Leaving Cert Results: Students can seek recheck, but only 18% of grades rise

Anyone unhappy with their Leaving Certificate exam results in any subject can appeal one or more grades.

The State Examinations Commission will accept an appeal against any grade up to September 2, which will prompt a full recheck of the written script and any other elements of a student’s work for which marks counted towards their grade.

It is advised to avail first of the opportunity to view the script in the subject, which should already have been sent to the candidate’s school if it was taken at higher level. In any event, a notification through the school of intention to view a script will prompt the commission to deliver any material of the student in that subject to the school, as most ordinary-level exams are not sent to schools.