← Back to the rankingIX Liceum Ogólnokształcące z Oddziałami Dwujęzycznymi im. św. Królowej Jadwigi w Rzeszowie
Rzeszow, Poland · est. 2017 · State
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IX Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. św. Królowej Jadwigi is a state lyceum in central Rzeszów, opened after the 2017 reform in place of the well-known Gimnazjum nr 9 with bilingual classes (and before it primary school nr 35); the teachers moved to the lyceum from the gymnasium. Since 2020 it has been the only state school in the city with the IB Diploma Programme: it was authorised in March 2020, the first DP cohort started in September 2020, and the first exams took place in May 2022. In 2026-2027 the lyceum admits classes with biology-medicine, economics-management, polytechnic and diplomacy-law profiles (general and bilingual groups) and the international class M: in grades 1-2 teaching is in Polish under the Polish curriculum, and in grades 3-4 the IB Diploma in English, except Polish and other languages. In the bilingual groups two non-language subjects are partly taught in English and three hours of English are added. Classes are small and teaching is single-shift; the school is a UNESCO associated school and takes part in the GLOBE programme.
Key facts
Programmes
IB · DP · National programme
Languages of instruction
Polish, English
Languages taught
Spanish, German, French
About the fees A state lyceum: tuition is free. The parents' council asks for a voluntary contribution of 80 PLN (larger amounts welcome). The website does not mention IB exam fees.
Admissions First-year admission is through the Rzeszów electronic system (Nabór Vulcan) based on egzamin ósmoklasisty points and grades; olympiad laureates and finalists have priority. The bilingual groups and the international class require an English test (level B1/B1+, 90 minutes, maximum 25 points, pass mark 7.5): on 9 and 11 June in 2026; laureates of the superintendent's English contest and holders of a certificate of at least B2 are exempt. The statute states that admission to the IB class is open to graduates of primary school or its foreign equivalent; the head decides on admitting a student returning from abroad. Students with adjustment difficulties due to cultural differences or previous schooling abroad are supported by the pedagogue and psychologist.
Stages and year groups A four-year liceum ogólnokształcące. Classes in 2026-2027: A biology-medicine (general and bilingual groups), B economics-management (general and bilingual with Business Management), C polytechnic bilingual, D diplomacy-law (general and bilingual), M international. The first language is English, the second Spanish, German or French (Spanish or German in class M). Bilingual groups (oddziały dwujęzyczne) use Polish and partly English. Class M: grades 1-2 in Polish under the podstawa programowa, grades 3-4 the IB Diploma Programme in an oddział międzynarodowy: Polish A SL and HL; English B HL, German and Spanish ab initio; Economics, History, Psychology, ESS; Biology, Chemistry, Physics; Mathematics AI SL or AA HL; Visual Arts or a subject from groups 2-4; TOK, CAS, EE. The other classes finish with the Polish matura (świadectwo dojrzałości).
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.
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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
✓Catering
·School transportnot stated on the website
·Boardingnot stated on the website
Also on site: Sports ground or field
Campus: The lyceum's permanent building on Orzeszkowej Street in central Rzeszów, by the Wisłok river, is under renovation: a new wing and a shelter are being built, and classes temporarily take place at Rejtana 53. According to the statute and school pages it has a library, a buffet with hot meals, a tennis court, single-shift teaching in one building; students take lab classes at the University of Rzeszów and Rzeszów University of Technology, which are the school's patrons. It is a day school with no boarding.
Clubs and activities: Turrim Resoviae School History Club · School Caritas Club · Radio 9FM · Peryskop TV · Youth European Parliament · GLOBE · Erasmus+ · Ski and Snowboard Camp
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: Many teachers are Polish matura examiners (OKE); IB teachers are trained by the IB and certified to teach the programme; some staff hold doctorates.
The staff page presents 57 people by name, with education and a short profile: the head Melinda Tęcza, the deputy, the pedagogue, the psychologist, the special education teacher and subject teachers.
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 school has a pedagogue, a psychologist and a special education teacher with office hours every weekday; they help with learning difficulties, adjustment and crises. Standards for protecting students from violence are published, and the statute describes the Niebieska Karta procedure.
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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 data70 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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