Assessment Appeal
All students have the right to appeal their assessments if they have evidence to show that the marks given were inaccurate.
Students have 10 working days to submit their appeal, starting from the day you received your marks.
Quick Assist Video: The Appeal Process Explained
Appeals Process
There are two types of Assessment appeals:
Appeal against Assessment for an assessment mark completed during the study period.
Final Result Appeal for the overall unit mark shown on your transcript once the study period is complete.
This graphic outlines the Appeals Process.
Informal Appeal
We strongly encourage you to raise your concern with your Unit Coordinator if you have evidence that the mark or result awarded for an assessment task is inaccurate. If this is unsuccessful, you can progress to the Formal Assessment Appeal.
If you have contacted the Unit Coordinator, but they have not responded within 3 working days, get in touch with your School Student Services Officer (SSSO) by contacting Curtin Connect.
The Informal Appeal process may not be possible at times when staff are away on leave or failed attempts to contact them are not followed up. We encourage you to progress with a Formal Assessment Appeal and attach documentation to show attempts at contacting academic staff as well as indicate this in your application.
Formal Assessment Appeal
Students wishing to submit a formal appeal need to complete the Formal Appeal Against Assessment form and submit it within 10 working days of the date the mark for the assessment task was notified to the student.
You can access the form at Curtin’s Appeal Against Assessment page
Appeal Details and Evidence
As the grounds for an assessment appeal are inaccurate marking, you will have to give details on what you have discovered as inaccurate. Wanting more marks or stating how much time you have put into the assessment is not adequate evidence.
Evidence such as comparing the marks you received to the marking rubric is a good place to start. Another option could be to review the information provided to you by the academic staff. If you have used information provided and it's been marked as incorrect, this could be grounds for inaccurate marking.
For more information on Appeal against assessment and access to the application, refer to Curtin's Appeal Against Assessment page.
The Assessment Appeals policy is located in Curtin's Assessment and Student Progression Manual.