Polish education system
Old ( still present )education system the age of 7 - primary school, the age of 12 - junior high school the age of 15 - grammar, technical or vocational school When they pass the school leaving exam ( Matura), they can start tertiary education Criticism of education in Poland - insufficient system of teaching - a lot of theory, not enough practice The new education system is supposed to change it .
The new system (from September 2017) Nursery (1-3) kIndergarten (3-6) PRIMARY SCHOOL (6/7-14) Secondary school (14-18/19)
New education system ----- Schools 8 years of Primary School 4 years of Secondary School 3 years of Vocational School (I level) 2 years of Vocational School(II level) 5 years of technical school University 3 years- Bachelor’s Degree 5 years- Master Degree -----
Scale of Marks 1-insufficient 2-approval to pass 3-sufficient 4-good 5-very good 6-excellent
School Subjects Compulsory subjects(at basic level) Optional extended subjects (at advanced level) Polish -II- Mathematics Philosophy P.E. Science Religion I.T. The history of art Languages: *English , French, German, Latin
School Day Lessons from 8 or 8.15 am till 2 or 3 pm One lesson = 45 minutes Usually breaks last: -5minutes -10minutes -20/30 minutes (lunch break ) public schools : 25-30 students in each class. private schools : up to 25 people. In case of foreign languages and I.T. teachers divide each class into two groups of 10-12 students
School Year School starts on 1st September Lessons from Monday to Friday Christmas break: 23.12-2.01 Winter holiday: two weeks in January or February Easter break: Moundy Thursday to Tuesday 1-3 May break Usually school ends on Friday before the last weekend of June
Secondary school leaving exams (Matura)- -basic information All scores expressed in percentage. The score of 30% needed to pass at the basic level No” pass” or ”fail” at advanced level, just the score ( percentage) Results of written exams after about 2 months Oral exams taken regardless of the results of written exams.
Oral exams Taken by everyone in Polish and a modern foreign language There is no division into extended and basic level for oral exams WRITTEN EXAMS - 3 compulsory subjects at basic level: the Polish language, a modern foreign language, mathematics -1 compulsory subject at extended ( advanced) level chosen by a student -Optionally up to 5 subjects at advanced level chosen by students
Our School
Our school budget 65% from government 35% from students’ monthly fee and tuition Our school spendings 90% for teachers and staff salaries -23 teachers -2 staff workers 10% for water,electricity bills etc. and school equipment
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