Hundreds of thousands of students in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are opening their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge National results
In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9-1, while in Wales and Northern Ireland they are still graded using letters from A* to U
Stella from Scarborough is keeping a close eye on her maths result while Jiya hopes to get the grades to pursue a career in dentistry
This year's results will be under the spotlight after the pass rate fell for the third year running in 2024 - national data on this will be released at 09:30 BST
Students in Scotland received their results earlier this month, with the pass rate up slightly on last year
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Students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland are now opening their GCSE, BTec and Cambridge results.
We'll be bringing you the latest reaction from schools and colleges across the country - stick with us.
Emily Doughty
Your Voice Your BBC News reporter, reporting from Scarborough
With the results hall already set up, it’s the calm before the storm here in Scarborough.
For the small group of students who have already arrived, it’s a nervous wait before they’re able to pick up their results at 08:00, but parents and teachers are on hand to calm any nerves.
The school standards minister has been reflecting on the cohort of pupils waiting for their results this morning.
Speaking from Blyth, Catherine McKinnell tells BBC Breakfast: "Today will be a day of celebration not only to mark the strength and resilience of those who sat the exams, but also the schools and families who have supported them."
McKinnell is also asked about the overall picture.
Although the McKinnell says she cannot comment on specifics yet, she says we should see a "steadying of the ship" after the coronavirus pandemic.
As a reminder, national data on this year's results will be released at 09:30 BST.
As students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland anxiously await their results, let's take a look at what we learnt from last year's set of grades.
Falling pass rates: It was the third year in a row that pass rates fell in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. They dropped most steeply in Northern Ireland, falling from 86.6% to 82%.
Regional divide: The divide between the south of England and the rest of the country continued, with the highest pass rate, in London, being 9.4 percentage points up on the West Midlands - the lowest-performing region.
Maths and English: Two of the most staple subjects in school also had low pass rates. The data suggested that around 182,000 16-year-olds needed to resit English language, and around 176,000 needed to resit maths.
Emily Doughty
Your Voice Your BBC News reporter, reporting from Scarborough
Jiya says she hopes her grades will be enough to get her into college
Many students getting their results today were in Year 6 when the first Covid lockdown was announced in March 2020 - and will have started secondary school learning in "bubbles".
We spoke to Jiya before results day, a pupil at St Augustine's Catholic Academy in Scarborough who told us she wants to become a dentist - and hopes she'll get the grades she needs to start A-levels at Scarborough College next month.
But she said it was bittersweet to be leaving the friends that she met during the Covid pandemic.
"I think when I first came in Year 7 I was probably really nervous," she said.
"I have found my people, my friends, and they have helped me become more confident."
Pre-results nerves are very common and can manifest in all sorts of different ways: sleepless nights, short tempers, loss of appetite, nausea, anxiety; the lot.
First of all, it's important to remember that you're not alone. Thousands of students around the country are probably feeling the same way.
While you might not be able to get rid of these feelings entirely, there are ways to manage them. Here are a few tips from the NHS to help you decompress:
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Emily Doughty
Your Voice Your BBC News reporter, reporting from Scarborough
Stella's ultimate dream is to become an engineer
Like many students, Stella from Scarborough is waiting this morning to find out how she has done - in particular, if she has achieved an all-important pass in her maths GCSE.
She needs it to pursue her dream of becoming an engineer.
“I have definitely focused on maths quite a lot because it is a core subject. If I don’t pass my maths, I can’t really do anything,” she tells us.
While she is not confident in how her first paper went, Stella says her second paper was better. She believes she has done well and is excited to go to Scarborough College in September.
In England, GCSEs are graded using a numerical system from 9-1, rather than A-E system that was previously in place.
Students need 4 for a "standard pass" and 5 for a "strong pass".
In Wales and Northern Ireland, GCSEs are still graded using letters unless an exam taken in those nations is managed by an English exam board.
There is a lot happening today - but these are the two key times you need to be aware of this morning:
Throughout the day we will be bringing you reaction from students at schools around the country, along with analysis from our experts, so stayed tuned.
Rachel Flynn
Live reporter
The stomachs of hundreds of thousands of teenagers are churning across the UK this morning, while they wait for their exam results - the culmination of months of hard work.
Results for GCSEs, BTecs and Cambridge Nationals will be released this morning, and we'll be following the stories of students across England, Wales and Northern Ireland, where those exams are sat.
We'll also have experts to answer your questions on what's next for GCSE students, and to cover the big picture of this year's results.
Best of luck to everyone getting their grades today. It may feel like your whole world revolves around those results - it certainly did for me when I walked into school this time 10 years ago.
But really, I can promise you that it's just one small part of life, and doesn't define you.
Whatever happens today, you've got this!