The majority of Ukrainian children who, together with their parents, received the status of protection in Poland, simultaneously receive education in Polish schools and continue to study remotely in Ukraine. Some of the children have not yet been accepted to school abroad, however, from September 1 this will be a mandatory requirement in Poland.
Parents whose children are already studying in a neighboring country rate the level of educational services quite well. According to the results poll, conducted by the Mathema platform, more than 60% of them are satisfied or “rather satisfied” with the quality of the Polish education system. Only about 4% of parents are completely dissatisfied.
Despite this, more than half of Ukrainians in Poland (59%) hired tutors for their children. However, most often it was connected with the language barrier and the need to learn Polish terminology. After all, almost 36% of respondents noted that the language barrier caused difficulties in the education of children.
77% of parents answered “yes” or “rather yes” to the question of whether the Polish education system provides sufficient support to Ukrainian students. At the same time, almost 63% of respondents never had any misunderstandings with Polish teachers. 28% of respondents experienced controversial moments one or more times. Another 9% of parents say that they constantly face misunderstandings.
One in three (31%) reported cases of discrimination against Ukrainian students in Polish schools. However, 79.5% of parents answered “yes” or “rather yes” to the question of whether Polish and Ukrainian students receive the same opportunities at school.
39.7% of respondents believe that their children are completely safe in Polish educational institutions. Another 48.7% of respondents answered “rather safe than not.”
“The majority of Ukrainian parents positively evaluate the Polish education system. Most of them are satisfied with the quality of education and note sufficient support for Ukrainian students. Only a small proportion of parents expressed dissatisfaction or noted difficulties in their children’s education. Although some parents talked about cases of discrimination and language barriers” er, most of them believe that Ukrainian children receive equal opportunities with Polish students. Parents highly appreciate the level of communication with schools and believe that their children have sufficient conditions for successful education.” – note the authors of the study.
