Criteria for secondary school exit exam concerning the so-called "old matura" (under the old system)

Competition of certificates: arithmetic average of three subjects (the highest marks in the secondary school leaving certificate and secondary school-leaving examination certificate): Polish, a foreign language and one subject to choose from: history, geography, social studies, mathematics, computer science, chemistry, physics with astronomy, biology .

In the case of an equal sum of the final marks in the above-mentioned subjects, the order of admission is determined by the higher mark in Polish.

Exemptions: Laureates (first three places) of the regional stage of Philosophy Olympiad as well as finalists and laureates of the central stage.