Definitions
Awaiting your marks can be both an exciting and anxious time.
During your time as a student you will receive the following:
- Marks; and
- Examination Board decisions - also referred to as your progress or award decisions or academic decisions.
Your marks are published after each assessment period (normally at the end of each semester). Marks are provisional until confirmed by a Board of Examiners.
Your Examination Board decision is either a progress decision or an award decision.
Your progress decision is normally published in June or at the end of a particular stage of your programme, although this can vary for certain programmes. A wide range of codes are used by the Boards of Examiners to describe your progress decision. For the majority of students, the Boards of Examiners will deem that you:
- May progress to the next stage/year of your programme or to your placement
- May progress to the next stage/year of your programme or to your placement while trailing modules to be re-assessed
- Are required to repeat coursework/exams in the next academic year (progression to the next stage/year of your programme is not permitted and marks will be capped)
- Are required to restart coursework/exams in the next academic year due to extenuating circumstances (progression to the next stage/year of your programme is not permitted and marks will be uncapped)
- Are required to resit coursework/exams in the current year (marks will be capped)
- Are required to retake coursework/exams as for the first time due to extenuating circumstances in the current year (marks will be uncapped)
- Are considered At Risk of Withdrawal
Your award decision is published after the Board of Examiners has met to confirm your award. This normally happens at the end of your programme but may happen sooner if you leave or are exited from your programme before the programme end date.
Your award code and your award classification will both be published.
Here is some additional information on the examination board decision
Accessing your Marks and Examination Board Decisions
After each examination period, we publish coursework and examination marks on the Marks tile in your Student Portal.
We publish Examination Board decisions on the Progress/award decisions tile in your Student Portal.
Please note:
- It is your responsibility to check your Student Portal for your exam/coursework marks and your Examination Board decision.
- We cannot give marks over the telephone.
- We will withhold marks and progress/award decisions where we are awaiting a decision of a Board of Examiners or confirmation of marks from the External Examiner. We will publish marks and examination board decisions as soon as these are confirmed.
- The consequences of failure are set out in the regulations . You should also refer to your programme handbook as some programmes have approved departures from the regulations due to Professional, Statutory and Regulatory Body requirements.
Publication of Marks
Key Dates for 2026/27
| Assessment Period | Publication date by 12pm |
|---|---|
| Semester 1 - Marks are provisional - subject to EE approval | Monday 22 February 2027 |
| Semester 2 - Marks are confirmed | Wednesday 16 June 2027 |
| Supplementary Examinations (August Resits) - Confirmed marks available | Wednesday 1 September 2027 |
| Summer Teaching (Semester 3) - Marks are confirmed | Wednesday 22 September 2027 |
| October Boards of Examiners - Marks are confirmed | Wednesday 27 October 2027 |
Queries about your marks
You should address any queries about your marks to your Studies Advisor or your Programme/Subject Director.
London, Birmingham or Manchester (QA Higher Education)
If you are enrolled in London, Birmingham or Manchester your marks:
- Are published subject to confirmation by Boards of Examiners
- May be raised or lowered as a result of consideration by Boards.
Publication of Examination Board Decisions
Important Notes
- Examination Board decisions will be released in line with publication of marks in table above.
- Examination Board decisions on academic progress/awards will be released in your Student Portal.
- You should contact your Programme/Subject Director if you are unsure when the Board of Examiners/Progress Committee for your course is to be held.
- Decisions for students studying at QAHE are released at various points in the year. If your decision is not available please contact your campus of study.
