A detailed Candidate Information Guide to Results & Appeals will be emailed to all candidates and published on the State Examination Commission’s website in advance of the issue of results on Friday, 25th August.

How to appeal your results

Some of the key dates for the appeal system for Leaving Certificate 2023 are-

Appealing the examination result

If you are not satisfied with the grades you get in one or more subjects of your Leaving Certificate examination, you can appeal those results to the State Examinations Commission (SEC).  You can appeal both the written paper and any of the other relevant components.

You can request to view your scripts and, if you feel there are discrepancies, you can opt to send them to an appeal examiner for re-marking.  Most of these scripts will be available to view online while for others it will be the actual physical script that you answered. 

Detailed subject-by-subject information will be provided in the Candidate Information Guide to your Results by Subject which will be published on https://www.examinations.ie to facilitate those who intend to access their marks including their individual component marks.

The timelines this year for candidates to apply to view scripts and to lodge their appeal applications are very short and the deadlines will be strictly applied. This is essential to ensure that the remaining stages of the appeal process can be completed as quickly as possible. The SEC will not accept late applications. Until such time as the number of appeals is known, it is not possible to commit to a specific timeframe for the issue of the appeal results. Every effort will be made to process appeals as quickly as possible. Candidates will be notified of this date as soon as possible.

Further information 

Any further enquiries about the appeals process can be emailed to [email protected] while the State examinations Commission can also be contacted by phone at 090 644 2702. A Candidate helpline number will also be available to students at the time the results are issued. Details will be provided to you.