Stonewall High (was RE: Question for British list members (school years))

[Geoff Bannister]

--- In HPFGU-OTChatter at yahoogroups.com, "Lee Storm(God Is The Healing Force)" 
<n2fgc at ...> wrote:
 
> [I asked]:
> | > If, at the age of 11, kids in the UK are going into the 6th 
> | grade, how can
> | > Harry be going to Stonewall High?  Does High School start 
> | at 6th grade?
> 
> [Geoff responded]:
> | No. Pupils in the UK will reach 11 while they are in Year 6.
> | 
> | Harry is eleven on 31/07/91. Since his birthday is before the 
> | cutoff date of 
> | 31/08/91, he is i the "11+" category by 01/09/91 so is 
> | eligible to go into 
> | the First Year at both Stonewall and Hogwarts. In modern 
> | terms, that is 
> 
> 
> [Lee]:
> Okay, I understand that, but the school is called "Stonewall High" which, to
> this American mind, says "High School."  So is it a misnomer?  What is my
> fried brain missing here?

Geoff:
If I might just repeat a sentence from my post 36661:

"I thought I had made it clear that the comprehensive schools were
intended to remove the selection - and possible stigma - attached to
the "11+" exam which had to be passed to gain entry to a grammar (or
technical) school. Hence, the word only applies to schools operating
from either our Year 7 or 8 or 9 (dependant on transfer age) through
to the Upper Sixth."

As I described previously, after the wide-scale introduction of 
comprehensive schools in the UK, secondary schools can be 
variously titled "High", "Secondary" or "Community College" depending 
on what grabs the LEA as a suitable title.

Just as an aside to Carol's last tag line, I'm glad to say that I recognise 
the lyrics from "My Fair Lady" and might indeed give voice to them in the 
bathroom today. That will send the neighbours running for the hills.
:-|