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Law of 14 December 2016 - Education Law
Ustawa z dnia 14 grudnia 2016 r. - Prawo oświatowe
Type
Law (Ustawa)
Status
act has a consolidated text (akt posiada tekst jednolity)
Announced
2016-12-14
Entry into force
2017-09-01
Texts
The consolidated text (tekst ujednolicony) is unofficial; only the signed PDFs from Dziennik Ustaw / Monitor Polski are legally authentic.
Keywords
educationscienceRegisterEducational and upbringing inspectoratesnon-state educationmaritime educationdocumentscompulsory educationyouthagricultural educationpupils and school graduatesteacherschildrenmedical educationcommissionseducation and upbringingvocational trainingmilitary educationartistic educationkindergartenseducation, science and culture
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- Announcement of the Minister of Education of May 5, 2026, concerning the nationwide network of sectoral skills centers for 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of January 28, 2026, on the nationwide network of industry skills centres for the years 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of January 22, 2026, on the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of September 5, 2025, regarding the national network of industry skills centers for the years 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of July 22, 2025, concerning the nationwide network of industry skills centers for the years 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of February 24, 2025, on the nationwide network of industry skills centers for the years 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of December 16, 2025, on the nationwide network of sectoral skills centers for 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of January 27, 2025, concerning the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of January 24, 2024, on the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and provincial labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of Education of June 28, 2024, on the nationwide network of sectoral skills centers for the years 2023-2028
- Announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of January 20, 2023, on the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of January 28, 2022, concerning the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of Education and Science of January 27, 2021, on the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of National Education of January 24, 2020, concerning the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions on the national and voivodeship labor market
- Announcement of the Minister of National Education of September 11, 2019 on the list of vocational education professions of particular importance for national culture and heritage
- Announcement of the Minister of National Education of March 22, 2019, regarding the forecast of demand for employees in vocational education professions in the national and regional labor market
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of 12 June 2026 amending the regulation on the organization of education and the conditions and forms of implementing special care and educational activities in special kindergartens and schools, and in special units organized in medical entities and social assistance units
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of 20 January 2026 amending the Regulation on vocational counselling
- Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 14 May 2026 amending the regulation on determining the limit of permits for the establishment of uniformed profile departments in 2026
- Regulation of the Minister of National Defence of April 30, 2026, amending the regulation on determining the limit of permits for the establishment of military preparation units in 2026
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of March 2, 2026, on decisions and opinions issued by adjudicating teams operating in public psychological-pedagogical counseling centers
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of March 20, 2026, amending the regulation on the general objectives and tasks of education in vocational school professions and the classification of vocational school professions
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of March 12, 2026, amending the regulation on framework curricula for public schools
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of March 11, 2026, on the preschool education program and the general education program for primary schools, including for pupils with moderate or severe intellectual disabilities
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of January 28, 2026, amending the regulation on the detailed organization of public schools and public kindergartens
- Regulation of the Minister of Culture and National Heritage of June 13, 2025, amending the regulation on core curricula for vocational education in artistic fields
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of June 27, 2025, amending the regulation on the detailed organization of public schools and public kindergartens
- Regulation of the Minister of Education of December 23, 2024, amending the regulation on core curricula for vocational education and additional vocational skills in selected vocational education fields
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Amending Acts (48)
- Law of April 21, 2017, on amending the law on the educational information system and certain other laws · 2017-07-24
- Law of 27 October 2017 on the financing of educational tasks · 2018-01-01
- Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity · 2018-04-30
- Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data · 2018-05-25
- Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law on Education · 2018-07-19
- Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science · 2018-10-01
- Law of February 21, 2019 on the Łukasiewicz Research Network · 2019-04-01
- Law of 25 April 2019 amending the Law on the Education System and the Law on Educational Law · 2019-04-27
- Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation) · 2019-05-04
- Act of June 13, 2019, amending the Act - Teacher's Charter and certain other acts · 2019-09-01
- Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws · 2019-09-01
- Law of April 12, 2019 on healthcare for students · 2019-09-12
- Law of 19 July 2019 on combating food waste · 2019-09-18
- Law of September 11, 2019 on work on fishing vessels · 2019-11-15
- Law of October 16, 2019, on amending the law - Educational Law and certain other laws · 2019-12-03
- Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Education and the Law on Financing Educational Tasks · 2020-01-01
- Law of 19 July 2019 on the provision of social services by social service centers · 2020-01-01
- Law of 2 March 2020 on special solutions related to the prevention, counteraction and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them. · 2020-03-08
- Law of July 15, 2020, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws · 2020-11-13
- Law of November 19, 2020, amending the Law - Teacher's Charter and certain other laws · 2021-01-19
- Law of February 25, 2021, amending the Law on Education and certain other laws · 2021-04-03
- Law of 17 March 2021 on amending the Law - Educational Law · 2021-07-01
- Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence · 2022-04-23
- Law of May 12, 2022 on amending the law on the education system and certain other laws · 2022-05-27
- Law of April 28, 2022, on the principles of implementing tasks financed from European funds in the financial perspective 2021-2027 · 2022-06-04
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- Law of June 9, 2022, on the support and resocialization of minors · 2022-09-01
- Law of August 5, 2022, amending the Law - Teacher's Charter and certain other laws · 2022-09-01
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Information on Consolidated Text (8)
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of June 12, 2026, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the Act - Education Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of July 25, 2025, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Education Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 21, 2024, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law – Education Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of March 10, 2023, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Educational Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 18, 2021, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Educational Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 7, 2020, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Educational Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 21, 2019, on the promulgation of the consolidated text of the law - Education Law
- Announcement of the Marshal of the Sejm of the Republic of Poland of May 10, 2018, on the announcement of the consolidated text of the law - Educational Law
Introductory Provisions (1)
Acts referring to this act
- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2026, on the profession of psychologist and the professional self-government of psychologists
- Amended Acts: Law of January 23, 2026, on the termination of solutions resulting from the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state and on amending certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 29, 2026, on amending the Law on Education
- Amended Acts: Law of February 27, 2026, on provincial coordination teams for skills policy
- Amended Acts: Law of 13 March 2026 amending the Law - Educational Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 21, 2025, amending the law on amending the law - Educational Law and certain other laws, the law on the educational information system, the law - Educational Law, and the law - Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Act of April 4, 2025, amending certain acts to eliminate irregularities in the visa system of the Republic of Poland
- Amended Acts: Law of July 25, 2025, on the amendment of the law - Teachers' Charter and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of May 21, 2025, amending certain laws in order to deregulate economic and administrative law and improve the principles of economic law development
- Amended Acts: Act of April 24, 2025, amending the Act on Foreigners and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Act of March 20, 2025, on the Labour Market and Employment Services
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 November 2024 on amending the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of October 18, 2024, on amending certain laws related to the granting of de minimis aid
- Amended Acts: Law of October 1, 2024, on amending certain laws in connection with the establishment of units with a uniformed profile and facilitating the return to service in the Police and Border Guard
- Amended Acts: Law of May 15, 2024, on amending the law on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 30 August 2023 amending the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 28, 2023, on amending the Law - Teacher's Charter and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of August 17, 2023, on amending the public health law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of January 13, 2023, on amending the law on assistance to citizens of Ukraine in connection with the armed conflict on the territory of that state and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 September 2022 on amending the Act - Educational Law and the Act on financing educational tasks
- Amended Acts: Law of June 9, 2022, on the support and resocialization of minors
- Amended Acts: Law of June 8, 2022, on amending the law on assistance to Ukrainian citizens in connection with the armed conflict in the territory of that state and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of August 5, 2022, amending the Law - Teacher's Charter and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of April 28, 2022, on the principles of implementing tasks financed from European funds in the financial perspective 2021-2027
- Amended Acts: Law of May 12, 2022 on amending the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of March 11, 2022, on Homeland Defence
- Amended Acts: Law of 17 March 2021 on amending the Law - Educational Law
- Amended Acts: Law of February 25, 2021, amending the Law on Education and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of November 19, 2020, amending the Law - Teacher's Charter and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of July 15, 2020, on amending the law on the principles of development policy and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of 2 March 2020 on special solutions related to the prevention, counteraction and combating of COVID-19, other infectious diseases and crises caused by them.
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 on the provision of social services by social service centers
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 amending the Law on Education and the Law on Financing Educational Tasks
- Amended Acts: Law of October 16, 2019, on amending the law - Educational Law and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Law of September 11, 2019 on work on fishing vessels
- Amended Acts: Law of 19 July 2019 on combating food waste
- Amended Acts: Law of April 12, 2019 on healthcare for students
- Amended Acts: Law of November 22, 2018, on amending the law - Educational Law, the law on the education system and certain other laws
- Amended Acts: Act of June 13, 2019, amending the Act - Teacher's Charter and certain other acts
- Amended Acts: Law of 21 February 2019 amending certain laws in connection with ensuring the application of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 27 April 2016 on the protection of natural persons with regard to the processing of personal data and on the free movement of such data, and repealing Directive 95/46/EC (General Data Protection Regulation)
- Amended Acts: Law of 25 April 2019 amending the Law on the Education System and the Law on Educational Law
- Amended Acts: Law of February 21, 2019 on the Łukasiewicz Research Network
- Amended Acts: Law of July 3, 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law on Higher Education and Science
- Amended Acts: Law of 15 June 2018 amending the Law on Education
- Amended Acts: Law of May 10, 2018 on the protection of personal data
- Amended Acts: Law of 6 March 2018 - Provisions introducing the Law - Entrepreneurs' Law and other laws concerning economic activity
- Amended Acts: Law of 27 October 2017 on the financing of educational tasks
- Amended Acts: Law of April 21, 2017, on amending the law on the educational information system and certain other laws
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Education of 12 June 2026 amending the regulation on the organization of education and the conditions and forms of implementing special care and educational activities in special kindergartens and schools, and in special units organized in medical entities and social assistance units
- Legal Basis: Regulation of the Minister of Interior and Administration of 14 May 2026 amending the regulation on determining the limit of permits for the establishment of uniformed profile departments in 2026