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Pupils receive results on the web Problems affect internet results
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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. Hundreds of pupils have been unable to access their exam results via an internet system, BBC Scotland has learned.
Almost 35,000 pupils registered to get their Scottish Higher and Standard Grades online a day earlier than usual.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) confirmed that 900 candidates had forgotten their log-on IDs while others had been unable to access the website.
A spokesman said they should all get their results by the end of the day.
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. Dozens of people awaiting results contacted the BBC Scotland news website complaining that they received an error message when trying to access the web page.
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. The SQA knew that over 30,000 young people would be logging on this morning, and failed to take proper precautions Calvin DonaldHigh school pupil
A total of 34,683 candidates signed up for the online service, which allows candidates to view their results on a secure site. The SQA said that by midday 15,000 of the 34,683 candidates who signed up for the service, which allows candidates to view their results on a secure site, had logged on to get their results.
The Scottish Qualifications Authority (SQA) has also offered to send them by text message to mobile phones. A message on the SQA site said the system was operating as expected and advised those waiting to keep trying if it did not work at the first attempt.
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 More than 5,000 results were sent successfully by text message.
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 do so.
"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. 'Bigger update'
"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."
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." An SQA spokesman advised candidates to be patient and keep trying if they were having difficulty accessing their results.
"There is anecdotal evidence of people having difficulty logging on," he said.
"There is no particular reason in the system why this is happening.
"The bigger difficulty is with candidates forgetting their log-on IDs."
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.
Meanwhile, Royal Mail has said that planned industrial action will not disrupt the results.
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.