Converting grades obtained outside of Poland

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Converting grades from secondary education certificates and diplomas obtained outside of Poland

A candidate who has completed secondary education outside of Poland may apply for admission to the first year of studies, if their secondary school-leaving certificate or other equivalent document entitles them to apply for admission to higher education in the country in which they completed the secondary school. These candidates are under the admitted for studies under the same rules as candidates who have passed the “new Polish matura exam” at the basic level using the principle of proportion: the lowest positive grade corresponds to 30%, and the highest to 100%, in accordance with the rules of recruitment for a given field of study or specialty.

Grades of candidates who have completed secondary school or studies outside of Poland are usually expressed in a different scale than that applicable in Poland. For the purposes of recruitment for studies at the University of Silesia, the results of certificates or diplomas obtained outside of Poland will be converted to a scale corresponding to the Polish grading system.

The methods for converting grades for certificates and diplomas issued outside of Poland can be found in the tables below. If the method of converting grades from the country in which the candidate obtained a certificate or diploma has not been established, the decision on how the grades will be converted to the Polish scale belongs to the Faculty Recruitment Commission.

In case of study programmes or specialties where the admission criteria require the grade from the Polish language, instead of the grade from the Polish language, the language concerned is the official language of the country in which the document was issued, which allows undertaking first-cycle or uniform master’s studies.

Saudi Arabia Saudi Arabia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia	Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
90.00 – 100.00	6	celujący	100%
75.00 – 89.99	5	bardzo dobry	80%
60.00 – 74.99	4	dobry	75%
50.00 – 59.99	3	dostateczny	50%
0.00 – 49.99	1	niedostateczny	0%

Azerbaijan Azerbaijan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale 1	Numerical scale 2	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
5	90,00-100,00	5	bardzo dobry	100%
4	70,00-89,99	4	dobry	75%
3	60,00-69,99	3	dostateczny	50%
P	P	2	dopuszczający	30%
–	–	–	niedostateczny	0%

Belarus Belarus

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Belarus

Belarus	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 2 – 10	grade	percent
10	celujący (6,0)	100%
9	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
8	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
7	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
6	dobry (4,0)	75%
5	dostateczny plus (3,5)	62,5%
4	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
3	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Converting grades from CT certificates

Belarus	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 0 – 100	grade	percent
100	celujący (6,0)	100%
90	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
80	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
70	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
60	dobry (4,0)	75%
50	dostateczny plus (3,5)	62,5%
40	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
30	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Brazil Brazil

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Brazil

Brazil			Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale 1	Numerical scale 2	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
9.00 – 10.00	90.00 – 100.00	Excelente	6	celujący	100%
7.00 – 8.99	70.00 – 89.99	Bom	4	dobry	75%
5.00 – 6.99	50.00 – 69.99	Aceptable	3	dostateczny	50%
3.00 – 4.99	30.00 – 49.99	Suficiente	2	dopuszczający	30%
0.00 – 2.99	0.00 – 29.99	Defieciente	1	niedostateczny	0%

Czech Republic Czech Republic

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Czech Republic

Czech Republic			Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Skala procentowa
1	vyborny	100 – 85% = celujący	6	celujący	100%
2	chvalitebny	84 – 70% = chwalebny	5	bardzo dobry	80%
3	dobry	69 – 55% = dobry	4	dobry	75%
4	dostatecny	54 – 40% = dostateczny	3	dostateczny	50%
5	nedostatecny	39% = niedostateczny	1	niedostateczny	0%

Greece Greece

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Greece

Greece		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
18.00 – 20.00	Ἀριστα (celujący)	6	celujący	100%
16.00 – 17.99	Πολύ καλός (bardzo dobry)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
13.00 – 15.99	καλός (dobry)	4	dobry	75%
10.00 – 12.99	Πέρασε (zaliczony)	3	dostateczny	50%
0.00 – 9.99	ανεπαρκής (niewystarczający)	1	niedostateczny	0%

National certificate’s scale (Vevaiosi)

Greece			Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 1	Scale 2	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
8.50 – 10.00	85.00 – 100.00	Ἀριστα (celujący)	6	celujący	100%
6.50 – 8.49	65.00 – 84.99	Πολύ καλός (bardzo dobry)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
5.00 – 6.49	50.00 – 64.99	καλός (dobry)	4	dobry	75%
0.00 – 4.90	0.00 – 49.99	ανεπαρκής (niewystarczający)	1	niedostateczny	0%

Georgia Georgia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Georgia

Georgia		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale (4-10)	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
10	wybitny	6	celujący	100%
9	doskonały	5+	bardzo dobry plus	90%
8	bardzo dobry	5	bardzo dobry	80%
7	dobry	4	dobry	75%
6	satysfakcjonujący	3	dostateczny	50%
5	zadowalający	2	dopuszczający	30%
4	niedostateczny	1	niedostateczny	0%

Diploma — Georgia

Georgia			Poland
Letter grades (A-F)	Points	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
A	91-100	doskonały	6	celujący	100%
B	81-90	bardzo dobry	5	bardzo dobry	80%
C	71-80	dobry	4	dobry	75%
D	61-70	dostateczny plus	3	dostateczny	50%
E	51-60	dostateczny	2	dopuszczający	30%
FX	41-50	niedostateczny (with right to re-take the exam)	1	niedostateczny	0%
F	0-40	niedostateczny	1	niedostateczny	0%

Spain Spain

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Spain

Spain		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 0.00 – 10.00	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
10.00	Matricula de Honor (z wyróżnieniem)	6+	celujący	100%
9.00 – 9.99	Sobresaliente (wybitnie)	6	celujący	100%
7.00 – 8.99	Notable (bardzo dobrze)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
6.00 – 6.99	Bien (dobrze)	4	dobry	75%
5.00 – 5.99	Suficiente (wystarczająco)	3	dostateczny	50%
3.00 – 4.99	Insuficiente (niewystarczająco)	2	dopuszczający	30%
0.00 – 2.99	Muy deficiente Ungraded	1	niedostateczny	0%

Ireland Ireland

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ireland

Secondary education certificate (1992-2016)

Ireland		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale F – A1	Points	Grade	Percent
A1	90.00 – 100.00	celujący (6,0)	100%
A2	85.00 – 89.99	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
B1	80.00 – 84.99	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
B2	75.00 – 79.99	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
B3	70.00 – 74.99	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
C1	65.00 – 69.99	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
C2	60.00 – 64.99	dobry (4,0)	75%
C3	55.00 – 59.99	dobry (4,0)	75%
D1	50.00 – 54.99	dostateczny plus (3,5)	62,5%
D2	45.00 – 49.99	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
D3	40.00 – 44.99	dopuszczający plus (2,5)	40%
E	25.00 – 39.99	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
F	10.00 – 24.99	niedostateczny (-)	0%
NG	0.00 – 9.99	brak oceny	–

Secondary education certificate (from 2017)

Ireland		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale H1-H8	Points	Grade	Percent
H1	90.00 – 100.00	celujący (6,0)	100%
H2	80.00 – 89.00	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
H3	70.00 – 79.00	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
H4	60.00 – 69.00	dobry (4,0)	75%
H5	50.00 – 59.00	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
H6	40.00 – 49.00	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
H7	30.00 – 39.00	niedostateczny (-)	0%
H8	0.00 – 29.00	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Kazakhstan Kazakhstan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	Grade	Percent
5	bardzo dobry (5,0)	100%
4	dobry (4,0)	75%
3	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Lithuania Lithuania

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Lithuania

10-point scale

Lithuania		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
10.00	Puikiai (celujący)	6	celujący	100%
9.00 – 9.99	Labai Gerai (bardzo dobry)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
8.00 – 8.99	Gerai (dobry)	4	dobry	75%
7.00 – 7.99	Pakankamai (bardzo satysfakcjonujący)	4-	dobry minus	70%
6.00 – 6.99	Patenkinamai (satysfakcjonujący)	3+	dostateczny plus	60%
5.00 – 5.99	Silpnai (dostateczny)	3	dostateczny	50%
4.00 – 4.99	Nepakankamai (niedostateczny)	1	niedostateczny	0%
3.00 – 3.99	Blogai (słaby)	1	niedostateczny	0%
2.00 – 2.99	Labai Blogai (bardzo słaby)	1	niedostateczny	0%

100-point scale – final examinations results (Brandos atestatas)

Lithuania		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
92.00 – 100.00	Puikiai (celujący)	6	celujący	100%
84.00 – 91.99	Labai Gerai (bardzo dobry)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
75.00 – 83.99	Gerai (dobry)	4	dobry	75%
67.00 – 74.99	Vidutiniškai (bardzo satysfakcjonujący)	4-	dobry minus	70%
58.00 – 66.99	Patenkinamai (satysfakcjonujący)	3+	dostateczny plus	60%
50.00 – 57.99	Silpnai (dostateczny)	3	dostateczny	50%
0.00 – 49.99	Nepakankamai (niedostateczny)	1	niedostateczny	0%

Germany Germany

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Germany

Germany			Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale (1-6)	Descriptive scale	Points	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
1	Sehr Gut (bardzo dobry)	15 14 13	6	celujący	100%
2	Gut (dobry)	12 11 10	5	bardzo dobry	80%
3	Befriedigend (zadowalający)	09 08 07	4	dobry	75%
4	Ausreichend (dostateczny)	06 05 04	3	dostateczny	50%
5	Mangelhaft (mierny)	03 02 01	2	dopuszczający	30%
6	Ungenügend (niedostateczny)	00	1	niedostateczny	0%

Nigeria Nigeria

Converting grades from secondary education certificates and diplomas issued in Nigeria

Świadectwo ukończenia szkoły średniej – West African Senior School Certificate (WASSCE)

Nigeria		Equivalent in Polish scale
Grade	Numerical scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
A1	1.00 – 1.99	6	celujący	100%
B2	2.00 – 2.99	5	bardzo dobry	90%
B3	3.00 – 3.99	4	dobry	75%
B4	4.00 – 4.99	4	dobry	75%
C5	5.00 – 5.99	3	dostateczny	50%
C6	6.00 – 6.99	3	dostateczny	50%
D7	7.00 – 7.99	2	dopuszczający	30%
E8	8.00 – 8.99	2	dopuszczający	30%
F9	9.00	1	niedostateczny	0%

Dyplom — Nigeria

Nigeria			Equivalent in Polish scale
Grade	Points	Skala słowna	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
A	70.00 – 100.00	First Class Honors (5)	6	celujący	100%
AB
B	60.00 – 69.99	Second Class Honours, Upper (4)	5	bardzo dobry	90%
BC
C	50.00 – 59.99	Second Class Honours, Lower (3)	4	dobry	75%
CD
D	45.00 – 49.99	Third Class (2)	3	dostateczny	50%
E	40.00 – 44.99	Pass (1)	2	dopuszczający	30%
F	0.00 – 39.99	Fail	1	niedostateczny	0%

Norway Norway

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Norway

Norway		Equivalent in Polish scale
Numerical scale (1-6)	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
1	svært høy kompetanse i faget	6	celujący	100%
2	Gut (dobry)	5	bardzo dobry	80%
3	Befriedigend (zadowalający)	4	dobry	75%
4	Ausreichend (dostateczny)	3	dostateczny	50%
5	Mangelhaft (mierny)	2	dopuszczający	30%
6	Ungenügend (niedostateczny)	1	niedostateczny	0%

Russia Russia

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Russia

Russia		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 2-5	Scale2-10	grade	percent
5	10	celujący (6,0)	100%
–	9	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
–	8	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
4	7	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
–	6	dobry (4,0)	75%
–	5	dostateczny plus (3,5)	62,5%
3	4	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
–	3	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
2	2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Tajikistan Tajikistan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Tajikistan

Tajikistan	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	grade	percent
5	bardzo dobry (5,0)	100%
4	dobry (4,0)	75%
3	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Ukraine Ukraine

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ukraine

Ukraine	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 1 – 12	grade	percent
12	celujący (6,0)	100%
11	bardzo dobry plus (5,5)	90%
10	bardzo dobry (5,0)	80%
9	dobry plus (4,5)	77,5%
8	dobry (4,0)	75%
7	dostateczny plus (3,5)	62,5%
6	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
5	dopuszczający (2,0)	30%
1-4	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Uzbekistan Uzbekistan

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan	Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale 2 – 5	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scale
5	5	bardzo dobry (5,0)	100%
4	4	dobry (4,0)	75%
3	3	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
2	2	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Venezuela Venezuela

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Venezuela

Skala występująca najczęściej

Venezuela		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale	Grade description	grade	percent
16.00 – 20.00	Excelente (Excellent)	bardzo dobry (5,0)	100%
13.00 – 15.99	Bueno (Good)	dobry (4,0)	75%
10.00 – 12.99	Satisfactorio (Satisfactory)	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
0.00 – 9.99	Deficiente (Fail)	niedostateczny (-)	0%

5-point scale

Venezuela			Equivalent in Polish scale
Grade	Scale	Grade description	grade	percent
5	85.00 – 100.00	Excelente	bardzo dobry (5,0)	100%
4	70.00 – 84.99	Bueno	dobry (4,0)	75%
3	50.00 – 69.99	Aprobado	dostateczny (3,0)	50%
2	20.00 – 49.99	Deficiente	dopuszczający	30%
1	0.00 – 19.99	Rechazado	niedostateczny (-)	0%

Great Britain, USA Great Britain, USA

Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Great Britain and USA

Great Britain, USA		Equivalent in Polish scale
Scale A – E	Descriptive scale	Numerical scale	Descriptive scale	Percentage scalea
A*	Excellent	6	celujący	100%
A	Excellent	6	celujący	100%
B	Very Good	5	bardzo dobry	80%
C	Good	4	dobry	75%
D	Satisfactory	3	dostateczny	50%
E	Sufficient	2	dopuszczający	30%
n/a	Ungraded	1	niedostateczny	0%