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.
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Azerbaijan
Azerbaijan |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Belarus
Belarus |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Brazil
Brazil |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Czech Republic
Czech Republic |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Greece
Greece |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Georgia
Georgia |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Spain
Spain |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ireland
Secondary education certificate (1992-2016)
Ireland |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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B3 |
70.00 – 74.99 |
dobry plus (4,5) |
77,5% |
C1 |
65.00 – 69.99 |
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C2 |
60.00 – 64.99 |
dobry (4,0) |
75% |
C3 |
55.00 – 59.99 |
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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 |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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Scale 2 – 5 |
Grade |
Percent |
5 |
bardzo dobry (5,0) |
100% |
4 |
dobry (4,0) |
75% |
3 |
dostateczny (3,0) |
50% |
2 |
niedostateczny (-) |
0% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Lithuania
10-point scale
Lithuania |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Germany
Germany |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
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 |
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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 |
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Grade |
Points |
Skala słowna |
Numerical scale |
Descriptive scale |
Percentage scale |
A |
70.00 – 100.00 |
First Class Honors (5) |
6 |
celujący |
100% |
AB |
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B |
60.00 – 69.99 |
Second Class Honours, Upper (4) |
5 |
bardzo dobry |
90% |
BC |
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C |
50.00 – 59.99 |
Second Class Honours, Lower (3) |
4 |
dobry |
75% |
CD |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Norway
Norway |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Russia
Russia |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Tajikistan
Tajikistan |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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Scale 2 – 5 |
grade |
percent |
5 |
bardzo dobry (5,0) |
100% |
4 |
dobry (4,0) |
75% |
3 |
dostateczny (3,0) |
50% |
2 |
niedostateczny (-) |
0% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Ukraine
Ukraine |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Uzbekistan
Uzbekistan |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Venezuela
Skala występująca najczęściej
Venezuela |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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 |
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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% |
Converting grades from secondary education certificates issued in Great Britain and USA
Great Britain, USA |
Equivalent in Polish scale |
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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% |
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Admission process
- Admission process step by step
- Stage I: before the qualification procedure
- Stage II: after the results of the qualification procedure are published
- Required documents
- (Polski) Olimpiady i konkursy
- Fees
- What are the point thresholds for particular programmes?
- Additional competencies required from candidates and USil students
- Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
- Converting grades from secondary education certificates
- Candidates with special educational needs
- Underage candidates
- Underage candidates