▁to ▁internal ▁l unch time ▁concert s , ▁students ▁have ▁also ▁performed ▁at ▁the ▁Queen ' s ▁Hall , ▁Edinburgh , ▁Jam ▁House , ▁Kir ks , ▁C athedral ▁and ▁the ▁Royal ▁Conserv atoire ▁of ▁Scotland ▁in ▁Glasgow . ▁Stud ents ▁have ▁also ▁been ▁requested ▁to ▁play ▁at ▁many ▁civ ic ▁occasions ▁including ▁Royal ty , ▁the ▁Scottish ▁Parliament ▁and ▁other ▁public ▁events ▁such ▁as ▁a ▁NAT O ▁visit ▁to ▁Edinburgh . ▁ ▁Academ ics ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁day ▁is ▁from ▁ 8 . 3 0 am ▁until ▁ 5 pm ▁( 3 . 3 0 ▁on ▁Wed nes days ▁and ▁ 4 . 3 0 ▁on ▁Frid ays ). ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁the ▁school ▁ranked ▁ 2 5 th ▁out ▁of ▁ 2 8 ▁independent ▁school ' s ▁listed ▁for ▁highest ▁pass ▁rate . ▁St ▁Mary ' s ▁Music ▁School ▁was ▁named ▁as ▁Scottish ▁Independent ▁Second ary ▁School ▁of ▁the ▁Year ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 7 ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 6 ▁pass ▁rate ▁was ▁ 1 0 0 % ▁for ▁National ▁ 4 , ▁High er ▁and ▁A ▁level ▁ex ams , ▁ 9 4 % ▁for ▁National ▁ 5 ▁and ▁ 9 5 % ▁for ▁Advanced ▁High ers . ▁A ▁former ▁Music ▁Director , ▁N ig el ▁Murray , ▁wrote ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁that ▁the ▁self - dis cipl ine ▁acquired ▁in ▁the ▁dev otion ▁to ▁the ▁master y ▁of ▁an ▁art ▁as ▁self - ful fill ing ▁as ▁Music ▁was ▁bound ▁to