English Boarding Schools

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 85053

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, easleyweasley at a... wrote:


easleyweasley:
> I am a new member of the group, but have read the posts of the last 
few days 
> with interest.
> 

<snipped>
 
> In addition, JKR sets her school in Scotland [or appears to - I 
can't think 
> of any reference in canon that specifically states this]. 
Traditionally, 
> Scottish education has been superior to English education [altho 
there are signs 
> that even this is changing], and so there tend to be fewer boarding 
schools in 
> Scotland. altho many of them are run on the same lines as their 
English 
> counterparts.
> 


Geoff:
The most recent discussion about Hogwarts being in Scotland were a 
dozen or so messages numbered between 83906 and 84024 which discussed 
this is some depth. Using a search parameter of "Hogwarts Scotland" 
in the Archive will probsably throw up somne of the others which have 
occurred.

I realise as an ex-teacher in the UK that public schools normally 
admit at 13, as do a lot of the secondary state schools nowadays. 
However, as you say, Scottish education is a law unto itself; their 
examination system is certainly different and I'm not familiar with 
much of their set up. I wonder whether some of the public schools up 
there admit at a lower age?