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In Poland, compulsory education ends at the age of 18. It usually starts when children are 6 years old and ends after 12 years of learning (usually in a high school). Contemporary Polish law distinguishes between compulsory school (obowiązek szkolny) and compulsory education (obowiązek nauki).
Polish education is gradually – though not without difficulties – opening up to non-formal education and continuing education. Since September 2012, the system of external vocational examinations has opened up to individuals who have acquired vocational knowledge and skills outside vocational schools.
The education system in Poland is centrally managed by two institutions – the Ministry of National Education (general and vocational education) and the Ministry of Science and Higher Education (higher education) .
THE POLISH EDUCATION SYSTEM IN BRIEF. Update April 2024. Structure of the education system. Compulsory education. Full-time compulsory education lasts for 9 years. It comprises the last year of pre-school education and 8 years of primary school education.
The System of Education in Poland 2020 Home The key Act governing higher education is the Law on Higher Education and Science of 2018. It covers all main areas of higher education and research activity, including the establishment and liquidation of HEIs; extent of autonomy, types and tasks of HEIs; governance and funding;
KRÓTKA INFORMACJA O POLSKIM SYSTEMIE EDUKACJI – THE POLISH EDUCATION SYSTEM IN BRIEF 2023/24. in English w języku polskim
The System of Education in Poland 2018 1. Legislative and Policy Framework 1.1. Key Legislation The 1997 Constitution of the Republic of Poland stipulates that education is compulsory until the age of 18 and sets out a number of fundamental rights and freedoms relating to education: » Every individual has the right to education
