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The title of this article is conjectural. Although it is based on canonical information, the actual name is a conjecture and may be supplanted at any time by additional information released from canonical sources. If this occurs, please move this page to the appropriate title.

Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the most well-known wizarding schools.

In the wizarding world, there are eleven^[1] schools for teaching young witches and wizards magic. These schools generally only accept students from the country in which the school is based in, though some, like Durmstrang Institute, accept any student willing to learn there, but may have other restrictions in place, such as not allowing anyone who is Muggle-born. Traditionally, there has been a rivalry among the various magical schools, and, as such, most schools are hidden both from Muggles and outsiders, with those not in attendance only vaguely aware of the school's general location.

The book An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe covers the publicly available information on various wizarding schools in Europe.

Known wizarding schools

General

The above three schools are the largest and most well-known in all of Europe; they are connected via a competition known as the Triwizard Tournament, with the winning school receiving a trophy to take back home.

With Hogwarts, the above three schools are connected via the Wizarding Schools Potions Championship, with the winning school receiving a golden cauldron.

In addition to the above, there are five unnamed wizard schools, the locations of which remain undisclosed, except for one in Brazil.

One of these may be the Salem Witches' Institute in the United States of America, but this remains unconfirmed.

Specific areas of study

Outside of general education, the wizarding world offers specialised schools of learning as well. Such schools include the Academy of Broom Flying, Charm School, and the Wizarding Academy of Dramatic Arts.

Appearances

Notes and references

↑ Pottermore - "Durmstrang Institute

[durmstrangpottermore-1] Pottermore - "Durmstrang Institute

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 [[File:Hogwarts.jpg|thumb|Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, one of the most well-known wizarding schools.]]
-In the [[wizarding world]], there are eleven<ref>''[[Pottermore]]''</ref> '''schools''' for teaching young [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] [[magic]]. These schools generally only accept students from the country in which the school is based in, though some, like [[Durmstrang Institute]], accept any student willing to learn there, but may have other restrictions in place, such as not allowing anyone who is [[Muggle-born]]. Traditionally, there has been a rivalry among the various magical schools, and, as such, most schools are hidden both from [[Muggle]]s and outsiders, with those not in attendance only vaguely aware of the school's general location.
+In the [[wizarding world]], there are eleven<ref name="durmstrangpottermore">[[Pottermore]] - "[http://www.pottermore.com/en-us/book4/chapter15/moment2/durmstrang Durmstrang Institute]</ref> '''schools''' for teaching young [[Wizardkind|witches and wizards]] [[magic]]. These schools generally only accept students from the country in which the school is based in, though some, like [[Durmstrang Institute]], accept any student willing to learn there, but may have other restrictions in place, such as not allowing anyone who is [[Muggle-born]]. Traditionally, there has been a rivalry among the various magical schools, and, as such, most schools are hidden both from [[Muggle]]s and outsiders, with those not in attendance only vaguely aware of the school's general location.
 The book ''[[An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe]]'' covers the publicly available information on various wizarding schools in [[Europe]].