Some students at Hamilton Grammar School, in South Lanarkshire, have been chatting to our colleagues over on BBC Breakfast.

One, Amelia, says "it all went to plan, thankfully" and despite the stress during exams she "has the requirements for university".

"I'm over the moon," she says, but adds that learning from home during the pandemic was particularly difficult.

Jessica, another student, says she's also "very happy" with her results. Meanwhile Warner tells the programme he got into his first choice of university, for which he had an unconditional offer.

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Pupils have shared their results live on BBC Radio Scotland's Good Morning Scotland programme.

Marilyn, from Glasgow, was thrilled to get all As in her Highers (similar to A Levels) meaning she will be going to study accounting and finance at the University of Glasgow.

Jenny said she is still waiting for her results. She is hoping to meet her offer to study business at University of Strathclyde in Glasgow.

The pair have been receiving help from the Social Mobility Foundation - a charity which supports young people from low income backgrounds.

While young carer Ailsa, from Helensburgh, said she got two As and five Bs in her National 5s enabling her to study for Highers.

She described "a lot of pressure" helping to care for her brother and study at the same time.

So it's results day across Scotland which can stir up a mixture of emotions: you might be feeling worried, excited or stressed... But don't panic, these feelings are completely normal and, as always, Bitesize Support has got your back!

This helpful guide to your National Qualification results will help you feel as prepared as you can be in advance of the big day! You've got this.

Click here for more Bitesize Support.

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Now if you're just joining us students across Scotland have been finding out their National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher examination results.

More than 144,000 students will have learned how they have done by text, email and by post.

Those taking National 4 courses, which do not involve sitting final exams, have also been learning their grades.

National 5 qualifications are the Scottish equivalent of the GCSE while Highers compare to A-levels south of the border.

All examinees will be able to access support, including a dedicated helpline, over the coming days.

Read more here.

Asked whether school support staff will receive the extra money they're asking for, Gilruth says the Scottish government has already provided an additional £150m "to help support public sector pay deals".

Janitors and other staff are "absolutely crucial" to Scotland's education system, she goes on to say, but ignores repeated questions about whether more money will be provided.

On what comes next, Gilruth says she's in the process of bringing forward legislation for next year to replace the SQA. She adds that "whatever changes" take place, teachers need to be a part of that discussion.

"I'm very conscious of that," she tells the radio programme, before her interview wraps up.

Jenny Gilruth now touches on school support staff threatening to strike across ten local authorities.

She says she hopes they will get back around the table with their employers.

She adds she does not want industrial action to add the impact of Covid on children's education.

Jenny Gilruth is asked about the poverty-related attainment gap in education.

The Scottish education secretary says it is narrowing, but acknowledges children from poorer backgrounds have been adversely affected by the pandemic.

She says we need to look at that, as well as how the cost of living is affecting learners.

Gilruth is now being asked about a high school where students began receiving their results yesterday - a day earlier than expected.

She says it's "very unusual for that to happen", but points to the fact SQA has already apologised and will look into what happened.

The education secretary adds that this "isn't normal" and acknowledges that results day is today, which is when students should've received their grades.

Gilruth is asked if the results service and appeal process if working.

The Scottish education secretary says she is confident it is.

She adds her thanks for Scotland's teachers and parents.

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It's time to hear from Jenny Gilruth now, Scotland's education secretary, who's talking to our radio colleagues over on Good Morning Scotland.

She begins by congratulating "all of Scotland's young people" and says she understands that emotions will be running high.

To anyone who hasn't got the grades they were expecting, Gilruth says there's a helpline that's now open and will remain open until 20:00 BST.

The details for that line are in one of our earlier posts, here.

Students across Scotland are finding out their National 5, Higher and Advanced Higher examination results.

More than 144,000 students will learn how they have done by text, email and by post.

Those taking National 4 courses, which do not involve sitting final exams, will also learn their grades.

National 5 qualifications are the Scottish equivalent of the GCSE while Highers compare to A-levels south of the border.

All examinees will be able to access support, including a dedicated helpline, over the coming days.

Read more here.

Now that the exam results are finally arriving for 140,000 pupils, here's a reminder of two helplines available to them:

SQA candidate advice line: 0345 279 1000

Opening hours

• Tue: 8am-6pm
• Wed-Fri: 8.30am-5pm

SDS results helpline: 0808 100 8000

Talk to careers advisers who can offer help with post school options like college/university, apprenticeships, jobs and volunteering

Opening hours

• Tue-Wed: 8am-8pm
• Thu-Fri: 9am-5pm

"It's absolutely worth investing in yourself" by continuing studying and getting qualifications, the chief executive of Colleges Scotland has advised schoolchildren.

Shona Struthers - who heads the campaigning and policy group for the college sector - told BBC Good Morning Scotland that school leavers collecting results today needed to think long term.

"Think about choosing college because it gives you many options to gain lots of different technical skills and lots of qualifications that can lead to employment opportunities," she said.

She also advised higher students to consider different routes to university like the Higher National Certificate (HNC) and Higher National Diploma (HND), or apprenticeships.

By text, by email, by envelope.....within the last few minutes the exam results have started to arrive ending the long wait endured by more than 140,000 young people right across the country.

Education Secretary Jenny Gilruth is about to appear on the Good Morning Scotland programme.

We'll bring you all the latest and you can listen by hitting the play icon at the top of the page.

Getting your results can be a stressful and difficult process and it is important to look after your mental health.

There is lots of information online about how to relax and support one another, as well as organisations you can talk to:

• Young Scot – Information and Opportunities for Young People, external
• See Me - End Mental Health Stigma and Discrimination, external
• Home Page - e-Sgoil, external

The SQA's Candidate Advice line will open at 08:00 on results day and will stay open until 18:00.

From Wednesday 9 August to Friday 11 August it will be open from 08:30 to 17:00. The line can be reached on 0345 279 1000.

If you narrowly missed out on the grades you needed to study a particular subject at university or college, the relevant admissions office may have some flexibility, or might suggest a different course.

You can also apply to Ucas' clearing process, which is used by universities and colleges to fill empty places.

Skills Development Scotland (SDS), the agency which supports training and skills for work, will also operate an advice line from 8 to 11 August.

SDS results helpline: 0808 100 8000

Read more here.

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Every year thousands of students appeal their grades and there is a long-established system in place for dealing with this.

Before any student sits an exam their school, college or training centre submits estimated grades for every candidate to the SQA.

Students concerned with their grades can submit an appeal. Appeals will be subject to a marking review - a check that marks have been added up and submitted correctly and a check that the marking meets the national standard.

An appeal can be prioritised if you have a conditional place at university or college, or are in training or employment that depends on your grade.

The deadline for priority appeals is Tuesday 15 August, or Tuesday 29 August for other appeals.

Read more here

In less than quarter of an hour pupils across Scotland will receive their results.

The results have been sent out by first class post but many students will have opted to receive their grades by electronic means.

Those who have signed up for the Scottish Qualifications Authority's MySQA service, external will receive their results by text or email.

Schools will have all the results, as will any colleges or universities students have applied to via Ucas.

If for some reason students do not receive their results, they are advised to contact their school.

Read more here

SQA candidate advice line: 0345 279 1000

Opening hours

• Tue: 8am-6pm
• Wed-Fri: 8.30am-5pm

SDS results helpline: 0808 100 8000

Talk to careers advisers who can offer help with post school options like college/university, apprenticeships, jobs and volunteering

Opening hours

• Tue-Wed: 8am-8pm
• Thu-Fri: 9am-5pm