The system of education in Poland

POLISH EDUCATION SYSTEM IN NUMBERS: PUPILS AND STUDENTS SCHOOLS TEACHERS

Basic information

PRE - SCHOOL EDUCATION: NURSERY SCHOOLS PRE – SCHOOL CLASSES IN PRIMARY SCHOOL FIVE HOURS A DAY LEARN WHILE PLAYING

Compulsory subjects:

LOWER SECONDARY SCHOOL GIMNAZJUM -AGE: 13 – 16 -NUMBER OF LESSONS: NUMBER OF SUBJECTS: 15 -PE CLASSES CONDUCTED IN GROUPS FOR BOYS AND GIRLS -GROUPING OF PUPILS OBLIGATORY FOR COMPUTER CLASSES AND FORIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES

Compulsory subjects:

MARKING SCALE: 6- Excellent 5- Very good 4 -Good 3- Satisfactory 2- Acceptable 1- Unsatisfactory (fail)

MARKS FOR BEHAVIOUR: 6 Excellent 5 Very good 4 Good 3 Acceptable 2 Unacceptable 1 Inadmissible

Compulsory tests and examinations At the end of six year primary school general, obligatory test to provide pupils, parents and teachers with information about the level of pupils’ achievements After gymnasium students take an exam in April. There are three parts of the exam: - humanistic - maths and science - foreign language The results of the exams do not decide on finishing the school but is important in choice of next school.

Post-compulsory education- upper secondary level: genaral secondary schools, technical and vocational schools

Matura (Final/matriculation examination) Entitles pupils for admission to higher education It consists of two parts: -external written exam -internal oral exam

439 THOUSANDS OF HIGHER EDUCATION INSTITUTIONS Universities: technical, medical Academies: economics, national defence, theological, physical education

Special education: -Learning in main-stream schools -Learning in integretion schools -Decision belongs to parents 58% attend main stream primary schools 47% attend main stream lower secondary schools