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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

List

Relations

Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Hogwarts are connected by a competition known as the Triwizard Tournament, with the winning school receiving a trophy to take back home.

The Wizarding Schools Potions Championship takes place between Hogwarts, Koldovstoretz, Mahoutokoro and Uagadou, with the winning school receiving a golden cauldron.

A pen-pal scheme exists between Hogwarts and a wizarding school in Brazil.

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.

Behind the scenes

The Salem Witches' Institute was once thought by some fans to be a wizarding school in the United States of America; J. K. Rowling has since said that the Salem Witches' Institute is a joke on the Women's Institutes in Britain.^[2]

Appearances

Notes and references

[durmstrangpottermore-1] Pottermore - "Durmstrang Institute

[Twitter-2] .@jgrahamhutch The Salem Witches' Institute isn't a school, but a joke on the Women's Institute in the UK. by J.K. Rowling on Twitter

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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 several '''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 avalible information on various wizarding schools in [[Europe]].
+The book ''[[An Appraisal of Magical Education in Europe]]'' covers the publicly available information on various wizarding schools in [[Europe]].
 ==Known wizarding schools==
-===General===
+===List===
+#[[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]] ([[France]])
-The three largest and most-well known schools in Europe are [[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]], located in [[Scotland]], [[Beauxbatons Academy of Magic]], located in [[France]], and [[Durmstrang Institute]], located in northern [[Scandinavia]]. These three schools are connected via a competition known as the [[Triwizard Tournament]], with the winning school getting [[Triwizard Cup|a trophy]] to take back home.
+#[[Durmstrang Institute]] ([[Scandinavia]])
+#[[Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry]] ([[Scotland]])
+#[[Koldovstoretz]] ([[Russia]])
+#[[Mahoutokoro]] ([[Japan]])
+#[[Uagadou School of Magic]] ([[Africa]])
+#[[Brazilian wizarding school|Unknown]] ([[Brazil]])
+#[[American wizarding school|Unknown]] ([[United States of America]])
+===Relations===
-Outside of Europe, known general magic schools include [[Mahoutokoro]] in [[Japan]], the [[Asian Institute of Magical Arts|Asian Institute for Magical Arts]] in China and the Philippines  and a [[Brazilian wizarding school]] of unknown name.
+Beauxbatons, Durmstrang and Hogwarts are connected by a competition known as the [[Triwizard Tournament]], with the winning school receiving a [[Triwizard Cup|trophy]] to take back home.
+The [[Wizarding Schools Potions Championship]] takes place between Hogwarts, Koldovstoretz, Mahoutokoro and Uagadou, with the winning school receiving a golden cauldron.
+A pen-pal scheme exists between Hogwarts and a wizarding school in [[Brazil]].
 ===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]]. Though it is focused on a young wizard's general education, Durmstrang could, in a sense, be considered a specialised school as well, as it accepts students from a wider ranger of countries and is the only known school (excepting Hogwarts for [[1997-1998 school year|one year]]) to offer [[Dark Arts (class)|a course]] in learning the [[Dark Arts]].
+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]].
 ==Behind the scenes==
+*The [[Salem Witches' Institute]] was once thought by some fans to be a wizarding school in the [[United States of America]]; [[J. K. Rowling]] has since said that the Salem Witches' Institute is a joke on the [[Wikipedia:Women's Institutes|Women's Institutes]] in Britain.<ref name="Twitter">[https://twitter.com/jk_rowling/status/607275327111458816 .@jgrahamhutch The Salem Witches' Institute isn't a school, but a joke on the Women's Institute in the UK.] by [https://twitter.com/jk_rowling J.K. Rowling on Twitter]</ref>
-*A [[Salem Witches' Institute]] is mentioned in ''[[Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire]]''. However, it is unclear if this is meant to be a wizarding school, or rather some other sort of wizarding institution, such as an [[United States of America|American]] wizarding counterpart to the real-world [[Wikipedia:Women's Institutes|Women's Institutes]].
-*[[Asian Institute of Magical Arts|Asian Institute for Magical Arts&nbsp;]] <span style="line-height:21px;">is a premiere institution of witchcraft and wizardry in the Orient.  This </span>[http://harrypotter.wikia.com/wiki/Wizarding_schools wizarding school]<span style="line-height:21px;">  for magical learning has two campuses one in China and the other one in the Philippines. The school is founded by great Oriental Wizards.</span>
 ==Appearances==
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 *''[[Pottermore]]''
 *''[[Wonderbook: Book of Spells]]''
+* [[Wonderbook: Book of Potions|''Wonderbook: Book of Potions'']]
 *''[[Harry Potter for Kinect]]''
+==Notes and references==
+{{Reflist}}
+[[pl:Szkoły czarodziejów]]
+[[ru:Школы магии]]
 [[Category:Magical schools| ]]