The Scottish Council for Independent Schools (SCIS) data, released last week, shows that 93 per cent of S5 pupils attained at least a C at Higher, and 56 per cent of these an A grade.
This covers mainstream independent schools only, and represents the same performance as last year, which was the best for grades since 2007 when the SCIS began its analysis.
For all private schools, the overall pass rate slipped to 90.8 per cent from 91.3 per cent in 2012, whereas pass rates for all schools in Scotland have edged up to 77.4 per cent from 76.9 per cent.
Pupils at independent schools also bucked the national trend in some foreign languages, with a 12.3 per cent rise in the number of candidates taking Higher French this year, compared with a 9.6 per cent drop in all Scottish schools.
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