It’s exam time for pupils

The busy exam period has begun for hundreds of secondary school pupils across Renfrewshire.

Yesterday marked the beginning of the SQA exams period with five weeks of tough studying and pressure ahead.

More than half a million individual exams will be sat by over 124,000 candidates in 480 schools and colleges across Scotland, which are marked by SQA.

Dr Janet Brown, SQA chief executive and Scotland’s chief examining officer, said: “I’d like to send my best wishes to everyone sitting examinations and taking qualifications at schools and colleges between now and the end of the term.

“After months of hard work and hours of study, many thousands of young people throughout Scotland are preparing to complete their qualifications and take the next step in their education or into work.”

Teenagers who have signed up and activated their personal MySQA accounts are reminded they can choose to receive their results by text and/or email from 8am on Tuesday, August 7.

To register, candidates should log onto www.mysqa. info with their Scottish Candidate Number by 5pm on Tuesday, July 17, and activate their account by 5pm on Wednesday, July 18.

This year, over 48,000 candidates have already registered for the service. As well as by email or text, all candidates will continue to receive their results by post on Tuesday, August 7.