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Poland homeschool checklist
Leaving school
- Send a withdrawal letter
- Where: School director
- How: Written request to school director
Notice and filing
- Notification: Yes, annual
- What to file: Application for permission (no standard form; free-form with required documents)
- When: Before start of school year
- Where: Director of enrolled school
- How to submit: In person or mail
- What to include
- Psychological-educational opinion, education plan, other documents per Art. 37
Subjects and hours
- Instruction: Parents provide education at home following national standards, proven via exams
Records to keep
- Records: Not required; school issues certificates upon passing exams
Testing and assessment
- Testing: Annual classification exams at the assigned school for grade promotion
- Assessment: School director evaluates exam results; may withdraw permission if failed
Deadlines
- Permission Application: Before September 1 (start of school year)
- Classification Exams: End of school year (May-June)
Contacts and official sources
- Prawo oświatowe - ISAP (2017) (isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU20170000059)
- Prawo oświatowe - Consolidated 2024 (isap.sejm.gov.pl/isap.nsf/DocDetails.xsp?id=WDU2024000161)
- Ministry of National Education (www.gov.pl/web/edukacja)