Liceum ogólnokształcące

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Liceum Ogólnokształcące is the Polish secondary/high school. They are attended by those who plan to attend university or who do not have any desire to pursue a specialized career (see below).

Polish liceums are attended by children ages from 16 to 19 or 21 (see list below). At their end students are subject to a final exam called matura. The matura is preceded by a traditional ball called studniówka.

There are liceums all over Poland. Polish liceums are divided into several types:

General Liceum (16-19 years old)
Specialized Liceum (16-19 years old)
Supplementary Liceum (18-21 years old)

[edit] Technikums

There are other schools (known as technikums) across Poland designed for those who do not intend or are unable to attend university. The following are some types of technikums:

Technikum Ceramiczne - Secondary Technical School of ceramics/earthenware (very few if any remaining in the 21st century)
Technikum Drogowe Zespołu Szkół Budowlanych - Secondary Technical School of Road Engineering
Technikum Elektryczne - Secondary Technical School of Electrical Engineering
Technikum Handlowe - Secondary Commercial School
Technikum Hodowlane - Secondary Technical School of Agriculture
Technikum Hotelarskie - Secondary Technical School of Hotel Administration
Technikum Mechaniczne - Secondary School for Mechanical Engineering
Technikum Mechaniczno-Elektryczne - Secondary Technical School of Mechanical and Electrical Engineering
Technikum Przemysłu Drzewnego - Secondary Technical School of Forestry/Wood-related industries