Candidates sometimes don’t get the results that they hoped for. If this happens to you, try not to worry too much. Your results may still open up many different exciting opportunities for your further education and future career.
However, in some cases, you may want to consider re-marking or retakes – for example, if your teacher or tutor predicted a much higher grade.
RETAKE AN EXAM
If you or your teachers think that you could have achieve better grades, you can choose to re-take your exam.
What is a retake?
An exam counts as a retake if you have sat the same syllabus in the past year.
What you need to do:
You need to provide your:
- previous centre number
- candidate number
- confirmation of syllabus retake.
Note: the retake option may not apply to all subjects.
Re-marking
Teams of examiners assess every exam paper. They are specialists in their subjects and follow a strict marking scheme. Principal examiners oversee the process to make sure that grades are awarded fairly.
If a student is awarded a grade that differs significantly from their teacher’s prediction or comparative performance, their exam is automatically re-checked and often re-graded. Borderline grades are also re-marked to ensure the grade is fair.
The exam marking process is carefully designed to be fair to all students. However, if you feel that your exam result does not represent your work, you can ask to have your paper re-marked.
The re-mark request form can be downloaded at the bottom of this section.