school selection

[katzefan at yahoo.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 24424

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., A.E.B.Bevan at o... wrote:
> "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

*Definitely* the Christ's Hospital style would have been 
preferable. Maybe Warner's thinks the Eton look is the only one 
there is.