Matura 2027 dates in Poland: written exams from 4 May, results 9 July
Short answer: The 2027 matura written exams run from Tuesday 4 May to Monday 24 May, results come on 9 July, the extra session is 1 to 16 June and the retake 23 to 24 August (CKE, 20 August 2026).
The Polish school-leaving exam, the matura (egzamin maturalny), has a fixed national timetable. The Central Examination Board (CKE) published the 2027 timetable on 20 August 2026. This guide summarises the main dates for students and parents, including the written exam days in May, the oral part, the extra and retake sessions and the date results come out. It follows the CKE notice on the schedule of the eighth-grade exam and the matura in 2027, and the CKE page for school year 2026/2027. Check your school and your regional examination board for the exact place and your personal timetable.
Main session: written exams in May 2027
According to the CKE, the written part of the matura starts on Tuesday 4 May 2027 and runs to Monday 24 May. The same schedule applies to both formats of the exam, the "Formula 2023" and the "Formula 2015", and to graduates of all types of school. The notice lists the following exams at 9:00 on the first days:
- Tuesday 4 May: Polish, basic level
- Wednesday 5 May: mathematics, basic level
- Thursday 6 May: foreign languages at basic level (English, French, Spanish, German, Russian, Ukrainian as a foreign language, Italian) and Latin
- Friday 7 May: English, extended level, and the two-language level
- Monday 10 May: biology, extended level
- Tuesday 11 May: mathematics, extended level
- Wednesday 12 May: civics (wiedza o społeczeństwie), extended
- Thursday 13 May: chemistry, extended
- Friday 14 May: geography, extended
- Monday 17 May: computer science, extended
Further 9:00 exams: history on Tuesday 18 May, physics on Wednesday 19 May, Polish at extended level on Thursday 20 May and business and management on Friday 21 May. A second sitting at 14:00 on several days covers other languages and subjects at extended level, for example German, Russian and French. Weekends have no exams. The notice also lists exams for national minority languages, Kashubian and Lemko, and extra tasks in a foreign language only for graduates of bilingual schools or classes.
The oral part
The oral exams are held in schools under timetables set by the heads of the examination teams. Polish, national minority languages and modern foreign languages are examined orally on dates the CKE gives as 6 to 31 May, except 9, 23, 27 and 30 May. The notice also lists the days in May for the oral parts in different languages. Ask your school for your day.
Extra session in June
Graduates who got permission from the director of the regional examination board to sit the exam in the extra term take the written exams from 1 June 2027 (Tuesday, Polish basic level) to 16 June 2027 (Wednesday). The orals for this term are on 7 to 9 June. The notice says the place of the exams will be published on the regional board's site in the last week of May 2027.
Results
The CKE gives 9 July 2027 as the date when results of the main and extra sessions are announced, when schools receive certificates and when graduates get their certificates, annexes and result information.
Retake in August
A retake is open to graduates who sat all compulsory subjects and failed only one compulsory subject, either in the oral or the written part. The written retake is on Monday 23 August 2027 at 9:00, and the oral part (Polish, national minority languages, modern foreign languages) on Tuesday 24 August 2027. The place will be published by 10 August 2027.
Things to check yourself
- Level and format: the notice distinguishes Formula 2023 and Formula 2015 and says that some exams, such as Latin at basic level, business and management and the history of dance, are held only in Formula 2023. Business and management and the history of dance in 2027 are open only to graduates of the four-year general secondary school.
- Exam adaptations: the CKE publishes separate notices on adaptations and on allowed materials. Ask your school.
- Foreign students: the notice does not discuss foreign students or recognition of foreign certificates. Ask your school or the regional board about your case.
* Photos: illustrative images from Wikimedia Commons (CC0 and public domain): a lecture theatre and blackboards, not Poland.
Frequently asked questions
When does the 2027 matura start?
The written part of the main session starts on Tuesday 4 May 2027 with Polish at basic level, according to the CKE notice of 20 August 2026.
When are the matura results published?
The CKE gives 9 July 2027 for the main and extra sessions.
When is the retake?
The written retake is on 23 August 2027 and the oral on 24 August 2027, for graduates who failed one compulsory subject only.
Where do I take the exam?
The regional examination board publishes places on its site, in the last week of May 2027 for the extra session and by 10 August 2027 for the retake. Your school will tell you the main session arrangements.
