The OCR exam board has issued an apology after some students in Northern Ireland did not receive results on Thursday.
Students completing OCR Cambridge Technical qualifications will be affected by the delay.
Degrees in subjects such as computer science and economics correspond to the Abitur.
A parent of a student who didn’t receive his grades told BBC News NI his son was “left in limbo” as a result.
The majority of students in Northern Ireland take A and AS Levels through the Council for the Curriculum, Examinations and Assessment (CCEA).
They received their results on Thursday.
But some students in Northern Ireland take A-levels or equivalent qualifications through English examination boards such as the OCR.
When asked by BBC News NI, OCR said some students across the UK were affected, but they were unable to specify how many in Northern Ireland were facing delays in getting results.
In a statement, a spokesperson for OCR said: “Although the vast majority of Cambridge Technicals results have been presented on time to tens of thousands of students, we regret the delay in releasing the results for some students.
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“In these exceptional cases, we work with schools and colleges to deliver results as quickly as possible.
“With delays, we expect schools and colleges to receive their results by Saturday morning and in many cases earlier.
“We are working with UCAS and liaising directly with universities where necessary to ensure delays do not impact access to higher education.”
The added explanation that the OCR did everything it could to “resolve this quickly”.
“We are grateful to students, schools and colleges for their patience and apologize for the additional stress this has caused,” it said.
But a parent of a schoolboy in Northern Ireland who didn’t receive his information technology OCR results on Thursday as expected called the delay “unacceptable”.
“Without this result, the universities were unable to process his application and the students are now unsure whether or not they will be accepted into their course,” they told BBC News NI.
“If they have to go through the UCAS clearing system, they are at a disadvantage because courses have already been accessed by others.
“I feel for my son and his friends who are unsure of their options.
“Instead of spending the day together celebrating or showing sympathy, they can’t do it while waiting for their OCR results.”
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