← Back to the rankingII Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Romualda Traugutta w Częstochowie
Czestochowa, Poland · State
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II Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Romualda Traugutta, known locally as Traugutt, is a state four-year liceum in Częstochowa. Alongside Polish profile classes it runs an international class (oddział międzynarodowy) with the IB Diploma Programme: in grades 1-2 students prepare for the programme with extended English and geography and French from scratch, and in grades 3-4 they take the IB DP, where all lessons except Polish and the parts of Polish history and geography for Polish citizens are taught in English. The other classes, biology and chemistry, mathematics physics and computer science, mathematics geography and English with economics, and humanities with psychology, follow the Polish curriculum in Polish. The school has its own indoor pool and a team of psychologists and pedagogues, and a donor-funded school foundation helps equip classrooms and expeditions.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian
About the fees It is a public school run by the City of Częstochowa; tuition is free, including in the international class. A separate IB exam fee is not mentioned on the website.
Admissions Grade 1 admits through the Częstochowa electronic admissions system by points for the egzamin ósmoklasisty and grades. Candidates for the international class 1A (26 places) also take an English language competence test at B2 level: 90 minutes, grammar, vocabulary, reading and writing, including a letter of motivation; at least 65% is required, and the score does not count towards admission points but opens the rest of the process. In 2026 applications ran from 11 May to 2 June, the test took place on 9 June, with a resit on 16 June and a supplementary round on 3 August; winners and finalists of English olympiads are exempt. Grade 3 (IB DP) first admits the school's own international class students with at least grade 4 in English; candidates from other schools are admitted if the limit of 32 is not reached: an average of at least 4.0 in grade 2, at least grade 4 in subjects taken at higher level, exams in English and Polish (for Polish citizens returning from abroad), an interview in English and conduct of at least good; applications by 30 June. Foreign students submit the last certificate from their previous school and receive extra Polish lessons if needed; the admission policy states that financial, racial, gender and national factors do not affect decisions.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-4 (liceum). A four-year liceum ogólnokształcące with the Polish curriculum and matura. Intake 2026/2027: 1A Klasa Matury Międzynarodowej IB (26 places, extended English and geography, French from scratch as second language), 1B biology and chemistry, 1C mathematics, physics, computer science, 1D mathematics, geography, English with economics, 1E humanities and psychology (30 places each, second languages Spanish, French, German, Italian). International class: grades 1-2 are preparatory (Pre-IB) with an introduction to TOK, Extended Essay and CAS, grades 3-4 are the IB Diploma Programme. DP languages per the language policy: Polish A Literature, English B HL, German SL, French ab initio SL; three subjects at higher level and three at standard level.
Address ul. Jana Kilińskiego 62, 42-218 Częstochowa
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 pool
·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
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: The school has its own indoor pool, 12.5 by 12.5 metres and 1 to 1.7 metres deep, with four lanes: it hosts swimming lessons for the school's students and is otherwise rented to schools, clubs and the public. There is a sports pitch complex, a library with bookcrossing, computer, biology and mathematics rooms equipped with help from the school foundation Esprit de Corps, and a school museum (Izba Pamięci) on the history of the school and its patron. Classes run in a single shift. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Volunteering · Student Council · LOT · Bookcrossing · Expeditions · Traubean Rally · Chess Tournament · "Romuald Traugutt and His Era" Competition
Teaching staff from the school's official website
·Teachers listed by namenot published
·Teacher qualificationsnot stated
·Number of teachersthe school does not say
·Students per teacher or class sizenot stated
The staff page lists by name the head, the deputy head for IB (also the programme coordinator), the general deputy head and teachers with their subjects and email addresses, including teachers of English, German, French, Spanish, Italian and Russian.
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 room
✓Counsellor
✓Child protection policy
·Staff trainingnot stated on the website
·Anti-bullying policynot stated on the website
The school has a psychological and pedagogical team: a school psychologist, a pedagogue and a special education pedagogue; the statute names a school nurse. The school has adopted child protection standards binding on all staff.
Reviews
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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 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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