2. University
High school & Technical /
Vocational College
Middle school
Primary
school

3. Type of School Years of life Obligatory
Pre-Primary School 3-6 No
Primary School 7-12 Yes
Middle School 13-16 Yes
High School 16-19 Yes (only two years)
Vocational School 16-19 No
Technical College 16-20 No
University 2-5 years; 19-… No

4. - ‘Zero’ class prepares children to learn at
School.
- In a ‘Zero’ class children learn how to write
single letters, read simple words, etc.
- ‘Zero’ class is for children aged 5-6.
- This class helps children to cooperate with
others and how to be open to the world.

5. - Primary School takes 6 years.
- Pupils in primary school are aged 7-13.
- Primary School ends with a final exam, after
the sixth class.
- Primary education is divided into two cycles:
-- Classes I-III where pupils learn basic skills
like writing and reading.
-- Classes IV-VI where pupils learn basic
knowledge from different subjects.

6. - Middle school (lower secondary education) takes 3
years
- Secondary school is a preparation for high school
- It ends with a final exam after the third class, which
consists of three parts :
• the sciences (Maths, Geography, Physics, Chemistry
and Biology)
• the humanistic subjects (Polish, History, WOS-
knowledge about society)
• a foreign language (English)

7. - High School takes 3 years.
- It ends with a High School Diploma Examination
(called „matura”).
- In High School students learn more about subjects
they want to learn in a college or subjects they
need to pass to have secondary education.

8. In our school:
•Group 1: Polish
•Group 2: English
•Group 3: History,
Psychology,
Geography, Economy
•Group 4:Biology,
Chemistry, Physics
•Group 5: Mathematics
•Group 6: Languages:
Spanish, German,
French and IT

9. - Technical college takes 4 years and it’s after
Middle School (lower secondary school).
- It leads to a vocational diploma.
- After Vocational school students can but
don’t have to write a maturity exam and can
go to a college, if they pass this exam
successfully.

10. - University isn’t obligatory
- There are many subjects to study in universities.
- Universities prepare to work in a specific profession.
- After graduating from a college people have higher
education background.
- After three years in a college students can pass a
licentiate exam (bachelor’s degree) and finish
their education or continue to get a master’s degree
(after writing a master’s thesis).