Is There Alternating Current in Harry's World?

[Geoff Bannister]

No: HPFGUIDX 184229

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "tommy_m_riddle" <scarah at ...> wrote:
>
> > "Sarah:
> > I'm not the best person to give a "real world" answer to this, but 
> > they're 11, not 12, and I think that's when they'd be going on to 
> > secondary school anyway. We see in the books that Dudley is going 
> on 
> > to Smeltings the same year Harry is going to Hogwarts."
> >
> 
> Bruce: 
> > According to JKR, most Wizardling children are homeschooled.  
> 
> 
> Sarah:
> If I remember correctly, the original question was about Muggle-born 
> students and how the records account for them when they suddenly 
> leave Muggle school at 11.  My point was that I don't believe anyone 
> tracks it too carefully, since I'm given to understand everyone would 
> be changing schools at that age anyway.

Geoff:
This depends on the school structure in the LEA (Local Education 
Authority). Pupils can change to the Secondary School/Community 
College/High School* at 11, 12 or 13. In each case, as I said in a 
parallel post, the age is that of the pupil on the relevant 31st 
August.