Magical education system

[pamscotland]

No: HPFGUIDX 40601

I'm fairly sure that JKR has said that Hogwarts is the *only* 
wizarding school in the UK and Ireland.   I also think that there is 
some evidence that some wizarding children do not get into Hogwarts 
although they may be able to perform some magic.  Wasn't it Neville 
whose family were worried he wouldn't get in?  

I like to think that the pupils of every primary school in the UK and 
Ireland may have contact with a magical teacher who, to all intents 
and purposes, is just another member of the staff  (and I think I 
know who it was at my daughter's primary school!).  I don't think 
there are enough magical teachers for every single school so some of 
them may be peripatetic specialists - spend a day or half a day each 
week in several different schools.  

I like to think that these teachers are the ones who spot children 
like Hermione (muggle born) and perhaps even influence the way their 
mental abilities develop.  And it would have been this teacher who 
would have got to know Hermione and her parents well so that when the 
Hogwarts letter appeared, Hermione's parents could be reassured about 
what was going to happen.  

Pam