← Back to the rankingII Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki w Kaliszu
Kalisz, Poland · est. 1905 · State
Illustration · Kalisz
II Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Tadeusza Kościuszki is a state general secondary school in central Kalisz. Its history begins in October 1905 with a private seven-grade commercial school teaching in Polish, the first Polish school in the city in decades; since 1913 it has worked in its own building at ul. Szkolna 5. Today it is a four-year liceum with the Polish curriculum and matura, and since 2014 it has run international classes (oddziały międzynarodowe) with the IB Diploma Programme. The route to the IB goes through the bilingual Pre-IB class in grades 1-2, where mathematics, biology, geography and history are taught in Polish and English, and the IB DP itself covers grades 3-4; in it all lessons except Polish literature and Spanish are in English. The school says IB tuition is free and taught in small groups. All 2026 IB graduates received the diploma.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
German, Spanish, Italian, French
About the fees It is a state school and tuition is free; of the IB programme the school says that IB study at II LO is free of charge and takes place in small groups.
Admissions Entry to grade 1 is through the Kalisz electronic admissions system, by points for grades and the egzamin ósmoklasisty (up to 200 points). For the bilingual Pre-IB class candidates must apply specifically to the bilingual class and pass a language competence test: an English essay of 250-300 words on one of two topics, 90 minutes, up to 50 points; in 2026 the test took place on 2 June. Students move into the IB DP in grade 3 with at least grade 4 in Polish, English, History or Geography, Biology or Chemistry, at least grade 5 for Physics and Mathematics Analysis and Approaches HL, absence of no more than 30% and at least grade 5 for conduct; those without the grades take an exam with subject teachers. Students from other Polish schools submit an application, documents and subject choices, and those not from a bilingual class take a written English exam. Candidates who have not attended Polish schools are considered individually on external exam results and recent grades in English, mathematics and their chosen subjects. For students whose mother tongue is not Polish the school organises additional Polish classes.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-4 (liceum). A four-year liceum ogólnokształcące with the Polish curriculum (podstawa programowa) and matura. Profiles for the 2026/2027 intake: humanities, biology, biology and chemistry, geography and mathematics, geography and business, plus the bilingual Pre-IB class (D), where mathematics, biology, geography and history are taught in two languages. The IB Diploma Programme runs in the oddział międzynarodowy in grades 3-4, since 2014: Polish A: Literature, English A: Literature (from 2027/2028), compulsory English B, Spanish ab initio or Spanish B; History, Geography, Business Management; Biology, Chemistry, Physics, Environmental Systems and Societies; Mathematics: Analysis and Approaches and Applications and Interpretation; Theatre; Extended Essay, TOK and CAS. Groups run subject to demand.
Address ul. Szkolna 5, 62-800 Kalisz
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
Exam results All 2026 IB graduates passed and received the IB Diploma. The school does not publish detailed scores.
Facilities from the school's official website
·Swimming poolnot stated on the website
·Sports hallnot stated on the website
✓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
Campus: Since 1913 the school has occupied a building constructed for it at ul. Szkolna 5. The website mentions the school library, which collects books and digital resources in foreign languages for the Polish and IB curricula, and an ecology laboratory upgraded with a 60000 zloty grant from the regional environmental protection fund. There is a Moodle platform for the IB classes. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Oxford Debate Club · Volunteering · Student Council
Teaching staff
The school publishes neither the number of its teachers nor their qualifications.
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 inclusion policy names the school psychologist, the pedagogue and the special education pedagogue, who work with teachers and parents to support students with special needs; psychological and pedagogical support is provided with counselling centres at the request of the student, parents or teachers.
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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 data80 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 data70 Clubs and activities (8%) scored on disclosed data67 "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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