Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects

The secondary school leaving exam exists under various names and with varying characteristics across the globe. The Polish matriculation exam (“matura”) deserves special attention as it has assumed a new, external aspect since its overall reform in 2005. Unfortunately, the first years after the refo...

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Main Author: Łukasz Kierznowski
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Language:English
Published: Universitas-Győr Nonprofit Ltd. 2025-06-01
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Online Access:https://administrativescience.com/index.php/instadm/article/view/156/111
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description The secondary school leaving exam exists under various names and with varying characteristics across the globe. The Polish matriculation exam (“matura”) deserves special attention as it has assumed a new, external aspect since its overall reform in 2005. Unfortunately, the first years after the reform revealed a significant problem with its assessment: numerous cases of incorrectly graded papers have been reported which fueled large-scale social unrest as there was no procedure in place for appealing against the matura results. After more than ten years, the regulations were changed for the better, and a special body, the College of Examination Arbitration was installed. In this paper, I consider this historic development, and I offer a general treatment of its administrative and constitutional implications as to the educational rights and civic liberties within the Polish legal context.
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Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
Institutiones Administrationis
secondary school leaving exam
matriculation exam
external examination
higher education admission
control of examinations
title Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
title_full Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
title_fullStr Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
title_full_unstemmed Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
title_short Establishing a System for Verifying Matriculation Exam in Polish Administrative Law: Selected Aspects
title_sort establishing a system for verifying matriculation exam in polish administrative law selected aspects
topic secondary school leaving exam
matriculation exam
external examination
higher education admission
control of examinations
url https://administrativescience.com/index.php/instadm/article/view/156/111
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