A school is an institution designed to educate its students. It is noted in the Bartimaeus trilogy that commoner children attend school though the starting and leaving ages are not specified.
Curriculum[]
It is suggested that the tuition in commoner schools was relatively basic in comparison to the tuition given to young magicians. Much of the curriculum was designed to encourage the children to accept the status quo and view the magicians in a positive light.
Education for magicians[]
(main article magicians apprentice )
Taught by tutors, they received a far more advanced education in academic subjects than their commoner counterparts were given at school. They studied subjects such as mathematics, history and geography (often to a level which seemed very advanced for their age) as well as learning multiple languages. They were also expected to do large amounts of reading (in several different languages) outside of their lessons. Their schooling was designed to prepare them to become members of the magician ruling class where they would be politicians, businessmen, civil servants, generals, ext. They also studied some more creative subjects such as art and music but only for the purpose of helping them to summon spirits. As they got older, they were taught increasingly more about spirits and magic by their master.