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Polish Education System

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  • University Education

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  • 90% of the people of Poland have at least secondary education.

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  • University Education
  • 90% of the people of Poland have at least secondary education.

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Polish Education System in numbers

(2013-2014)

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approximately

6,400,000

STUDENTS

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650,000

TEACHERS

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34,000

SCHOOLS

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The New Reform

PISA Results

Citizens` opinion

Changes

Job places

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School

Organisation

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Stages of

Polish Education

AFTER THE REFORM

  • Kindergarten - from 3 to 5 y/o
  • Pre-school - from 6 to 7 y/o
  • Primary School - from 7 to 15 y/o
  • High School - from 15 to 19 y/o
  • University

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Stages of

Polish Education

COMPARISON

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  • Primary School - from 7 to 13 y/o

Compulsory external exam

  • Lower Secondary School - 13 to 15

High School entrance test

  • Secondary School - from 15 to 18

Matura

  • University

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  • Primary School - from 7 to 15 y/o

High School entrance test

  • High School - from 15 to 19 y/o

Matura

  • University

Before

After

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Polish Schools in detail

Primary school

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High School

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Three types of courses:

  • Basic level
  • Lower level
  • Advanced courses

Two stages:

  • 1st do 3rd grade - early school education
  • 4rd to 8th grade - teaching is done by subjects

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Exams

High School Entrance

&

Matura

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High School Entrance Exam

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  • Polish and History
  • Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, Geography
  • When?
  • What is the exam on?

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  • Qualification

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Final Exam

(commonly known as matura)

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Math

Foreign Language

Polish

  • When?

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  • On what?

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  • Passing

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  • After the exam

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School Information

School year

Holiday breaks

Lessons

Breaks

Grading system

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SUBJECTS

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  • Polish
  • Foreign language
  • Maths
  • Biology
  • Chemistry
  • Physics
  • Computer studies
  • Geography
  • History
  • PE

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Foreign Languages taught in Poland

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  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Spanish
  • Russian
  • Italian
  • Latin

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PISA

Evaluation

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What is PISA?

PISA in Poland

Politicians and critics` opinion

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Options after the compulsory education

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Types of higher education institutions

University type HEI

  • Humanitics
  • Sciences
  • Economics
  • Pedologogy
  • Arts
  • Military studies

Professional HEI

  • Specific professional areas

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University type HEI

Professional HEI

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Study Courses

Professional Higher Studies

(3-4 years)

Master

Studies

(5-6 years)

Doctoral

Studies

(3-4 years)

Postgraduate

Studies

(1-2 years)

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Academic Year

30 Weeks of Study

Semesters

Diploma obtaining

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References

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Thanks!

Any questions?

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FuturEYEzing, Poland 2018

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