← Back to the rankingI Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Staszica w Lublinie
Lublin, Poland · est. 1586 · State
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I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Staszica is one of the oldest secondary schools in Poland: it traces its history to a Jesuit college of 1586 and to the private philological school named after Staszic of 1906. It is a free public four-year secondary school in central Lublin. Alongside its Polish profile classes (mathematics and geography, physics and mathematics with computer science, biology and chemistry, physics and mathematics with English), the school recruits one international baccalaureate class every year: it gained IB accreditation in 2004 and held its first IB exams in 2006. In the first two years (pre-IB) students follow the Polish curriculum in Polish and can switch to the Polish system if they wish; the third and fourth years are the IB Diploma Programme, with all classes in English. IB subjects offered are Polish, English, Spanish, history, geography, biology, chemistry, physics and mathematics. In 2024, 25 of 26 graduates received the IB diploma, with an average score of 38 and a top score of 45. The school runs exchanges with three gymnasiums in Germany and a school in Spain, language trips to the UK and Spain, and IB students attend a Model United Nations in New York.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
Spanish, German
About the fees Tuition is free: this is a public school run by the city, and the number of places in the IB class is limited by the city authorities' budget. The website says nothing about a separate IB exam fee.
Admissions Year 1 admits primary school graduates through the electronic recruitment system by total points: the eighth-grade exam, grades in Polish, mathematics and two subjects named by the school for each class, a certificate with distinction and achievements. For the pre-IB class (1A) candidates must also submit a form (in 2026 from 18 May to 12 June) and take a written English test (16 June 2026); laureates and finalists of English olympiads are exempt and receive 100 points. The test is compulsory but does not guarantee a place by itself: points decide. Students move into the IB DP in year 3 after completing pre-IB at this school, with at least a good conduct grade and meeting the admission policy conditions. Under the admission policy the IB takes 32 students a year because of a budget decision by the city authorities. The language policy states directly that the school accepts students who did not attend primary school in Poland if their English is sufficient for the IB DP; students with another mother tongue can take it self-taught as their group 1 language with the coordinator's support.
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 1A (pre-IB), 1C (mathematics with geography or social studies and English), 1D (mathematics, physics, computer science), 1E (biology, chemistry), 1F (biology, chemistry, mathematics), 1G (mathematics, physics, English). IB class: years 1-2 follow the Polish curriculum in Polish (pre-IB), years 3-4 take the IB Diploma Programme in English; only the mother tongue exams are taken in Polish. IB subjects: group 1 - mother tongue (Polish; other languages self-taught), group 2 - English B HL, Spanish HL or SL (including ab initio), group 3 - history or geography, group 4 - biology, chemistry or physics, group 5 - mathematics AA (HL or SL), group 6 - a second subject from groups 2 and 4; plus TOK, the Extended Essay and CAS. HL is 6 hours a week, SL 4 hours. IB exams are taken in May at the school.
Address Al. Racławickie 26, 20-043 Lublin
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
Average IB score
38 (world average 30.88)
Exam results IB Diploma 2024: 26 candidates, 25 diplomas, average score of diploma holders 38, highest 45 points. The school publishes IB statistics by year since 2006 and a list of graduates with 40 or more points; students have achieved the maximum 45 points.
Where leavers go: University of Edinburgh · Ruhr University Bochum · Delft University of Technology · SGH Warsaw School of Economics (SGH) · Gdynia Maritime University (UMG)
The school writes that most IB graduates enter Polish universities in medicine, arts, engineering, law and the humanities, and some go abroad to study in the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, the UK, Ireland and the US. The list of universities is taken from graduate testimonials on the IB programme page.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
✓Sports hall
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
✓Theatre or assembly hall
✓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: A historic building on Al. Racławickie: a sports hall, a dance studio, a weights room, an outdoor sports pitch, an assembly hall, a computer room, multimedia classrooms, a library and a school shop. IB students, who have free periods because of their individual timetables, have a dedicated room for study and breaks (IB-kownia).
Clubs and activities: History Club · Mathematics Club · Physics Club · Biology Club · Chemistry Club · Spanish Language Club · Economics Club · Philosophy Club · Drama Club · School Chess Team · Dance and Fitness Classes · Choir · Photography Studio · Stasie Radio · Creative Library
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: According to the school, IB teachers are experienced and trained for the programme; the language policy says IB teachers and the librarian develop their English.
The teachers page names the leadership team and subject teachers; a separate page names the IB teachers, the coordinator, the TOK teacher and the CAS coordinator.
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 policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
✓Anti-bullying policy
The school has two psychologists and a special educator with office hours; it has adopted child protection standards, offers an anonymous form for reporting violence, and publishes materials on cybersecurity and help with domestic violence. IB academic integrity, inclusion and complaints policies are in place.
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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 data80 Safety and wellbeing (12%) scored on disclosed data70 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 data78 "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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