[HPforGrownups] British culture viewed through the Potterverse

[artsylynda at aol.com]

No: HPFGUIDX 58432

Ali:

> I never cease to cringe when posters mention Harry's 
> graduation; British kids don't graduate from school, so if Harry 
> graduates from Hogwarts that will be another first!

I have trouble keeping up with these boards, so I may have missed something 
somewhere -- if so, please accept my apologies!  But if British students don't 
"graduate," what happens at the end of their schooling?  Do they just stop 
going to school with no "ceremonial ending" to their years of education (those 
who aren't going on to college, anyway)?  I've read all the posts I could find 
on the British education system, trying to understand it clearly, and this 
non-graduation thing escaped me somehow.  Thanks for clearing it up for me!

Lynda 
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"Don't let  the Muggles get you down." Ron Weasley PoA


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