The Polish Education System Tell me and Ill

The Polish Education System

„Tell me and I’ll forget; Show me and I may remember; Involve me and I’ll understand” • Chinese proverbs The Polish education system is based on three-tired principle (primary, secondary and higher education). Compulsory schooling in Poland begins when children are 7 -years old, although preschool nurseries and kindergartens are available for children to enter the schooling system at an earlier stage. Compulsory schooling ends when children reach the age of 17.

School „cycle” Nursery school High school (19 years of age) University Primary school Secondary school (gymnasium)

Primary school is an institution where children receive their first stage of compulsory education known as primary or elementary education. In Poland children attend primary school from the age of 7 -12

Secondary school Is a type of school providing lower secondary education In Poland pupils attend secondary school at the age of 13 -16 and after passing the final exam they go to high school. Nazareth

High School Is an upper secondary school where young people stay for 3 years. The school prepares students to go to university. At the end of high school students pass the exam called „matura” (3 compulsory subjects, 1 -3 optional subjects). Some pupils after secondary school go to technicum where they have electronics, mechanics…

Upper education (university) Jagiellonski University leads to: -Bachleor’s degree -Master’s degree -Ph. D degree -professor

Well-known polish universities Jagiellonski University Medical Academy of arts Warsaw University of technology

IB (International Baccalaureate) ® ~IB® ” The IB Diploma Programme is designed as an academically challenging and balanced programme of education with final examinations that prepares students, normally aged 16 to 19, for success at university and life beyond. The programme is normally taught over two years and has gained recognition and respect from the world's leading universities. ” Founded in 1968 in Geneva, there are now more than 858, 000 IB students at 3, 043 schools in 139 countries.

IB Headquarters are located in Geneva, Switzerland

IB in Poland… Bydgoszcz Gdańsk Gdynia Gliwice Katowice Kielce Kraków Leszno Lublin Łódź Poznań Szczecin Warszawa Wrocław

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