Eight in ten Polish pupils pass final exams, says official
PR dla Zagranicy
Paweł Kononczuk
05.07.2016 16:59
Almost eight in ten pupils rounding off their school education in Poland passed their final exams this year, officials have said.
Marcin Smolik, presenting the results of this year's exams. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk
The results of the May exams were presented on Tuesday at a press conference in Warsaw by Marcin Smolik, the director of Poland’s Central Examination Commission.
Pupils were on tenterhooks as they waited to receive their individual results later in the day.
Poland’s matura school leaving exams are a rite of passage and a test that determines teenagers’ future to a large degree.
Smolik indicated that the percentage of pupils who failed their exams in Polish, mathematics and a foreign language is similar to the figure in previous years. (pk)
Source: PAP