Do all wizards go to school?

[blpurdom]

No: HPFGUIDX 37421

--- In HPforGrownups at y..., "zoehooch" <zoehooch at y...> wrote:
> --- In HPforGrownups at y..., ComtessadeChats at c... wrote:
> 
> >   This makes me wonder how the Weasley's pay for their 
> > children's education.  Percy probably has a scholarship, but 
> > what about the rest of them?  I wonder if there is some form of 
> > financial aid?  Molly seems like the type to homeschool, if that 
> > option were available.  What about Harry?  Is the tuition coming 
> > out of his vault?

I think that if there is tuition charged, it would be on a sliding 
scale, depending upon what the family could afford.  Or it may 
merely be a nominal fee that everyone can afford (and I mean VERY 
nominal).
 
> A reminder that we have no canonical proof that tuition is charged 
> at Hogwarts. I'm of the opinion that there is no tuition at all 
> and that these charges are covered by a sizable endowment. 

Hagrid does refer to the amount they remove from Harry's vault 
as "enough for a couple o' terms."  Whether he means enough for the 
supplies Harry will need or the supplies and tuition both is 
unclear.  JKR has left wiggle room here.  However, since there are 
three terms per school year, it would be odd for this to only refer 
to his supplies, since he is presumably purchasing everything he 
will need for his entire first year.  While there's nothing in canon 
proving tuition is charged, this fragment of text makes that a 
possibility, while nothing in canon begins to hint at the endowment 
to which you refer.

--Barb