There is also vocational education that students follow after secondary school, but which is not part of Polish higher education. The official name of this type of education is post-secondary education.

In post-secondary education students take vocational study programmes of 1 to 2½ years at a szkoła policealna ('school after lyceum'). These study programmes are for students who have completed secondary education but did not attain the maturity certificate, or for students who do not want to continue to higher education.

These programmes can usually be compared to a programme at or level, depending on the and content of the study programme.

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Do you have questions about (secondary) vocational education in Poland? Please contact the SBB. The SBB compares foreign (secondary) vocational education diplomas for people looking for work.