Primary school

Middle school

High school & Technical / Vocational College

University

Type of School Years of life Obligatory

Pre-Primary School 3-6 No

Primary School 7-12 Yes

Middle School 13-16 Yes

High School 16-19 Yes (only two years)

Vocational School 16-19 No

Technical College 16-20 No

University 2-5 years; 19-… No

- ‘Zero’ class prepares children to learn at School.

- In a ‘Zero’ class children learn how to write single letters, read simple words, etc.

- ‘Zero’ class is for children aged 5-6. - This class helps children to cooperate

with others and how to be open to the world.

- Primary School takes 6 years.- Pupils in primary school are aged 7-13.- Primary School ends with a final exam,

after the sixth class.- Primary education is divided into two

cycles:-- Classes I-III where pupils learn basic

skills like writing and reading.-- Classes IV-VI where pupils learn basic

knowledge from different subjects.

- Middle school (lower secondary education) takes 3 years

- Secondary school is a preparation for high school

- It ends with a final exam after the third class, which consists of three parts :

• the sciences (Maths, Geography, Physics, Chemistry and Biology)

• the humanistic subjects (Polish, History, WOS- knowledge about society)

• a foreign language (English)

- High School takes 3 years.- It ends with a High School Diploma

Examination (called „matura”).- In High School students learn more about

subjects they want to learn in a college or subjects they need to pass to have secondary education.

In our school:•Group 1: Polish•Group 2: English•Group 3: History, Psychology, Geography, Economy•Group 4:Biology, Chemistry, Physics•Group 5: Mathematics•Group 6: Languages: Spanish, German, French and IT

- Technical college takes 4 years and it’s after Middle School (lower secondary school).

- It leads to a vocational diploma. - After Vocational school students can but

don’t have to write a maturity exam and can go to a college, if they pass this exam successfully.

- University isn’t obligatory- There are many subjects to study in universities. - Universities prepare to work in a specific

profession.- After graduating from a college people have higher

education background. - After three years in a college students can pass a

licentiate exam (bachelor’s degree) and finish their education or continue to get a master’s

degree (after writing a master’s thesis).