2 Społeczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące STO im. Pawła Jasienicy vs Vancouver Schools

	2 2 Społeczne Liceum Ogólnokształcące STO im. Pawła Jasienicy Warsaw, Poland	V Vancouver Schools Warsaw, Poland
Snapshot	Snapshot
Fees / year	Fees / year PLN 26,100 - 41,200	Fees / year PLN 33,600 - 37,500
Age range	Age range 15 - 18 years	Age range 6 - 15 years
Type	Type Co-educational	Type Co-educational
Curriculum	Curriculum Cambridge IGCSE, IB (DP), Bespoke Curriculum	Curriculum Canadian Curriculum, Bespoke Curriculum
Pupils	Pupils —	Pupils —
Typical class size	Typical class size 22	Typical class size 18
Instruction language	Instruction language Polish, English	Instruction language Polish, English
Opened	Opened 1989	Opened —
Bus service	Bus service No	Bus service Yes
Essentials	Essentials
Location	Location Two campuses in central Warsaw, Poland. The Nowowiejska campus is at Nowowiejska 5 (00-643 Warszawa), in a building in a courtyard near the Politechnika metro station. The Solec campus is at Solec 48 (00-382 Warszawa).	Location The school is located in Warsaw, Poland. The address is Globusowa 38, 02-436 Warszawa. The building houses the Vancouver Schools private Polish-English primary school.
Stages	Stages High school (Liceum Ogólnokształcące) with international divisions.	Stages Grades I–VIII (eight-year cycle) with English-immersion instruction.
School type	School type Private general secondary school with international divisions.	School type Private Polish-English primary school with an English-immersion program.
Pupil nationality mix	Pupil nationality mix —	Pupil nationality mix —
Additional learning support	Additional learning support —	Additional learning support The school provides psychological-pedagogical support organized by the Principal, including corrective and compensatory classes, enrichment for gifted students, remedial classes, guidance on further education, and counseling.
Country affiliation	Country affiliation Poland	Country affiliation British Columbia, Canada (BC curriculum).
Religious affiliation	Religious affiliation —	Religious affiliation —
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Fees	Fees
Fee details	Fee details Application / recruitment fees - Entrance exam (external candidates, non-IB): PLN 700. - Entrance exam (IB applicants): PLN 890. - Non‑refundable confirmation / registration (deposit) required to secure an offered place, LO Polish track (first‑class): PLN 2,530 (payable by the deadline shown in admission communications). - Non‑refundable confirmation / registration (deposit) required to secure an offered place, Pre‑DP / IB: PLN 3,980 (payable by the deadline shown in admission communications). Tuition fees (by programme / division) — academic year starting 1 September 2026 - Polish‑language divisions (LO PL): PLN 2,620 per month. - International divisions (Pre‑DP / DP, IB): PLN 4,120 per month. How tuition is billed and payment terms - Tuition is normally billed as monthly instalments and paid on a monthly schedule; instalments are collected during the school year. Parents are required to pay by bank transfer to the school account and to show the payment title as specified by the school (student name and month). Payments are due by the 10th day of each month. - The school's bank account for transfers is: PLN account 51 1050 1038 1000 0022 5870 2535 (use the payment title required by the school). - The school's standard contract practice (example agreement used for Pre‑DP) establishes annual tuition and a 10‑month instalment schedule (payments from September through June). Installment and contractual details are set out in the school agreement signed by parents. Boarding / accommodation fees - The school does not operate a boarding (residential) programme; no boarding fees are applied. Other costs and additional fees - Small‑group tuition supplement (charged monthly as an addition to the base tuition in international/IB divisions): - 3‑person group: PLN 360 per person (Standard Level) / PLN 480 per person (Higher Level). - 2‑person group: PLN 480 per person (Standard Level) / PLN 630 per person (Higher Level). - Individual (one‑to‑one): PLN 900 per person (Standard Level) / PLN 1,180 per person (Higher Level). - All compulsory and optional school trips, project trips and international exchanges are charged separately; the trip leader sets the trip fee based on actual costs. - Support for university applications abroad (one‑off service fees): - Application package for UK and USA: PLN 1,500 (one‑off). - Application package for other countries: PLN 900 (one‑off). - Fee for taking the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma examinations is charged once in the final year of the international programme; the exact IB examination fee is determined by the school in line with the International Baccalaureate Organization fee schedule. - Meals, optional additional activities or specially arranged extra classes (beyond standard curricular offer) may carry separate charges as communicated by the school. - No uniform fee or obligatory school uniform charge is listed for the school's programmes. Refund and cancellation information - The registration/confirmation deposit (opłata rekrutacyjna) is non‑refundable. Payment of that deposit secures the student's place and the deposit is credited toward the first charges as described by the school. - The obligation to pay tuition ends if the student is removed from the school list (for example following a formal termination of the agreement). Contractual terms allow either party to terminate the education agreement with the notice period specified in the signed contract; the contract also sets rules for termination for non‑payment. Parents should follow the written contract (agreement) for details on settlement of outstanding sums on termination. Accepted payment methods - Primary method: bank transfer to the school account (PLN account 51 1050 1038 1000 0022 5870 2535). Use the payment title format required by the school (e.g., “czesne za [month], [student name]” or the payment title specified for recruitment fees/exam fees). - For some admission and administrative payments, the school accepts payment in person at the school secretariat on the day of registration as indicated in application instructions. If a fee or payment item above is program‑specific, the programme designation (Polish division / International division – Pre‑DP/DP) is stated next to the amount. All amounts are shown in Polish zloty (PLN).	Fee details Fees — academic year 2025/2026 Application / registration fee - PLN 1,500 (one‑off entry fee). Published annual tuition by year group (amounts published by the school) - Grades I–III: PLN 33,600 per year. - Grades IV–VI: PLN 35,550 per year. - Grades VII–VIII: PLN 37,500 per year. Per‑term and per‑month breakdowns (arithmetic conversions of the published annual tuition) Note: the school publishes annual tuition amounts; the following lines are simple arithmetic breakdowns of those published annual figures (the school itself publishes the annual amounts only). The school's statutes reference monthly obligations and consequences for non‑payment, indicating fees are expected to be serviced on a monthly/regular basis, but specific installment dates or a published term schedule are not provided. - If tuition is divided into three academic terms (annual ÷ 3): - Grades I–III: PLN 11,200 per term. (PLN 33,600 ÷ 3). - Grades IV–VI: PLN 11,850 per term. (PLN 35,550 ÷ 3). - Grades VII–VIII: PLN 12,500 per term. (PLN 37,500 ÷ 3). - If tuition is divided into ten monthly installments (annual ÷ 10), a common billing pattern for school years: - Grades I–III: PLN 3,360 per month. (PLN 33,600 ÷ 10). - Grades IV–VI: PLN 3,555 per month. (PLN 35,550 ÷ 10). - Grades VII–VIII: PLN 3,750 per month. (PLN 37,500 ÷ 10). Billing schedule and payment terms (what is published / known) - The school publishes annual tuition amounts and the one‑off entry fee; no public schedule of specific installment dates or published term payment calendar is provided in the school's public materials. - The school's Statut states that if tuition is not paid for one month the pupil may be removed from the school list. Unpaid amounts from earlier periods will be collected. This indicates that timely regular payments are required and that the school enforces removal for at least one month of non‑payment. Boarding / accommodation fees - Boarding is not applicable. The institution is a non‑public primary school (classes I–VIII) and operates as a day school; no boarding or residential provision or boarding fees are published. Other costs and typical additional fees (published categories) - The school lists the following additional charges which are not included in the published annual tuition and are billed separately as appropriate: - Individual speech/logopedic therapy. - Warm school meals (paid separately). - School starter kit / supplies (wyprawka szkolna). - School trips and excursions. - Selected extracurricular activities (additional paid classes). - Insurance (charged separately). - Uniform / ceremonial dress: pupils are required to attend school ceremonies in gala dress or a school uniform; costs for uniforms or gala dress are not listed as fixed amounts but the requirement is stated. Refund and cancellation rules (published policy) - The school's Statut specifies that on resignation from the school or on removal from the roll, the entry fee and tuition for a month already started are not refundable; amounts outstanding for earlier periods remain payable and will be collected. - The Statut also records that the person running the school sets the level of tuition and entry fee and that non‑payment consequences apply as above. Fee payment options (published information) - The school's public materials list the fees and categories above but do not publish specific accepted payment methods (credit card, bank account details, electronic payment options) or a public installment schedule. Families should expect standard school invoicing and payment procedures, but no payment channel is published in the school's fee notice or Statut. Summary (key points for a parent) - One‑off entry fee: PLN 1,500. Annual tuition (published) by group: Grades I–III PLN 33,600; IV–VI PLN 35,550; VII–VIII PLN 37,500. - The school lists several separately charged items (therapy, meals, starter kit, trips, selected extras, insurance). - The Statut sets consequences for non‑payment: a pupil may be removed after one month of unpaid tuition and entry fee and tuition for a started month are non‑refundable. If you require these published annual figures presented in a different payment breakdown (for example, a different number of terms or monthly installments), the per‑term and per‑month numbers above are straightforward arithmetic conversions of the published annual tuition and are available to use in your database; the source figures are the school's published annual rates.
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Academics	Academics
Curriculum details	Curriculum details 2SLO offers a Pre-IB program that combines the international IGCSE curriculum with the school's own profiling within Pre-IB before the IB Diploma Programme. In Pre-IB, standard IGCSE subjects (Extended) are: Mathematics, English, Geography, History, Biology, Chemistry, Physics, and Computer Science. In Pre-IB, standard subjects in 2SLO's own program include German or French or Spanish (choose one); Polish History; Polish Geography; Economics; Philosophy; Psychology; Art; Theatre; Physical Education; plus Academic Writing in English. In Pre-IB 1 all subjects are compulsory, with profiling beginning in Pre-IB 2 and mandatory for progression to the DP. In Pre-IB 2 students choose a profile: SCIENCE (Biology and Chemistry Extended; Mathematics Basic or Extended); STEM (Physics, Computer Science, Mathematics Extended); SOCIAL1 (Geography and History Extended; Mathematics Basic or Extended); SOCIAL2 (Polish, Polish History, Polish Geography, Psychology Extended; Mathematics Basic or Extended). Across all profiles, English is the Extended second language, with level (Basic or Extended) depending on the group; Academic Writing is Extended; Arts (Art and Theatre) and Physical Education are included; Subjects taught in English include Biology, Chemistry, Mathematics, Physics, Computer Science, Geography, History, Economics, Philosophy, Psychology, and English; Subjects taught in Polish include Polish, Polish History, Polish Geography, Art, Theatre, and Physical Education. The IGCSE program may end with an exam, but this is not required for the IB DP, as the decision is up to the student and is not mandatory for IB or the school; the school notes concerns about student well-being and does not emphasize the IGCSE final exam.	Curriculum details The school provides modern bilingual education. The teaching system combines the best practices from Polish and Canadian education. It operates according to the current Polish Ministry of Education core curriculum (MEN) and the British Columbia curriculum under Vancouver Schools' license. Daily English-language classes are taught using the proven Immersion method with modern Canadian and British materials.
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Higher education progression	Higher education progression The school maintains a dedicated International University Applications team that helps students with studying abroad. The team supports every stage of the process—from initial discussions about study options to the moment of receiving an acceptance letter. Graduates study at universities around Europe and worldwide, including London School of Economics, Oxford, Cambridge, St Andrews, Imperial College London, Trinity College Dublin, Columbia, and Yale.	Higher education progression —
Gifted and talented	Gifted and talented The school operates the 2SLO TALENTY scholarship fund (Artura Kozłowskiego) to support talented students. The fund provides partial tuition assistance for students with very good entrance results or strong academic performance whose families cannot fully cover tuition, with monthly stipends up to 90% of the class's tuition for 1–10 months, funded by donations; a Scholarship Committee administers applications and awards.	Gifted and talented —
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Wellbeing & support	Wellbeing & support
Social & emotional learning	Social & emotional learning —	Social & emotional learning —
Special educational needs (SEN)	Special educational needs (SEN) —	Special educational needs (SEN) —
English as an additional language	English as an additional language —	English as an additional language —
Mental wellbeing	Mental wellbeing —	Mental wellbeing —
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Facilities	Facilities
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Sports facilities	Sports facilities —	Sports facilities —
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Extra curricular facilities	Extra curricular facilities —	Extra curricular facilities —
Parent experience	Parent experience
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Extra-curricular	Extra-curricular
Academic & intellectual	Academic & intellectual —	Academic & intellectual —
Arts & creative	Arts & creative —	Arts & creative —
Cultural & language	Cultural & language —	Cultural & language —
Social & hobbies	Social & hobbies —	Social & hobbies —
Community & service	Community & service —	Community & service —
Leadership & professional	Leadership & professional —	Leadership & professional —
Lifestyle & wellbeing	Lifestyle & wellbeing —	Lifestyle & wellbeing —
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Language provision	Language provision —	Language provision —
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Admissions	Admissions
Admissions	Admissions Two first-year classes will open in the 2026/27 school year. Step 1: The parent or guardian fills out the online application form. Step 2: Additional documents useful to the recruitment process should be sent to the school's admissions inbox. If the candidate applies for an exemption from the exam, documents confirming eligibility must be provided; if there is a psychological-pedagogical assessment indicating the need to adjust the exam format for the candidate's specific needs, provide additional documents. Step 3: The entrance exam fee of 700 PLN must be paid to the school's account with the title 'exam fee for 2SLO (student's name)'. Electronic registrations for the entrance exams run from March 14 to April 21, 2026. After document verification, an entry card authorizing exam entry is sent; the entry card is valid with a photo ID. The entrance exam must be taken in Polish, Mathematics, and English (written); the schedule is: April 25, 2026 – Mathematics (80 minutes) (+15 minutes SPE) and English (45 minutes) (+10 minutes SPE); April 26, 2026 – Polish (120 minutes) (+20 minutes SPE). The school has a Social Scholarship named after Artur Kozłowski to assist students in financial hardship. Details on scoring are provided in the Recruitment Regulations. Results: Recruitment results will be posted by May 13, 2026 in the afternoon. The decision on the chosen school will be by May 20, 2026 and requires payment of a non-refundable fee, which is credited toward the enrollment deposit upon enrollment.	Admissions 1. Enrollment for the Primary School and the Kindergarten runs daily until spaces are filled. Contact by phone to learn about vacancies at the preferred campus and to arrange a meeting. Visit the School by appointment; this is the best way to get to know the School and speak with teachers. 2. During the visit, the parent is introduced to the school's offerings. The child is invited to participate in classes. We assess physical, mental, emotional development and the student's independence. The number of places is limited. 3. The child is invited to a trial day with participation in Polish- and English-language classes. The trial day provides an opportunity to experience the learning environment. The results of the observations will be presented at the parent meeting. Admission requires signing an agreement with the parent. 4. First priority for admission to Class 1 goes to graduates of the Buzzy Bee kindergarten and their siblings, as well as siblings of Vancouver Schools students. Admission requires positive completion of recruitment steps. English language proficiency is not tested during recruitment and is not a prerequisite for admission.
Scholarships	Scholarships The school has a Social Scholarship named after Artur Kozłowski to provide financial assistance to students in financial hardship.	Scholarships —
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