Results and Destinations
At St Mary's Music School we accept pupils based on their musical ability and potential. We are not academically selective, but with our small class sizes and the indvidual attention we are able to devote to every pupil, our young musicians flourish and achieve excellent examination results.
In 2020 over 75% of SQA grades awarded resulted as Grade A and this session we saw our highest percentage pass rate (100%) across all levels.
There were no fails and only two grade Cs (one at National 5 and one at Advanced Higher).
Examination Results 2020
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Percentage Pass Rate
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A/A*
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B
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C
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D
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Overall Pass Rate
|
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National 5
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88%
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10%
|
2%
|
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100%
|
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Higher
|
79%
|
21%
|
0%
|
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100%
|
|
Advanced Higher
|
92%
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5%
|
3%
|
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100%
|
| |
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iGCSE Music
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Grade 9 - 30%
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Grade 8 - 20%
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Grade 7 - 30%
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Grade 6 - 20%
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100%
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Percentage Pass Rate
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D1/2/3
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M1/2/3
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P1/2/3
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Fail |
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Cambridge Pre-U Music
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80%
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20%
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At Advanced Higher
92% of candidates across all subjects were awarded Grade A. There were 38 presentations in total with 100% A – C pass rate.
Fourteen of the presentations were S5/6 pupils taking Advanced Higher Music.
At Higher
There were 43 presentations with a 100% A – C pass rate
56% of candidates achieved a Grade A
100% of candidates achieved a Grade A or B
At National 5
There were 50 presentations with a 100% A – C pass rate
82% of candidates achieved a Grade A.
Subjects at Advanced Higher were:
Chemistry; English; French; Geography; German; History; Italian: Mathematics; Mathematics of Mechanics; Music; Physics; Spanish
At Higher:
Art and Design; Biology; Chemistry; English; ESOL, French; Gaidhlig; German, History Mathematics, Physics
Examination Results 2019
In Session 2018/19 71% of pupils received A/A* grades at Advanced Higher and 96% of pupils achieved A to C grades.
|
Percentage Pass Rate
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A/A*
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
Overall Pass Rate
|
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National 5
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80%
|
13%
|
7%
|
|
100%
|
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Higher
|
68%
|
16%
|
14%
|
2%
|
98%
|
|
Advanced Higher
|
71%
|
14%
|
11%
|
|
97%
|
|
iGCSE Music
|
90%
|
10%
|
|
|
100%
|
|
Percentage Pass Rate
|
D1/2/3
|
M1/2/3
|
P1/2/3
|
Fail |
|
Cambridge Pre-U Music
|
56%
|
44%
|
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Examination Results 2018
|
Percentage Pass Rate
|
A/A*
|
B
|
C
|
D
|
Overall Pass Rate
|
|
National 5
|
84%
|
10%
|
3%
|
2%
|
98%
|
|
Higher
|
48%
|
37%
|
12%
|
2%
|
98%
|
|
Advanced Higher
|
83%
|
14%
|
3%
|
0%
|
100%
|
|
iGCSE Music
|
100%
|
0%
|
0%
|
0%
|
100%
|
|
Percentage Pass Rate
|
D1/2/3
|
M1/2/3
|
P1/2/3
|
Fail |
|
Cambridge Pre-U Music
|
88%
|
12%
|
0%
|
0%
|
Destinations
The majority of pupils choose to go on to study music at conservatoires, music college or university either in the UK or abroad. Others choose different routes. Regardless of their choice we we give them every support to help them achieve their ambition.
Destinations for our 2019 leavers were:
- Royal College of Music
- Royal Academy of Music
- Royal Conservatoire of Scotland
- Guildhall School of Music & Drama
- Haute Ecole de Musique de Lausanne
- Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music & Dance
- Royal Northern College of Music
- University of Oxford
- Academy of Contemporary Music
In 2020, five of our pupils hold offers for the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge.