The System of Education in Poland

The System of Educationin Poland

CALW, 5th December 2010

The System of Education in Poland


Primary school

Lower Secondary school(gymnasium)

Specialized Upper Secondary

School

General Upper Secondary

School

Basic Vocational

School

Technical Upper

Secondary School

Post-Secondary School based on

Specialized Upper Secondary School

Post-Secondary

School

Supplementary General

Secondary School

University

Work

Supplementary Technical Secondary

School

Primary School

Primary school is divided into two stages: • Grades I-III, • Grades IV-VI

In the last year of study pupils take a nationwide external test,

Primary school leavers have received education on a basic level,

After graduating from primary school, pupils continue their education in lower secondary schools (gymnasium).


Lower Secondary School(gymnasium)

• Grades I-III (age 13-16),

• Grade III students take a nationwide external exam. The exam result determines the choice of further school education.


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Upper-secondary school

General Upper Secondary

School

Specialized Upper Secondary

School

Technical Upper Secondary

SchoolBasic

Vocational School


General Upper Secondary School

• Education lasts 3 years

• Ends with a Maturity Examination

• General Upper Secondary School graduates can go to college or continue their education in post-secondary schools


Specialized Upper Secondary School

• Lasts 3 years and ends with the Maturity Examination

• It is a combination of general upper secondary school with a professional apprenticeship

• Students undergo practical training.

• Maturity Examination can be taken only at the basic level.


Technical Upper Secondary School

• Education lasts 4 years.• Students undergo practical training.• Ends with the Maturity Examination and

professional examination granting the title of a technician.

• Technical Upper Secondary School graduates can go to college or start professional careers.


Supplementary General Secondary School

• Education lasts 2 years • Classes can be conducted in a day or evening

system • It ends with the Maturity Examination


Supplementary Technical Secondary School

• Education lasts 2 years • Graduates are granted the title of a technician• Students undergo practical training

• It ends with the Maturity Examination


Maturity ExaminationAssessment of knowledge of the material covered in the core curriculum of selected subjects at the level of Upper Secondary School.

Graduates of upper secondary schools are not obliged to take the exam, yet the Maturity Certificate is required of candidates for tertiary education. The Maturity Exam is not a document certifying upper secondary educational level as this is done by the upper secondary school completion certificate. In Poland, the body responsible for conducting the Maturity Examination is the Central Examination Commission.

CEC is the parent of the Regional Examination Commissions which are engaged in the preparation and execution of Maturity Exams across Poland.


Post- Secondary School

• Maturity Examination Certificate is not required

• Education lasts 1 or 2 years

• The curriculum is focused on acquisition of professional skills.


Higher Education SchoolOrganizational unit of government, local government or private body

acting under the provisions of the Law on Higher Education or - in the case of religious institutions - under contract between the

Polish Government and the appropriate authorities of the church.

In the Polish Education System it is a higher education establishment which educates graduates of general upper secondary schools and

technical upper secondary schools who passed the Maturity Examination.

. First cycle programmes (Bachelors’ degree) end with a diploma of a bachelor (licencjat) or a professional engineer (inżynier), Second

cycle programmes lead to Master’s degree (magister) or an equivalent degree depending on the field of study (magister

inżynier). Some faculties offer long cycle programmes (4,5 – 6 years) leading to Master’s degree (or an equivalent degree e.g. physician, dentist, veterinary surgeon). Students who completed

the second or long cycle programmes can continue studies in Ph.D. programmes.



Maturity Examination Certificate

First Cycle (Bachelor’s degree ) programmes

(licencjat)

First Cycle higher professional education programmes (inżynier)

Long Cycle university-type and non-

university-type higher education

(Master of Arts, Master of Science, etc)

Complementary Second Cycle programmes

(Master of Arts, Master of Science)

Third level studies(Ph.D. programmes)

Following the Maturity Examination

Gliwice County

is responsible for

5 compexes of schools


Under surveillance of Gliwice County

- The Complex of Schools named I.J. Paderewski in Knurow;

- The Complex of Schools named M. Konopnicka in Pyskowice;

- The Complex of Vocational Schools No 2 in Knurow;- The Complex of Sepecial Schools in Knurow;- The Complex of Sepecial Schools in Pyskowice


The Complex of Schools named I.J. Paderewski in Knurow

- General Upper Secondary School: 399 pupils

- Technical Upper Secondary School: 254 pupils

The proffessions taught, i.e.:

technician of ICT, technician - merchant, technician of economy

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The Complex of Schools named M. Konopnicka in Pyskowice



The proffessions taught:

technician of landscape architecture, technician - merchant, technician of ICT, technician of agri-bussiness, technician of economy

- Basic Vocational School: 149 pupils

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The Complex of Vocational Schools No 2 in Knurow



The proffessions taught, i.e.:

technician - electrician , technician - mechanic, technician - miner, technician - merchant


56 proffessions taught, i.e.: confectioner, mechanic, hairdresser, butcher, beautician


The Complex of Sepecial Schools in Knurow

For handicaped pupils with different level of learning difficulties and disabilities

- Primary school: 37 pupils

- Lower Secondary School: 22 pupils

- Special Vocational School: 15 pupils


The Complex of Sepecial Schools in Pyskowice

- Primary School: 74 pupils

- Lower Secondary School: 62 pupils

- Special Vocational School: 17 pupils



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