Coronavirus #56 – special faculties for high school graduates

The city will organize additional classes in the form of faculties for Szczecin high school graduates who will soon take one of the most important exams in their lives. This is necessary help for them during the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.

The spreading epidemic of coronavirus has closed many institutions, including educational ones. Due to this turn of events, high school graduates were put in the most difficult situation, shortly before one of the most important exams in their lives, they cannot cooperate directly with their teachers and educators, who usually provide them with huge support and help in their preparations. It is certainly a very difficult and stressful situation.

Despite the fact that a change in the date of the matura exam has been announced, this will not cause any changes in the calendar of the 2019/2020 school year. This means that high school graduates will finish their education on the 24^th of April this year. In order not to leave students without support of teachers in the period between the end of school year and matura exam and to help Szczecin graduates prepare for it, the City decided to organize additional classes in the form of faculties and consultations.

The Education Department of the Szczecin City Hall prepared proposal according to which students from 114 graduate classes will be able to take advantage of 4,560 additional lesson hours to help them prepare for the examination. The classes will be performed for 8 weeks (May,June) and their estimated cost is close to 275 000 PLN.