More than 800,000 separate exam scripts will be marked by 7,590 markers, before over 148,700 students receive their results. Skills Development Scotland (SDS) has set up a special results helpline, with careers advisers on hand to provide support and assistance. Courtney McLaughlin called the SDS Results Helpline in August 2024 to get advice about her SQA results. She said: “I was so upset when I opened my results that I started crying and called the Results Helpline for help. The SDS Results Helpline has been going for 34 years and has helped tens of thousands of young Scots.