The wait is over for thousands of high school students around the country

NCEA results are due to go online shortly.

Many seniors in Auckland, Waikato and Northland already know their marks, due to the NZ Qualifications Authority applying Unexpected Event Grades for students who were affected by lockdown.

But students outside those areas are still waiting nervously to see how they fared.

Around 750-thousand exam booklets and digital exam entries were marked over the summer.

Students will also be able to access their marked exam papers online for the first time from the end of the month, rather than receiving them through the mail