1. System of education in Poland

2. 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

3. 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.

4. 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 grade
Different subjects/different teachers
Primary school 11
5th grade 10
4th grade 9
Integrated education (one teacher) 8 7
6 year old
"Zero" grade, at primary school or nursery school

5. In Poland children attend primary school from the age of 7 to 12.
A primary school
In Poland children attend primary school from the age of 7 to 12.
Different subjects/different teachers
Integrated education (one teacher)

6. Marks
We have marks from 1 to (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.  

7. Subjects 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.

8. Regional education
In 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.

9. „Green school” - open air learning
Our ten-year-old pupils (3rd year) go to the seaside for two weeks where they learn and play.

10. 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:

11. 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

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

14. 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

15. Exam 2012 in our school

16. Day studies at state high schools are free of charge
UPPER EDUCATION
Day studies at state high schools are free of charge

17. Jagiellonian University The oldest university in Poland.

18. Primary school nursery school crèche
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 ) 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 year
2 - 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 school 16
1st grade 15
Gymnasium (lower secondary shool)
External exam at the end of 3rd grade
compulsory education, not longer than till 18 years old 14 13 12
6th grade
Different subjects/different teachers
Primary school
External exam at the end of 6th grade 11
5th grade 10
4th grade 9
Integrated education (one teacher) 8 7 6
"Zero" grade, at primary school or nursery school
No exams before primary school 5
nursery school 4 3
crèche 2 1

19. Our school is 175 years old!
  A brick school was built in Studzienice in 1837.
Upper Silesia
was part of Prussia at that time.

20. One-class school had 235 children
1861
One-class school had 235 children

21. The second floor was built.
1912
The second floor was built.

23. The oldest picture from 1925

24. New investments 2003, 2006

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