals will not be accepted.

In 2024, the fees to appeal each subject are:

• Leaving Certificate, €40 per subject
• Leaving Certificate Applied, €15.50 per subject

If your appeal is successful and your subject result is upgraded, you will get a refund of the appeal fee for that subject.

Read more about appeal applications for Leaving Certificate 2024 on the State Examinations Commission's website and in their:

• Candidate Information Guide - Results and Appeals (pdf)
• Guidance for Schools on Leaving Certificate results, viewing and appeals 2024 document (pdf)