If your SEC grade surprises you, check SEAB’s results review process for your examination year. SEAB’s national examination guidance says marked answer scripts and marks are confidential. Its review process is the route to ask SEAB to verify a result.
SEAB describes a review as including remarking and checks on mark entries by an independent senior marker who was different from the original marker. Consult the SEC results release notice for the application process, deadline and fee.
- Identify the subject and grade you want reviewed.
- Check the SEC review deadline and fee for that subject.
- Ask your school about the application route if you are a school candidate.
What does a results review check?
For example, if your SEC Mathematics grade differs from what you expected, SEAB’s review process is designed to check whether the result is correct. The independent reviewer checks the marking and the accuracy of the mark entries. SEAB says an awarded result is adjusted accordingly if the appeal leads to a change.
What to do before the application deadline
Find the results review instructions for your examination year and check how to apply and pay. Under the GCE process, school candidates applied through their schools and private candidates used the Candidates Portal. If you need the result for an admissions application, check that application’s deadline independently and ask the institution how it handles a pending review.
Frequently asked questions
Can I ask for the marks for each paper?
SEAB’s national examinations guidance treats marking details as confidential. Check the SEC notice for what the published result shows.
Does a review always change the grade?
SEAB’s guidance says most appeals leave the grade unchanged. SEAB adjusts the awarded result when a review finds a change is required.