← Back to the rankingI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego w Tychach
Tychy, Poland · est. 1953 · State
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I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Leona Kruczkowskiego is the oldest secondary school in Tychy, founded in 1953; it is a free public four-year general secondary school. Alongside its Polish profile classes (biology and chemistry, humanities and economics with extended English and preparation for the bilingual-level matura, mathematics), since 1 September 2022 the school has run an international class 1M (oddział międzynarodowy): in years 1-2 students follow the Polish curriculum with preparation for the IB (Pre-IB), and in years 3-4 they take the IB Diploma Programme in English. The school teaches English, German, French and Italian, takes part in international exchanges and Erasmus+ projects, and cooperates with the University of Silesia and the Medical University of Silesia. According to the school, its matura pass rate has exceeded 96% since 2008, and students regularly become laureates and finalists of national olympiads.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
German, French, Italian
About the fees Tuition is free: this is a public school; the school states that IB study in public schools is in most cases free of charge. Parents are invited to make voluntary contributions to the Parents' Council.
Admissions Admission to year 1 follows the national Polish rules after primary school: points come from the eighth-grade exam (up to 100 points), grades in Polish, mathematics, a foreign language and the best of the sciences and history, a certificate with distinction and achievements. The international class 1M also requires a written English test at B1+ level (in 2026 on 9 June, second date 30 June); it is pass or fail, with at least 21 of 30 points (70%) required; English olympiad laureates are exempt; candidates who fail can apply to other classes. Applications to 1M ran from 11 May to 2 June 2026, to other classes until 22 June. The IB admissions policy says the programme is open to all candidates regardless of background or social status, provided they finished primary school and passed the Polish eighth-grade exam; students can also join the IB later after an English and aptitude test. Without a PESEL number the application gives a passport series and number. The school does not write separately about admitting foreign students.
Stages and year groups A four-year general secondary school (liceum ogólnokształcące) with the Polish curriculum and the matura exam. In 2026-2027 the school recruits classes C (biology and chemistry), D1 (humanities, extended English, bilingual-level matura preparation), D2 (economics and science, extended English), E (mathematics) and M, the international class. International class: years 1-2 follow the Polish curriculum in Polish with English vocabulary and IB preparation (Pre-IB, IB philosophy, introduction to TOK and CAS); years 3-4 take the IB Diploma Programme in English, except Polish and parts of Polish history and geography. IB subjects offered: Polish (group 1), English B and English literature (group 2), history, geography, psychology, philosophy (group 3), chemistry, biology, physics, ESS (group 4), mathematics AA and AI (group 5), German, French or Italian ab initio (group 6); IB exams are taken in May at the school.
Address ul. Korczaka 6, 43-100 Tychy
Accreditations and programmes verified against official registries
IB · DP · authorised programmeThe school is listed in the IB register and runs the Diploma Programme. The IB track runs in the international classes of a Polish liceum: the Diploma in grades 3-4, alongside the Polish curriculum leading to the matura.
school is in an official registryconfirmed by a school document, by membership or by taking part in a networkclaimed by the school, no confirmation, not counted in the scoreGuide to all organisations → What stands behind each entry
IBInternational Baccalaureate
A Swiss non-profit, working since 1968. Its programmes are among the most widely recognised school programmes in the world. Authorisation is granted stage by stage, so a school with the final stage does not necessarily run the younger ones; which stages this school holds is set out in the line below.
What the badge means for this school. The school is allowed to run this programme and to award its certificate. This is a confirmation of the programme, not a judgement on the school as a whole. The entry stands in the organisation's public register - anyone can check it. At this school: DP (ages 16-19). DP is the final stage, ages 16 to 19: six subjects plus a compulsory core of theory of knowledge, an extended essay and CAS. The diploma is accepted by universities all over the world, and in a number of countries it counts for admission on the same footing as the local leaving certificate.
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The state school programme of the country the school stands in: it is set by that country's ministry of education, which also licenses the school and awards the leaving certificate. That certificate is used for entry to local universities, and abroad it is matched to the local one.
What this means for this school. This entry does not count towards the score, and that is deliberate. Every lawful school in a country works to the national programme, so on its own it tells one school apart from no other - unlike the French, German or Russian programmes, which are carried abroad and confirmed by the register of their organisation. We show it because a parent needs to know what programme their child is taught and what certificate the child will get. Counting it would lift the whole ranking at once and still tell nobody apart.
Exams and destinations from the school's official website
The school publishes nothing about where its leavers go: no share going on to university, no exam results, no list of universities.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
✓Laboratories
·Theatre or assembly hallnot stated on the website
✓Library
·Cateringnot stated on the website
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: Own building on ul. Korczaka: classrooms and laboratories with modern equipment and multimedia, a computer room, a library with a reading room, two gyms, a weights room, a fitness room, two sports pitches and a street workout area.
Clubs and activities: School Volunteering Club · Kruczkowska Art Group · Kruczkowska Theatre Group · VERTE School Newspaper · Partner European Club
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
✓Teacher qualifications
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
What the listings show: Teachers hold documented qualifications in their subjects; fifteen of them completed IB DP training in English (Polish, mathematics, chemistry, physics, biology, geography, philosophy, psychology, history, foreign languages); the head completed IB school leadership training and one teacher coordinator training.
The website names subject teachers, the school pedagogue, two psychologists and librarians.
Safety and wellbeing from the school's official website
·CCTVnot stated on the website
·Security staffnot stated on the website
·Access controlnot stated on the website
·Nurse or medical roomnot stated on the website
✓Counsellor
·Child protection policynot stated on the website
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a school pedagogue and two school psychologists with office hours; the Access and Inclusion policy describes psychological and pedagogical support, and there is an Academic Integrity Policy and a complaints procedure. The school takes part in campaigns against violence and hate.
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Criteria breakdown criterion weight in brackets
Academics and programmes (16%)82 Community rating (16%)no dataparent reviews are needed: the criterion switches on at the fifth verified one Exams and destinations (12%) scored on disclosed data55 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data60 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data75 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data73 "Scored on disclosed data" stands where we count only what the school has written about itself on its own site: exams and destinations, safety and wellbeing, teaching staff, facilities, clubs and activities. A low score here means the school does not write about this, not that the school does not have it: a school with good security and a sparse site will score low. A school can fill in its profile, and the score will be counted again.
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