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| Thousands miss exam alert chance | |
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| Thousands of school pupils will not get their exam results delivered by text or e-mail next week. | |
| About 25,000 candidates signed up to receive their results electronically ahead of the traditional letter. | About 25,000 candidates signed up to receive their results electronically ahead of the traditional letter. |
| But it has emerged that 4,000 pupils have missed a deadline to activate it properly. | But it has emerged that 4,000 pupils have missed a deadline to activate it properly. |
| Last year a fault in the online service run by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) caused widespread delays. | Last year a fault in the online service run by the Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) caused widespread delays. |
| Exam candidates should have submitted a pin code and chosen a password by mid-July. 4,000 have failed to do so. | Exam candidates should have submitted a pin code and chosen a password by mid-July. 4,000 have failed to do so. |
| The SQA said the new system it had designed was user-friendly, and pointed out it had reminded candidates of the deadline with large adverts in town centres and events like T in the Park. | The SQA said the new system it had designed was user-friendly, and pointed out it had reminded candidates of the deadline with large adverts in town centres and events like T in the Park. |
| The examination body last year missed out a letter in the web address it sent to some candidates trying to access the site, causing many to spend hours on their home computers unsuccessfully trying to access their results. | The examination body last year missed out a letter in the web address it sent to some candidates trying to access the site, causing many to spend hours on their home computers unsuccessfully trying to access their results. |