by Joanna Hajduga
THE COMMISION OF NATIONAL EDUCATION Started on 14 October 1773 by king Stanisław August Poniatowski and Polish Sejm First central, autonomous educational institution with the chief figure of Hugo Kołłątaj Everybody had access to education (including peasants) Laid the first foundations for the terminology in Chemistry, Phisics, Grammar, Mathematics and Logics Thanks to the Commision Polish language did not disappear during three partitions of Poland.
Polish Educational system was completely eliminated (9640 teachers, professors and Polish intelligentsia arrested and killed by the Nazis) Only primary and vocational education permitted (with no Polish content) The beginning of UNDERGROUND TEACHING MOVEMENT
Established in December 1939 Completely secret organisation Almost studetns attended all kinds of underground schools Mainly Polish language, history, literature were taught
Reconstruction of the Polish educational system and reduction of illiteracy Creation of compulsory eight-year primary schools A range variety of different types of schools Eduction compulsory till the age of 18 The beginnings of the pedagogical lyceum in order to educate new teachers Introduction of the foreign languages learning
Introduction of the two-year vocational schools and four-year technical schools Establishment of training schools at factories Separation of the theological faculties from the regular universities
15 July 1961 Education compulsory until the 17 years of age Free of charge secular education Lasted 10 years After 1971 several missed reforms of minor importance were introduced
Introduction of six-year primary schools, three-year middle schools, three-year comprehensive secondary schools, four- year technical secondary schools and two/three-year vocational secondary schools Compulsory examinations after primary school, middle school and secondary school Access to the higher education after receiving the Maturity Certificate
Since 2012 compulsory education will start at the age of 5 (0 kindergarten class)