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| Almost 35,000 pupils will receive their Scottish exam results a day earlier than most after they registered to access them over the internet. | Almost 35,000 pupils will receive their Scottish exam results a day earlier than most after they registered to access them over the internet. |
| More than a fifth of candidates have chosen to use the service, which has been made available across Scotland for the first time. | More than a fifth of candidates have chosen to use the service, which has been made available across Scotland for the first time. |
| But several students contacted the BBC Scotland news website to say they were unable to access their results online. | |
| Another 120,000 will wait until Tuesday for results to be delivered by post. | Another 120,000 will wait until Tuesday for results to be delivered by post. |
| Meanwhile, Royal Mail has said that planned industrial action will not disrupt the results. | Meanwhile, Royal Mail has said that planned industrial action will not disrupt the results. |
| A total of 34,683 candidates signed up for the online service, which allows candidates to view their results on a secure site. | A total of 34,683 candidates signed up for the online service, which allows candidates to view their results on a secure site. |
| The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has also offered to send them by text message to mobile phones. | The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has also offered to send them by text message to mobile phones. |
| I think the success that will come from today will ripple throughout all the pupils and next year we will get a much bigger uptake altogether Michael Currie,High school head teacher | I think the success that will come from today will ripple throughout all the pupils and next year we will get a much bigger uptake altogether Michael Currie,High school head teacher |
| Calvin McDonald, 15, a pupil at Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans, East Lothian, received his results in a text message at 0800 BST but when he went online to double check he was unable to log on. | Calvin McDonald, 15, a pupil at Preston Lodge High School in Prestonpans, East Lothian, received his results in a text message at 0800 BST but when he went online to double check he was unable to log on. |
| "The SQA knew that over 30,000 young people would be logging on this morning, and failed to take proper precautions," he said. | "The SQA knew that over 30,000 young people would be logging on this morning, and failed to take proper precautions," he said. |
| Claire Motion, a former Kirkcaldy High School pupil, used the online service to find out her Advanced Higher results of an A and two Bs. | Claire Motion, a former Kirkcaldy High School pupil, used the online service to find out her Advanced Higher results of an A and two Bs. |
| "It was a lot less nerve racking than waiting patiently for the postie," she said. | "It was a lot less nerve racking than waiting patiently for the postie," she said. |
| "You get to choose when to read your results. It's a lot nicer waking up and being able to access them when you want." | "You get to choose when to read your results. It's a lot nicer waking up and being able to access them when you want." |
| Michael Currie, head teacher at Our Lady's High School in Cumbernauld, said he was confident the online results system would work for all pupils in the future. | Michael Currie, head teacher at Our Lady's High School in Cumbernauld, said he was confident the online results system would work for all pupils in the future. |
| "I think the success that will come from today will ripple throughout all the pupils and next year we will get a much bigger uptake altogether." | "I think the success that will come from today will ripple throughout all the pupils and next year we will get a much bigger uptake altogether." |
| The authority's director of operations, Karen McCallum, said: "We view this new online service as an addition to, rather than a replacement for, the familiar scenario of posties across the country dropping the long-awaited white envelopes through thousands of letterboxes." | The authority's director of operations, Karen McCallum, said: "We view this new online service as an addition to, rather than a replacement for, the familiar scenario of posties across the country dropping the long-awaited white envelopes through thousands of letterboxes." |
| A total of 155,893 pupils will receive their results this week, the highest ever number. | A total of 155,893 pupils will receive their results this week, the highest ever number. |
| The online results service was rolled out across Scotland after being trialled for two years in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Islands. | The online results service was rolled out across Scotland after being trialled for two years in Shetland, Orkney and the Western Islands. |
| Are you among the students receiving their results online? Contact us at newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk. | Are you among the students receiving their results online? Contact us at newsonlinescotland@bbc.co.uk. |