The term starts September 3rd and students heading to Beauxbatons may arrive via different modes of transport.

What year do you start Beauxbatons?

Like at Hogwarts, schooling starts at age 11. Beauxbatons is divided into two "schools": a collège (ages 11-14) and a lycée (ages 15-18). Students are not sorted into houses, but are assigned to dorms by age and gender. The Collège focuses more on general education.

How many years do you go to Beauxbatons?

According to Fleur Delacour, Beauxbatons students take their exams (presumably comparable to O.W.L.s at Hogwarts) after six years of study instead of five.