✈️ Academic route
FROM🇵🇱 Poland→TO🇺🇸 United States
Poland university-entry stage to United States: education route
Compare university-entry stage in Poland with the corresponding school stage in United States, then open the official curriculum and placement authorities for both systems.
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Route alignment
Poland describes this point as Liceum / technikum / branżowa / Matura. United States describes the receiving stage as High school · Grades 9–12. Use the linked destination framework with the learner’s current subjects and records when confirming the receiving year and placement process.
DEPARTING STAGELiceum / technikum / branżowa / Matura✈ARRIVING STAGEHigh school · Grades 9–12
📚 Side-by-side
What crosses with the learner
Route point🇵🇱 Poland🇺🇸 United States
Current stageLiceum / technikum / branżowa / MaturaHigh school · Grades 9–12
Education authorityThe Ministry sets the core curriculum; CKE and regional boards administer national external examinations.State and local education systems; there is no single national K–12 curriculum.
Application fileCurrent school records and subject historyReceiving authority and school placement requirements
🧳 Preparation file
Bring these into the route
- Recent report cards or transcripts and the current subject list
- School-attendance and progression records requested by the receiving school
- Identity, residence, guardianship, and address documents required locally
- Certified translations and language-learning history where requested
🔗 Official links
Open the issuing sources
Matura examinationCentral Examination Board ↗State and territory education authoritiesU.S. Department of Education ↗SAT student informationCollege Board ↗AP courses and examinationsCollege Board ↗GED passing scores and performance levelsGED Testing Service ↗GED test rules by state or territoryGED Testing Service ↗
🔎 Also described as
moving from Poland to United States for university-entry stagePoland university-entry stage in United StatesPoland to United States school transfer requirements