Scottish school cut-off dates- Hermione's birthday riddle solved?

[sarah_haining]

No: HPFGUIDX 109275

> Geoff noted:
> >> In UK schools, the cut-off date for ages is 31st August. So 
anyone
> > whose 11th birthday falls within that frame goes into the new 
First
> > Year (modern Year 7). Hence, Harry is one of the youngest pupils 
in
> > his year. <<
> 
> And then Bookworm remarked:
> > If that is the cut-off JKR uses, then Hermione should be in the 
> same 
> > year as Ginny since her birthday is in September.  Is the cut-
off 
> > different in Scotland than it is in England?  Or did JKR ignore 
it 
> > totally?

Sarah:

I tend to stay out of timeline subjects as they usually just make my 
head hurt, but I might be able to help here. But please be patient 
if this isn't all that useful! :)

Bookworm is right - the cut off date for the school year may well be 
the 31st of August in ENGLAND but that is not the case in Scotland.

Scottish school cut-off dates are at the end of February/start of 
March (not sure of the exact date). This would easily allow for all 
of the trio to be born in 1980, with Hermione as the youngest of the 
three, no?

Hope this helps.