1=F( niedostateczny, insufficient) 2=E ( dopuszczajacy, passing) 3=D (dostateczny, sufficient) 4=C (dobry, good) 5=B (bardzo dobry, very good) 6=A (celujacy, excellent) In the first stages of Primary School there are no marks. The teachers write descriptions of their pupils’ abilities. The school registers

A normal schoolday in Polish school usually starts at 8 o’clock and can finish at as it is in our school. This is an example of the weekely timetable:

Children ( aged 1-3) attend nurseries : At this stage it is learning by playing. Children spend most of the time on singing, dancing, drawing and taking part in various games

The first one is from class 1 to 3 where there is only one teacher and the education is integrated. The second one is from class 4 to 6 where children have one teacher for one subject. The main subjects are : Polish, History, Science, Mathematics, IT, Music, Art, PE and Technical Science. In addition, from the first grade it's compulsory to learn foreign language and in some schools even two of them. In the sixth class pupils must write the exam of knowledge and skills, but it does not count to pass the primary school.

Students in the school are the youth at age from 13 to 16. Education on this level has a general type, there are more subjects, like: Science, Biology, Physics and Astronomy. At the end of the third grade there is a final exam, which verifies knowledge and skills gained at this stage of education. Its results determine further education because the number of points scored in this exam decides on the type of school students can get into.

Upper secondary schools divide into: General Secondary School (pol. Liceum ) – 3 years, Technical Secondary School (pol. Technikum ) - 4 years Vocational Schools (pol. szkoły zawodowe)- 2 years. Students choose the type of school they want to attend. Technical schools educate in many different specialisations, eg. hotel management, tourism, gastronomy, information technology, environmental protection, economy and many others. This period of education ends with maturity exam (pol. Matura). Technical Schools students additionally have to take an exam confirming their professional qualifications. Finishing Vocational School does not entitle you to start studies. Only ‘Matura’ exam allows you to continue education on university level.

Vocational Schools Technical Secondary School

Students writing Matura Exam Graduates Prom „Studniówka”- a hundred days before Matura Exam Polonez- traditional Polish dance, students dance it at the beggining of Prom Four-leaf clover – students get it at the Prom. It is believed to bring good luck on Matura Exam

Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznan University of Wroclaw Jagiellonian University in Cracow University of Warsaw

A student’s grade book The beginning of an Academic Year To get Bachelor’s or Master’s Degree students have to pass all the exams, write and then defend their Master’s thesis. The Degree Ceremony

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