Review of Grade

There may be instances when you believe that your final grade in a unit does not accurately reflect your performance against the unit criteria.

If this happens and you are unable to resolve it with the Academic staff member concerned then you can apply for a formal Review of Grade by the advertised deadline for the relevant teaching session.

Please ensure you read the Review of Grade information in the Review of Grade policy, Assessment policy and the Examinations policy prior to submitting an application.

Lodging a Review of Grade application

You may apply for a Review of Grade through eForms in MyUWS after results are released at the end of each teaching session. You must lodge your application by the advertised closing date for that teaching session, which is usually within 10 University working days of the official notification of results on the web.

All Review of Grade applications are now lodged online. Please see the online forms page for more information. To lodge an online Review of Grade, please log in to MyUWS and select eForms from the menu on the left side of the screen.

Grounds accepted for Review of Grade

You may apply for a Review of Grade if you have reason to believe one or more of the following:

• the unit coordinator did not provide a unit outline as required
• the assessment requirements as specified in the unit outline were varied in an unreasonable way
• assessment requirements specified in the unit outline were unreasonably or prejudicially applied to the student
• a student is of the view that a clerical error has occurred in the computation of the grade
• due regard has not been paid to the evidence of illness or misadventure

Related Links

• Review of Grade policy

Grades not accepted for Review of Grade

You are unable to apply for a Review of Grade for the following grades:

• Incomplete (I)
• Pending (N)
• Deferred (J) 
• Re-assessable (R)
   

If you receive any of these grades, you will need to see your school for advice.

If you receive a grade as a result of disciplinary action then you are unable to appeal this through the Review of Grade process.

Supporting documentation

When lodging your Review of Grade application you must lodge a separate application form and supporting documentation for each unit that you are applying for.

You must indicate whether you are going to submit supporting documentation when completing your application. Once you have submitted your application you will receive an email that outlines how to submit your documentation.

Your supporting documentation must be relevant to the grounds that you are appealing on and you may include the following:

• a copy of your marks achieved or each individual assessment item where appropriate
• any email correspondence relevant to your review of grade
• a written statement from yourself detailing the reason for a review of grade
• if you have achieved a Pass or higher grade, you must attach an
  iPay receipt 

If you indicate that you will be submitting supporting documentation and no documentation is received, within five days of receipt of your application it will be rejected.

The process

Once your Review of Grade application has been submitted online, it is automatically processed by the Assessment and Graduation Unit and a decision is made by the Head of School.

After your application has been assessed, you will be sent an email to your student email account, advising you of the outcome. You can normally expect a decision within one month after the closing date for Review of Grade applications.

No further appeal process is possible. The Head of School's decision is final.

Related links

• Review of Grade policy
• Assessment policy
• Examinations policy