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RELEVANT DATES

Thursday 4 August 2011 -. Pupils may receive their results online or by text message, if they have registered on www.mysqa.info. 

Thursday 4 August 2011 - Scottish Qualifications Certificates with results will be delivered home by first class mail. Mrs Frame, Examination Manager, will be available by telephone (0141 423 2933) from 10am to 3pm where pupils do not understand their certificate or think that something specific is missing or wrong.  Mrs Frame will not be able at this time to discuss appeals matters.

Wednesday 10 August 2011 - Letters from School indicating to individual pupils that appeals are being made to SQA will be sent home by first class mail.  For dates for the publication of appeals results, reference should be made to the SQA Booklet Your Exams 2011 sent out to all pupils in April or the SQA website. 

Thursday 18 August 2011 after 12.00 noon – ‘A’ Level Results envelopes may be uplifted by each candidate and they may have only their own results.  Otherwise ‘A’ Level results will be posted First Class Mail from School to arrive at home on Friday 19 August 2010. 

ENQUIRIES
There are three main areas of enquiry at this time. 

Appeals for the upgrade of subject results
As you know neither pupils nor parents may make an appeal to SQA. Appeals are initiated and made by Subject Heads of Department and the School.  A few days after the publication of results SQA will send to the School lists of candidates per subject for whom the school, under SQA regulations, may make an appeal providing the department holds appropriate evidence to justify an appeal for upgrade.  Before the publication of results, SQA has already had a review process for candidates who did not perform as well in examinations as the school expected and estimated them to do. Such cases will be listed by SQA for consideration for appeal. 

The School will definitely appeal when a pupil is listed by SQA and when we hold evidence of higher achievement as this is clearly in the interest of the pupil. Such evidence must come from the current session over all aspects of the course, if it is to be considered relevant by SQA. All SQA awards are based on demonstrated evidence of attainment and not on potential. 

The new Session begins for staff on Monday 22 August 2011. However, the 4-9 August is set aside for Heads of Department, or subject representatives, to review and analyse results and to assemble evidence for appeals. If pupils or parents have questions about aspects of appeals, the procedure is to contact, in writing, Mrs S Frame, Examination Manager who will arrange for a response. Pupils for whom appeal is being made will be informed by letter posted first class mail to their home address on Wednesday 10 August. 

Consultation on requirements on Higher Education or other post school requirements

Appointments may be made with Mrs Beattie or Mr Campbell of the Career Development & Higher Education Department by telephoning the school (0141 423 2933).  Information will be held about times when members of this department are available and appointments may be made. 

Consultation about changes in Subject Choices S4 into S5; S5 into S6

Post Examination Results

Information will be held about the availability after 4 August of the relevant Year Tutor (S4 into S5: Mrs A Henderson; S5 into S6: Mrs I Munro) and/or Mr C Bagnall, Director of Curriculum. Please telephone the school (0141 423 2933) to make an appointment. 

For emergency issues the Rector will be in School on Thursday 4 August.  Please contact (0141 423 2933).  Subsequently any further emergency matter should be sent in writing to Dr Greig. 

M D Martin
Senior Depute Rector

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