SCOTTISH pupils have been warned that the delivery of SQA results in several parts of the country will be delayed due to widespread disruption caused by Storm Floris.
The Scottish Qualification Authority ([[SQA]]) said that the Royal Mail has confirmed delivery of [[SQA]] results to the Outer Hebrides, Orkney, and Shetland will be delayed due to the adverse weather.
In a statement the SQA added that further localised delays to deliveries may occur at short notice due to the ongoing server weather.
A yellow weather warning for strong wind has been issued for the whole of Scotland and has been active since 6am on Monday and is due to last until 6am on Tuesday.
Central and northern Scotland are covered by a more serious amber warning from 10am to 10pm on Monday with gusts of 50 to 70 mph expected for many parts of the country.
Pupils have been told they can submit enquires to the SQA’s website regarding their exam results and that the team will respond to them by midday on Tuesday.
The SQA added that they do not expect the MySQA text and email service to be affected by the weather.
In a statement, the SQA said: “Due to the widespread disruption caused by Storm Floris, Royal Mail has confirmed that there will be delays to the delivery of SQA results in several parts of Scotland.”
Added: “Further localised delays to deliveries may occur at short notice. If any affected candidates wish to know their results, they should contact their school or college in the first instance who should be able to help them.
“Alternatively, learners can submit an enquiry via our website at https://www.sqa.org.uk/learnerenquiry and their query will be responded to by our team after 12noon on Tuesday 5 August.
“We are not anticipating any impact on the MySQA text and email service.”
More than 147,000 students are set to receive the results of their Nationals, Highers, and Advanced Highers exams.
The results will also cover National Progression Awards, Skills for Work Awards, and National Certificates.
Certificates are being sent out to candidates across the country by first-class post.
