Warsaw expat's familiy guide helps you find the appropriate school for your children: German, American, British, French system schools in Warsaw. In this section you can read about both Polish Education System and International Schools in Warsaw.

• Polish Education System
• International Schools
  

Polish Education System

Children in Poland start their education with 6 in a pre-school, which is thought as a preparation for school.

Primary school (szkola podstawowa) starts with 7 and last for 6 years. It is the year of birth that determines the age, so your child doesn’t necessarily need to be 7 to start school. The system is very strickt and it's rather uncommon to find children of different age in same grades.

The first school years I-III are taught through so called integrated education system lead by one teacher who adapts the pace and the time to children’s activity. There is no grades during this time.

IV-VI school years are divided into subjects taught by specialized teachers:

• polish language including grammar, literature and writing
• foreign language
• maths
• science
• social history
• music
• arts and handcrafts
• technical education
• IT
• sports

Primary school education ends with a final test prepared by the Polish Education Committee same for all schools.

Secondary school (gimnazjum)

This 3-years long school is divided into more detailed curriculum than the primary school. Science is now split into: physics with astronomy, biology, geography and chemistry. Social science is split into history and sociology.

The final exams taken after the 3. year is decisive for the further education.

Both during primary and secondary schools, parents decide about children’s attendance in religion classes or ethics

High school:

High school education prepares students either for a specific occupation or through 3 years school liceum to maturity exam (matura) which allows students to take up further education at various universities.

International Schools

American School of Warsaw

ul. Warszawska 202, 05-520 Konstancin-Jeziorna

• Pre-kindergarden, kindergarden, pre-school, school, high school

International American School

ul. Dembego 18, 02-796 Warsaw
Phone: (+48 22) 649 14 40, (+48 22) 649 14 42, (+48) 603 952 955,
Fax: (+48 22) 649 14 45 

• IB accredited

International School

ul. Jagielska 2, 02-886 Warszawa
Phone: (+48 22) 606 420 000

• Canadian curriculum

British School

ul. Limanowskiego 15, 02-943 Warsaw
Phone: (+48 22) 842-32-81
Fax: (+48 22) 842-32-65

• IB accreditation

German School & Kindergarden (Deutsche Schule und Kindergarten)

Kindergarden & School Grades 1-5
ul. Wandy Rutkiewicz 2, 02-956 Warszawa (Wilanów)
Phone: (+48 22) 642 27 05
Fax: (+48 22) 885 27 90

School Grades 6-12
ul. Kolegiacka 1A, 02-946 Warszawa (Wilanów)
Phone: (+48 22) 885 83 22
Fax: (+48 22) 885 83 24

French School & Kindergarde (Lycée français de Varsovie)

Kindergarden & Elementary School
ul. Konstancińska 13, 02-942 Warszawa (Sadyba)
tel.: (+48 22) 651 96 12
Fax: (+48 22) 642 93 92

Secondary School & High School
ul. Walecznych 4/6, 03-916 Warszawa (Saska Kepa)
Phone: (+48 22) 616 54 00 ou 01
Fax: (+48 22) 616 53 99