Country education guide
Poland
The Ministry sets the core curriculum; CKE and regional boards administer national external examinations.
📚 School stages
Grades, stages, and local pathways
Preschool education / school preparation
Preschool and school-readiness provisions lead into eight-year primary school.
Eight-year primary school · Classes 1–6
The national core curriculum establishes learning requirements.
Primary Classes 7–8 / eighth-grade examination
The compulsory eighth-grade examination has no pass threshold and contributes to upper-secondary recruitment.
General secondary / technical / vocational school / Matura
Upper-secondary pathways lead to school qualifications; Matura provides access to higher education.
Postsecondary / higher education
NAWA provides system and recognition information for foreign qualifications.
📝 Examinations and qualifications
Selectable records for Poland
Each record links to the authority that publishes its current rules.
Matura
Egzamin maturalny
Poland’s upper-secondary school-leaving examination, administered under national examination rules.
- Completion or score rule
- Compulsory subjects, levels, pass conditions, and university use must be checked for the current examination session.
- Where it applies
- Poland
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