School contests and sporting achievements

National School Contests

The applicant may receive qualification points according to their performance in a national school contests – the list of eligible contests is presented in the table below. When submitting documents, the applicant is required to present the original certificate issued by the organising committee of the contest in question. School contests’ prerogatives are valid in the year of passing the maturity exam and within next three years.

​“Olimpiada Przedsiębiorczości” ​laureates and finalists, qualification points awarded​ 433 points;

“Olimpiada Wiedzy Ekonomicznej” laureates – 6 top places - 433 points; and remaining laureates and finalists, qualification points awarded​ - 333 points;

​selected national school contests* ​central tier laureates, central tier finalists, qualification points awarded​ 333 points;

*The following school contests can be taken into account: “Olimpiada Fizyczna”, “Olimpiada Geograficzna”, “Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Historyczna”, “Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Języka Angielskiego”, “Olimpiada Języka Francuskiego”, “Olimpiada Języka Hiszpańskiego”, “Ogólnopolska Olimpiada Języka Niemieckiego”, “Olimpiada Matematyczna”, “Wiedza o Polsce i Świecie Współczesnym”.

Sporting Achievements 

The candidate may be awarded additional qualification points for various sporting achievements – up to 100 points. Only the highest-ranking achievement can be taken into account.

  • 100 pts – participation in Olympic or Paralympic Games;
  • 50 pts – participation in the World Championships, European Championships or European Games in junior or older category;
  • 40 pts – participation in the highest-class contest in the hierarchy of national league contest in a given age category, in team sports in at least one season during the last two years;
  • 40 pts - winning a medal of Polish Championships in junior or older category during the last two years;
  • 30 points for being a member of the national team in the junior or senior category in the current calendar year;
  • 30 points for participation in second-level competitions in the hierarchy of national league competitions in a given age category, in team sports games in at least one of the seasons of during last two years, if the league hierarchy of a given discipline includes at least three levels of competitions;
  • 30 points for places 4-8 in the Polish Championships in the junior or older category in the last two years;
  • 20 points for participation in the best six team sports games in the national finals of the Polish Championships in the junior or older category in the last two years;
  • 20 points for participation in third-level games in the hierarchy of national league games in a given age category, in team sports games in at least one of the seasons of the last two years, if the league hierarchy of a given discipline includes at least five stages of games;

The above achievements need to be documented by an original certificate issued by the relevant Polish sport association. The total number of points to be gained in the qualifying procedure cannot exceed 433 points.