Pupils in S4, S5 and S6 performed oustandingly well in the SQA and A level exams in 2009, with pass rates and A grades well above average.
Several departments at Hutchesons' significantly outstripped national standards in 'A' grades and pass rates for Higher. In Art, French, German, Music, Music, Physics and Spanish, more than 70% of candidates achieved 'A' grades.
Twelve pupils achieved 6 As, and five of them - Matilda Greig, Varshini Manoharan, Anna O'Donoghue, Russell Park and Katie Sloan - all at A band 1. Only 15 pupils in Scotland achieved this, and five of them were from Hutchesons'.
Russell Park [S6] is one of three finalists for the SQA Star Award for Academic Excellence.
Sixteen pupils in S6 achieved three 'A' grades in Advanced Higher and A levels and Peter Malcolm achieved four 'A' grades, in Chemistry, Spanish, Maths and Physics.
Five pupils are going on to Cambridge and Oxford: Josh Fields (Economics and Business Management) at Pembroke, Cambridge; Katie Fox (Medicine) at Hartford, Oxford; Peter Malcolm (Chemical Engineering) at Fitzwilliam, Cambridge; Stephen Rose (Medicine) at St John's, Cambridge; Graeme Sneddon (Natural Sciences) at Homerton, Cambridge.
Many pupils at Hutchesons' proceed directly to Highers without sitting Standard Grade exams. In an increasing number of subjects, pupils sit Intermediate 2 exams. This enables them to explore the subject more broadly and to closely focus on the Higher exams, the results of which affect university entrance.
Hutchesons' Grammar School has an outstanding record in placing pupils in universities throughout Scotland and the UK, including Oxford and Cambridge. In addition, many pupils spend a 'gap' year before proceeding to university. Around 50 pupils have gained university places to study Law or Medicine.