13. P ractical Information for International Learners and Education Staff 13.1. Access to Education and Financial Support Conditions of access for non-Polish nationals vary depending on the level of education, the country of origin and specific status granted to individuals. Pursuant to the national legislation, foreign national children and young people, regardless of their nationality, have access to preschool and compulsory education in public institutions under the same conditions as Polish nationals, except for the age limit for those in part-time compulsory education.
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preschool education in public preschool institutions and primary schools, and state-subsidised non-public preschool institutions and primary schools; education in public primary schools for children of full-time compulsory education age; education in public post-primary schools for young people of part-time compulsory education age until they reach the age of 18 or finish the school.
Under the same conditions as for Polish nationals, specific groups of foreign nationals also have access to adult education in public institutions within the school education system, including stage II sectoral vocational schools, post-secondary schools, colleges of social work and schools for adults, and to vocational qualification courses offered as part of continuing education. This is the case for nationals of EU Member States, member states of the European Free Trade Association (EFTA) which are signatories of the European Economic Area (EEA) agreement (Iceland, Liechtenstein and Norway) and of the Swiss Confederation; individuals who have been granted a permanent residence permit or long-term EU-resident permit, or a specific status or rights, for example, refugee status or temporary or subsidiary protection. Other foreign nationals may attend the types of public institutions mentioned above and take vocational qualification courses:
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Preschool and school education for all foreign nationals under the same conditions as for Polish nationals:
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