school selection

[A.E.B.Bevan at open.ac.uk]

No: HPFGUIDX 24364

"Simon" <simon at h...> wrote:
they take all those who get over y % on the tests.
> 
> In the case of Eton you can be entered for the schools selection 
from birth or just before you would start (start years range from 11-
14 I believe).


For those who really really want to know abut Public School entrance 
in Britain

This is how it is done at Eton College.

See the Eton homepage at

http://146.101.4.41/Splash.asp

The pictures may help put into context the Mental Images of school 
dress and so on.  Personally (referring to the film) I think the 
designers of the uniforms have missed a trick in going for a more 
conventional appearance. They could even have adopted the Christ's 
Hospital look
 see the pictures at:

http://www.christs-hospital.org.uk/FrameSchool.htm

The Magical Quill in the Potterverse maps perhaps onto the Eton 
List.  

Public Schools in Britain are Publicly Endowed schools (historically, 
not funded by the Church and limited to church selected entrants). 
They are private and independent of the State.

Edis