Appealing the Leaving Certificate results

You can appeal your Leaving Certificate results.

Applications to appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 results will open on the Candidate Self Service Portal from 10am on Sunday, 1 September 2024 and will close at 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2024. Late applications for appeals will not be accepted.

The Leaving Certificate 2024 exam results will be released at 10am on Friday, 23 August 2024.

On Tuesday, 27 August 2024 you will be able to see the marks you got for each of your exams, each component if applicable, and the post-marking adjustment.

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 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.

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.

There is a very small window to apply to see exam scripts. Applications to see exam scripts will open on the Candidate Self-Service Portal from 5pm on Tuesday, 27 August 2024 and will close at 8pm on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.

Applications to see Leaving Certificate Applied exam scripts should to be sent by email to viewlcascript@examinations.ie. Candidates will be able to download the LCA Viewing Application Form from the Candidate Self-Service Portal. The timeframe to apply is the same as above.

When can I view my exam script?

If you apply to view your script and it was marked manually, you will be assigned to a 3-hour viewing session in your school on Saturday, 31 August 2024.

You will be assigned to either:

• Session 1, from 9:30am to 12:30pm, or
• Session 2, from 2pm to 5pm

If your script was marked online, you will get access to view it online for 24 hours between 9am on Saturday, 31 August 2024 and 9am on Sunday, 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).

You can apply to appeal your 2024 results and pay the fee through the Candidate Self-Service Portal from 10am on Sunday, 1 September 2024 to on 5pm on Monday, 2 September 2024.

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.

If you appeal your Leaving Certificate 2024 written exam results, you will be able to see your appeal results on the Candidate Self Service Portal from 11am on Tuesday, 27 September 2024.

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. Application forms for an appeal review are provided with your appeal results.

This page will be updated with information on how to appeal the appeal results when it becomes available.

For any queries about the Candidate Self Service Portal, the SEC Candidate helpline will be open from Friday, 23 August 2024 to Monday, 2 September 2024 (including the weekend) on 1800 111 135 or 1800 111 136.

You can also email candidateportal@examinations.ie.

Read more about appeal applications for Leaving Certificate 2024 on:

• On the State Examinations Commission website
• In the State Examinations Commission’s Guidance for Schools on Leaving Certificate results, viewing and appeals 2024 document (pdf)