The matura exams began in schools in Bolesławiec after a one-month delay. This year’s exams are being held in accordance with the guidelines of the Central Examination Board, the Ministry of National Education and the Chief Sanitary Inspector.
At Janusz Korczak II General Secondary School in Bolesławiec, 94 graduating students took the Polish language exam. For safety reasons, the number of entrances to the school was increased from one to three, as was the number of rooms in which the exam itself was held—from two to five.
As the graduating students themselves admit, the greatest stress was caused by the uncertainty over when the exams would actually take place. “The coronavirus break did not help us prepare for the matura exam,” one of the secondary-school students said.
This year, schools had to prepare appropriately in order to conduct the matura exams. “We had to stock up on disinfectants, masks and disposable gloves,” says Mirosław Sakowski, the headmaster of the “second school.” “It cost a bit—in terms of time, effort and, of course, financial resources.”
We wish all graduating students the best of luck.