Secondary School Leaving Certificate recognition
Secondary School Leaving Certificate recognition in Poland
I - Which diplomas are not subject to recognition?
Recognition of a secondary school leaving certificate/ high school diploma in order to continue education on undergraduate or graduate is not required in case of:
1. Secondary school leaving certificate / high school diploma or other documents issued by schools operating in educational systems within:
- EU member countries
- OECD member countries
- EFTA member countries,
which allow access to higher education institutions in those countries (at present: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Chile, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Greece, Spain, the Netherlands, Ireland, Iceland, Israel, Japan, Canada, South Korea, Lichtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Latvia, Malta, Mexico, Germany, Norway, New Zealand, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia, Slovenia, Switzerland, Sweden, Turkey, USA, Hungary, Great Britain, Italy).
2. IB diplomas (International Baccalaureate) issued by the International Baccalaureate Organization in Geneva.
3. EB diplomas (European Baccalaureate) issued by European Schools in accordance with the Convention drawn up in Luxembourg on 21 June 1994.
4. Certificates issued in countries which Poland has signed bilateral agreements with concerning the recognition of education (Austria, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Lithuania, Slovakia). The list of bilateral agreements can be found at:
https://www.gov.pl/web/edukacja/recognition-of-foreign-school-certificates-and-diplomas-in-poland
If a certificate or other document qualifies the holder to apply for admission to only certain departments (in certain fields of study) in the country of issuance, also in Poland they can apply to the same or similar departments.
II - Which diplomas are subject to recognition?
All other diplomas which are not mentioned in points 1-4 above.
