In Poland, apart from schools which are state supported and publicly maintained, there are also the so called "private schools" which are independent and which charge high fees for studying.
Education in Poland is obligatory between the ages of six and eighteen. At the age of six children go to Infant School. At the age of seven they move to Primary School where they stay until they are thirteen. At the age of thirteen children take the so-called "test of competence" examination, not determining their attending any secondary school but giving information to parents about their children's general knowledge.
There is one type of secondary school in Poland called Gimnazjum. Students provide education of ordinary subjects and they are prepared to take two exams at the age of sixteen called "Test of competence from arts subjects" and "Test of competence from science subjects".
After completing secondary education, young people go to grammar schools of two types (profiled and professional) or to technical schools. At the age of eighteen or nineteen all the students take exams called "Matura" exams, similar to the English General Certificate of Education.
After passing "Matura" most young people go to colleges or universities, which offer two types of studies: undergraduate and postgraduate ones. At the age of twenty two, students usually get a Bachelor's Degree and at the age of twenty four - a Master's Degree.