why is corona gone when our exams are coming?
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However, this advice may change if the country moves into the next phase of battling the outbreak.
The uncertainty has prompted pupils and their parents to ask how the Scottish exam season, due to get under way on 27 April, will be affected.
Here education correspondent Jamie McIvor explains what might happen.
What would happen if individual candidates cannot attend an exam?
As things stand, there have been no changes to the exam timetable and schools are still preparing as normal.
But if individual candidates are unable to attend an exam because they are ill or have to self-isolate, it would be possible to use the appeals process.
The appeals process is designed to ensure candidates whose performance may be affected by exceptional circumstances - such as illness or a family emergency - still receive the grade they merit on results day.
Schools are responsible for submitting the appeal and supporting evidence.
What would happen if individual schools or exam centres are closed?
As above, appeals could be made for individuals by their schools or it may be possible to arrange to let the candidates sit their exams elsewhere.
For example in 2016 emergency arrangements were made for pupils in Edinburgh whose schools were closed after concerns about the safety of the buildings.