Education in Poland

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Education in Poland Great Britain
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Starting educationAge 2-5 years old

• The first school for a large majority of
  children from Poland is preschool. It is for
  children who are from 3 to 5 years old. Sometimes
  there are special groups for children who are 2
  years old.

This stage is not obligatory but a lot of
parents want their children to go to preschool
because it provides good care and basic skills
for each child.
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Before schoolAge 6 years old

• Before going to school each child has to finish
  one class which prepares them for further
  education in school. During this classes children
  learn how to write, read and count correctly.
  From a few years it is obligatory for everyone.

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Learn PlayAge 2-5 years old

• In Great Britain Kindergardens arent obligatory.
  
• Here children can play with the others and learn
  basic abilities which could be helpful in the
  future.

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Primary SchoolAge 7 13 years old
Children in Poland go to school when they are 7
years old. Learning in Primary School is divided
into two peroids

• During the first years pupils learn writing,
  counting, reading, singing and drawing with only
  one teacher.
• After, when children are 11 years old they start
  to learn a variety of subjects such as history,
  biology, computer science or foreign language.

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First examAge 13 years old

• In the last class of Primary School students
  have to write an exam. It tests their skills
  before further studying. They usually have to
  answer some questions about the article, give a
  result of a few math tasks and write a short
  story or an essay.

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Infant schoolAge 5-8 years old

• Children from Great Britain start their
  education when they are 5 years old (sometimes 4
  years old). The first stage is Infant school for
  children from 5 to 8 years old. When they are 7
  years old they write their first exam.

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Junior schoolAge 8-11 years old

• It is the second stage of primary education in
  Great Britain. In this kind of school they have
  got lesson of 10 subjects such as English, Maths,
  History, Science etc.
• Students finish school with an exam when they
  are 11 years old but it isnt the end of
  obligatory education

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GimnazjumAge 13-16 years old

• Gimnazjum is the second stage of education
  system in Poland. There are three classes in this
  kind of school. There are eleven subjects which
  are necessary to continue education in the
  future. Students have about 30 lessons a week.
  The school ends with an important exam. It is the
  last stage of obligatory education in Poland.

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The second examAge 16 years old

• It is a very important exam for Polish students.
  They write it when they are 16 years old. The
  exam tests their skills from a variety of
  subjects such as Polish, Maths, Biology, Science,
  Art. There are 2 parts of this exam. For young
  people it is very important because its result
  decides about their further education.

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Secondary SchoolAge 11-16 years old
After a few years of learning in Primary School
students have to continue their education in High
(Secondary) School. It is obligatory for
everyone.

• After it students can leave school and go to
  work or continue learning.

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The last examsAge 11 and 16 years old

• There are two exams
• SAT at the age of 13, which finishes the third
  part of education process
• GCSE at the end of this education level which
  allows to continue learning or go to work

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Further educationAge 16-19 years old
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CollegeAge above 16 years old

• After passing GCSE exam students can continue
  learning in College. There are two exams at this
  stage. The last one allows to start education at
  University or start professional education needed
  for work. Instead of College people can start
  vocational education.

• A - LEVEL EXAM
• It is the exam which finishes College and allows
  to start further education such as GNAV,
• B-tech, NVQ or higher education.

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Maturity examAge 19 years old

• Maturity exam is the most important test for a
  large majority of Polish people. Their future
  life depends on its result. Students have to
  write an exam from 3 obligatory subjects Polish,
  Maths and a foreign language. They also have to
  choose additional subjects to write. It finishes
  the second stage of education and isnt
  obligatory.

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Higher educationAge above 18 years old

• Polish education system offers a variety of types
  of studies.
• The most important are
• vocational courses
• complementary courses for holders of professional
  titles, the graduates obtain the title of
  magister or equivalent
• PhD studies - graduates obtain the academic degree

There are few types of school for people who
finished they education with Maturity
exam universities technical universities and
academies academies of agriculture academies of
economics teacher training schools and
academies academies of medicine academies of fine
arts, music, drama, film academies of physical
education academies of theology military, fire
and police schools
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The last stage
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Summary
The main differences between systems are
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THE END

• Mateusz Matrejek