The process of reviewing the first phase of the 2026 national examinations has been a major challenge for the entities responsible for the process, namely the National Examination Board, school administrations, examination secretariats, and teachers responsible for marking. In the current academic year, more than 21,000 requests for review of first-phase exam papers were submitted, more than triple the number of requests submitted last year.
This exceptionally high number of requests put some pressure on the process, requiring the allocation of approximately 2,100 teachers responsible for reporting, whose intensive work allowed the results of the reassessment requests to be sent to the schools last Friday, 7 August. The results of 46 reassessment processes and 110 marking correction processes remain to be sent. In both cases, these results should be sent to the schools today, Monday.
It should also be noted that 212 requests for reassessment and correction of marks were submitted by schools on Friday, 7 August, and Saturday, 8 August, for analysis by the JNE (National Examination Board), after the first results had already been sent to the schools. The results of these 212 requests for reassessment or reclassification will be sent to the schools by tomorrow, Tuesday, 11 August.
It is important to note that the mechanisms for reviewing, reassessing, and appealing exam results have existed for decades precisely to ensure that the final mark relevant to academic life and access to higher education corresponds to the performance actually demonstrated by the student. Thus, as happens every year, the right to apply to the National Higher Education Access Competition on an equal footing is fully safeguarded from the moment the student receives their final exam mark. These mechanisms are, therefore, key elements of the national external assessment system, providing materially appropriate guarantees for the protection of the rights of students and higher education applicants.
In coordination with the Institute for Higher Education (IES, IP), it is ensured that no student will be prevented from applying to the 1st phase of the National Higher Education Access Competition due to a delay in the publication of the result of the reassessment request or in the issuance of the ENES form.
It should be recalled that the Regulations for the National Higher Education Access Competition stipulate the following:
Whenever the outcomes of a review or appeal against a mark in a national upper-secondary education final examination or other element considered in the calculation of the admission mark is only known after the application deadline, and results in a change of mark, the following information may be provided, up to three consecutive days after its publication:
- a) Submission of an application by candidates who then meet the conditions to do so;
- b) Amendments to an application by candidates who have already submitted their application.
Regarding requests for reassessment of first phase examinations submitted to the JNE (National Examination Board), the main data are presented below:
- Total number of reappraisals (Model 12) submitted – 21,021
- Total number of mark corrections (Model 10) submitted – 2,957
- Number of reassessments submitted late by schools – 89
- Number of mark-corrections request submitted late by schools – 123
- Number of reassessments delivered to schools by the JNE on 7 August – 20,886
- Number of mark corrections delivered to schools by the JNE on 7 August – 2,724
Based on the results of the reassessments, approximately 77% of the examinations submitted had increased mark, 7% had a lower mark, and approximately 16% retained the same mark.
We would like to take this opportunity to thank once again the commitment and dedication of all those involved in this process, which are essential to the external assessment of learning and for access to higher education.
The President of the National Examination Board
Published in August 10, 2026
