RECOGNITION OF A SCHOOL CERTIFICATE BY AN EDUCATION SUPERINTENDENT
If your school certificate may not be automatically recognized, it needs to proceed to the recognition procedure carried on by the Local Education Authority, which is located at:
45-082 Opole
ul. Piastowska 14
kontakt@kuratorium.opole.pl
DOCUMENTS REQUIRED in the recognition proceedings
- Application for recognition
- Certificate – with apostille or legalized:
a) original of the certificate or its duplicate or notarized copy with apostille placed on or attached to the document, if the certificate was issued by a state which is a party to the Hague Convention or
b) legalised original of the certificate or its duplicate – if the certificate was issued by a state which is not a party to the Hague Convention (the Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalisation for Foreign Public Documents, drawn up in the Hague on October 5, 1961).
Certificates may be legalized or receive an apostille by:
– the consul of the Republic of Poland having jurisdiction with respect to the state in the territory of which, or in the education system of which, the given certificate was issued, or
– the educational authorities of the state in the territory of which, or in the education system of which, the given certificate was issued, or
– a diplomatic representation or consular office of the state in the territory of which, or in the education system of which, the given certificate was issued, accredited in the Republic of Poland or in any EU, OECD or EEA member state, where the said certificates or documents confer an entitlement to apply for admission to a higher education program in the states in question.
3. Documents to be appended if the certificate does not contain information about the course of education:
a) a list of grades received in the course of examinations required for completing the school or educational institution or the given stage of the educational program;
b) a list of subjects and other classes completed in the course of the given stage of education, along with the grades received;
c) information on the completed curriculum pertaining to the contents thereof, the planned duration of tuition as well as the grade scale applied;
d) information on the conferred entitlements to continue education at an appropriate level in the state in the education system of which the given certificate was issued, including the entitlements to apply for admission to a higher education program as well as on the scope of the entitlements in question.
4. The documents mentioned in 3 a-d should be issued or confirmed by the school or educational institution which issued the certificate or by educational authorities of the state on whose territory or in whose educational system the certificate was issued.
5. The translation into Polish of documents, attached to the application, shall be done or confirmed by::
a) a person entered on the list of sworn translators by the Minister of Justice of the Republic of Poland, or
b) a person registered as a sworn translator in any EU, OECD or EEA member state, or
c) the consul of the Republic of Poland having jurisdiction with respect to the state in the territory of which, or in the education system of which, the given certificate was issued, or
d) a diplomatic representative or consular office of the state in the territory of which, or in the education system of which, the given certificate was issued, accredited in the Republic of Poland.
e) If the translation of the documents into Polish causes substantial difficulties, the education superintendent may agree for the applicant to present a translation performed by another entity, provided that the credibility of such entity is beyond reproach.
More information – Recognition of foreign school certificates and diplomas in Poland