Junior Certificate Appeals

21st September 2016

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Appealing Junior Certificate Examination Results
I am a Junior Certificate examination candidate. Can I view my marked examination script? No. Candidates in the Junior Certificate do not have the opportunity to view their marked scripts.Can I appeal my results ? Yes. If you wish to appeal a result in any subject in the Junior Certificate you must apply to do so through your school. Your school can then apply to the State Examinations Commission on your behalf. All applications from schools must be sent to the State Examinations Commission accompanied by the appropriate payment. All applications from the school should reach the Commission by 5 p.m. on Friday 30th September 2016. Late applications received will not be considered. The Commission will not accept applications directly from individual candidates, parents or teachers

What is the appeal fee?
The appeal fee for Junior Certificate is €32.00 per subject.
The fee will be refunded if the outcome of the appeal is that you are awarded a higher grade.

What happens during the appeal process?
Your script is sent to an appeal examiner for re-marking. This examiner is different from the examiner who originally marked your work. The appeal examiner completes a full remarking of your exam using the official marking scheme. In some subjects involving practical/project work it may be necessary for an appeal examiner to visit the school to re-mark work stored by the school.

Is it possible that I could receive a lower Junior Certificate examination result on appeal?
No. Junior Certificate examination results are not reduced on appeal even if the appeal examiner finds that the marks awarded originally were too high.. The practice recognises that the appeals process exists to ensure that the marking scheme was fully and properly applied to the work produced at the examination and that Junior Certificate candidates do not have the opportunity to see the application of the marking scheme to their work.

When will the results of the Junior Certificate appeals be known?
We plan to post the Junior Cert appeal results to schools no later than the second week in November 2016.

 

Information at Main School Office, cheques made payable to SEC, postal orders also accepted. Last date to accept appeal by the school will be Wednesday 28th September 2pm.