System of education in

Poland

Types of schools• 20 weeks – 3 years old baby:  crèche

• 4 – 6 years old child: nursery school

• 7 – 12 years old: primary school (2 stages)

• 13-15 years old: Gymnasium (lower

secondary school)

• 16 – 17/18/19: secondary schools, some finish

with Matura exam

• after the Matura exam: higher education schools

Pre-primary education

This educational level concerns children from 3 to 6 years of age.

Six-year-old children are obliged to complete a year of preparation for

primary education (under municipal responsibility) called “0 grade”.

The classes are attached either to kindergartens or primary-schools.

Education in Poland is obligatory from the preparatory „zero” grade (5 year old child) to the end of „gymnasium”,

but only to the end of 18th year of life.

15 3rd grade

Gymnasium (lower secondary shool)14 2nd grade

13 1st grade

12 6th gradeDifferent

subjects/different teachers

Primary school

11 5th grade

10 4th grade

9 3rd grade

Integrated education (one teacher)8 2nd grade

7 1st grade

6 year old "Zero" grade, at primary school or nursery school

In Poland children attend primary school from the age of 7 to 12.

A primary school

Integrated education (one teacher)

Different subjects/different teachers

We have marks from 1 to 6.

1 (is insufficient)2 (is poor)3 (is sufficient)4 (is good)5 (is very good)6 (is excellent)

1 is the failing grade, and 6 means that the student exceeded the expectations. In the first stages of primary school (I – III classes) there are no marks. The teachers write descriptions of their pupils’ abilities.

 

Marks

The main components taught are:

-Polish Language,-Social and Natural Environment,

-Mathematics,-Crafts and Technology,

-Art and Music,-Foreign Language

-ICT-Religious studies

-Physical Education.

Subjects

Regional educationIn our school there is a great focus on regional education. The aim of the

regional education in the didactic and educational process is to

create the feeling of students’ own regional identities.

Our pupils are quite successful in the regional contests.

„Green school” - open air learning

Our ten-year-old pupils (3rd year) go to the seaside for two weeks where they learn and play.

What is for free?

•Public schools

•After school daycare

•Textbooks and lunches for poor pupils

•Partially the „green school” for poor pupils

•Milk and fruit thanks to European schemes:

What do we pay for?

•Textbooks and notebooks

•Stationery

•Clothes for school (uniforms are not obligatory)

•School trips

•Meals at school cantine:

•kindergarten: breakfast, lunch and supper cost 5 zlotys

•school: lunch costs 2,50 zlotys

A gymnasium is a type of school providing lower secondary education.

In Poland pupils attend gymnasium at the age of 13 –16 and after passing the final exam they go to liceum (grammar school).

SECONDARYSCHOOLS

VOCATIONAL2 or 3 years

TECHNICAL 4 years,

Matura exam,diploma exam

LYCEUM (grammar school)

3 years,Matura exam

Exams

• At the end of the primary school (12 years old) so called „Sprawdzian”

• At the end of the Gymnasium (15 years old)so called „Egzamin gimnazjalny”, important in terms of enrollment to some secondary schools

• At the end of some secondary schools(18-19 years old)so called „Matura” or „maturity exam”, important in terms of enrollment to higher education schools

Exam 2012 in our school

HIGER EDUCATIONSCHOOLS

require Matura exam

3 yearsbachelor’s degree

5 years master’s degree

6 years (medical) master’s degree

2 yearsmaster’s degree

Day studies at state high schools Day studies at state high schools are free of chargeare free of charge

UPPER EDUCATION

Jagiellonian UniversityThe oldest university in Poland.

Year of life

Grade/year at school

Type of school Final exams

               

24 6th year

higher education schools, 3 years (+ optional 2 years), 5 years, 6 years (only medicine)

After 6 years for medical higher schools        

23 5th/2nd year After 5 years (or 3 + 2) a diploma exam and a title of "magister" (master's degree)

22 4th/1st year

21 3rd year     In 3 year schools, after 3 years a diploma exam and a title of

"licencjat" (bachelor's degree)20 2nd year2 - 3 years

complementary lyceum or technical school

       

19 1st year  4 years

technical secondary

school

   

18 3rd grade

3 years lyceum

External exam at the end of the 3rd (or 4th) grade - MATURA, required to go to any higher education school

17 2nd grade 2 - 3 years vocational secondary school16 1st grade

15 3rd grade

Gymnasium (lower secondary shool)External exam at the end of 3rd grade

compulsory education, not longer than till 18 years old

14 2nd grade

13 1st grade

12 6th grade Different subjects/differe

nt teachersPrimary school

External exam at the end of 6th grade11 5th grade

10 4th grade

9 3rd grade Integrated education (one

teacher)8 2nd grade

7 1st grade

6 "Zero" grade, at primary school or nursery school No exams before primary school

5nursery school

 

4

3 crèche

2

1        

Our school Our school

is 175 years oldis 175 years old!!

    A brick school was built A brick school was built in Studzienice in 1837.in Studzienice in 1837.

Upper Silesia Upper Silesia was part of Prussia at that timewas part of Prussia at that time.

18611861

One-class schoolhad 235 children

19121912

The second floor was built.

The oldest picture The oldest picture fromfrom 1925 1925

New New investmentsinvestments2003, 20062003, 2006