← Back to the rankingPubliczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr III z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. Marii Skłodowskiej-Curie w Opolu
Opole, Poland · est. 1945 · State
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Publiczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące nr III in Opole, known locally as the Trójka, is a state general secondary school founded on 6 June 1945; since 1963 it has been named after Maria Skłodowska-Curie, and since the mid-1960s it has occupied the building at ul. Dubois 28. It is known for bilingual classes with some subjects taught in English (CLIL) and for specialised classes - medical, mathematics-computer science and social-psychological. Since November 2020 it has been authorised by the IB for the Diploma Programme and runs an international section (oddział międzynarodowy): grades 1-2 are pre-IB, with English as the language of instruction and the Polish curriculum, and grades 3-4 are the two-year IB DP, where all subjects except literature in the mother tongue are taught in English. The other classes study in Polish under the Polish curriculum and finish with the Polish matura. Tuition is free: the extra costs of the international section are covered by the City of Opole.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
German, French, Spanish, Italian, Latin
Class size
Up to 28 students per class; in grades 3-4 of the international section the minimum subject group is 8 students.
About the fees Tuition is free, including in the international section: the school's Q&A page says participation in the IB programme is free, and the statute says the section's extra costs are covered by the City of Opole. Families pay for two years of IB textbooks, a graphing calculator (about 800 PLN) and IB exam fees; according to the school's cost document, the May 2022 session cost 615 EUR.
Admissions Admission to the first year is through the city's electronic admissions system by points: egzamin ósmoklasisty results in Polish, mathematics and a foreign language plus primary school grades in Polish, mathematics and two subjects relevant to the class, up to 200 points; each class has 28 places. Applicants to the international section (1C, with mathematics, biology and chemistry) and the bilingual class 1A also take an A2+ English test and must score at least 4 out of 10; applications for 2026-2027 were accepted from 11 to 29 May 2026, with the test on 2 June 2026. Entry to grade 3 IB DP is for grade 2 students of the international section with at least a good grade in English and in their higher level subjects; if places remain, students from other classes of the lyceum and applicants from other schools, including those educated abroad, are admitted after a B2 English test and an interview in English. The statute states that the international section was created for young people of the region and those arriving from other countries; graduates of foreign school systems may apply, and students without Polish citizenship are taught Polish as a foreign language.
Stages and year groups Grades 1-4 liceum. A four-year liceum ogólnokształcące (ages 15 to 19). Two tracks. Polish: a bilingual class with some subjects in English (mathematics, history or biology) and specialised classes in Polish under the podstawa programowa, ending with the matura. International section (oddział międzynarodowy): grades 1-2 are pre-IB, the Polish curriculum with English as the language of instruction and an introduction to TOK and CAS; grades 3-4 are the IB Diploma Programme, six subjects (three higher and three standard level), TOK, CAS and the Extended Essay, all in English except Polish literature and, for Polish citizens, parts of Polish history and geography. IB track graduates may also sit the Polish matura. IB DP subjects on the school's list: Polish A Literature, English B, German B, History, Economics, Psychology, Geography, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science (conditional), Mathematics: analysis and approaches.
Address ul. Dubois 28, 45-070 Opole
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 hallnot stated on the website
·Laboratoriesnot stated on the website
·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
Clubs and activities: Biology Club · Geography Elective · Philosophy Club · German Language Club · Mathematics Club · Oxford Debate Club · Literary Club · Competitive Bridge · Italian Language 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 sizein the key facts above
What the listings show: The lyceum publishes its teachers by name with their subjects; they include several holders of doctorates and a habilitated doctor. A separate page describes the education of IB DP teachers: master's degrees in philology and their subjects, postgraduate courses, and for some doctorates and language certificates.
The school names 56 teachers with their subjects, including those teaching in the IB programme; the IB coordinator is a deputy head.
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 policynot stated on the website
The lyceum has Standardy Ochrony Małoletnich (child protection standards) in force since 17 June 2024, with an intervention form and a procedure chart; psychologists, a pedagogue and a careers adviser work at the school.
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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 data65 Accreditation and verifiability (10%)85 Teaching staff (10%) scored on disclosed data55 Facilities (10%) scored on disclosed data60 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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