Your guide to Nationals results day 2025

This article was last updated on 21 January 2025.

Results day in Scotland is on Tuesday 5 August 2025. If you're feeling unsure about your results, Bitesize is here to help.

For urgent advice on next steps, Skills Development Scotland advisers are available on the SDS Results Helpline which goes live at 8am on results day – Tuesday 5 August. The number is 0808 100 8000.

SDS advisers can give you lots of information on your options and next steps, such as course vacancies at UK colleges or Modern, Foundation and Graduate Apprenticeships.

If you successfully signed up for and activated a MySQA account earlier this summer, you will receive your results by text or email on 5 August 2025, from 8am onwards.

If you’ve signed up for MySQA in the past, you will still receive your results by text and/or email.

Whether you signed up for MySQA or not, you will receive a copy of your Scottish Qualifications Certificate through the post on Tuesday 5 August.

Your certificate includes a covering letter, a commemorative certificate, a summary of all attainment, a detailed record of this year’s attainment, and a Core Skills and SCQF profile, which explains the level of your qualifications. Visit the SQA website for more information.

If you haven’t received your results by text, email or post, don’t panic!

Contact your school or college and they'll be able to help.

If there’s anything missing or wrong with your certificate, call the SQA Candidate Advice line on 0345 279 1000.

If you don't think your grade is correct once you've received your results, you may be able to make an appeal. It’s helpful to talk to those who know you and your work best – such as a teacher or parent, but the final decision to appeal is yours. Your grades can go up or down if you appeal, so it's important you make a considered and informed decision before doing so. If you decide you want to appeal, you can submit an appeal directly to the SQA or ask your teacher to submit an appeal to the SQA for you.

The appeals service is free and will be open on results day from 9am. You can find information about this year’s appeal process for learners, including the appeals deadlines, on the SQA website.

Skills Development Scotland’s Results Helpline will be offering free, impartial advice on anything to do with your results and your future.

SDS advisers can give you lots of information on your options and next steps, such as course vacancies at colleges and universities or Modern, Foundation and Graduate Apprenticeships.

My World Of Work also has lots of handy advice, covering everything from what different career paths involve and how best to get started, to college applications and advice for parents.

You can also head over to Bitesize Careers to find out more about the world of work.

You should always tell someone about the things you’re worried about. You can tell a friend, parent, guardian, teacher or another trusted adult. If you're struggling with your mental health, going to your GP can be a good place to start to find help. Your GP can let you know what support is available to you, suggest different types of treatment and offer regular check-ups to see how you’re doing.

If you’re in need of in-the-moment support you can contact Childline, where you can speak to a counsellor. Their lines are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

There are more links to helpful organisations on BBC Action Line.