Matura 2027: exam dates, final declaration by 7 February, results on 9 July

The key matura 2027 dates

The timetable was published by the director of CKE (Centralna Komisja Egzaminacyjna, the Central Examination Board) on 20 August 2026. It is the same for the 2023 and 2015 formats of the exam and for graduates of every type of school.

• by 7 February 2027 — final declaration (deklaracja ostateczna); pupils submitted the preliminary one by 30 September 2026
• 4–24 May 2027 — written part, main session
• 6–31 May 2027 — oral part (with breaks, see below)
• 1–16 June 2027 — additional session for the written part, 7–9 June for the oral part
• 9 July 2027 — results and matura certificates (świadectwo dojrzałości)
• 23 and 24 August 2027 — resit session, with results on 10 September 2027

Written part, day by day

Exams start at 9:00 or 14:00. Compulsory subjects at basic level come first: Polish on Tuesday 4 May, mathematics on 5 May and modern foreign languages on 6 May (including English, German, Spanish, French and Ukrainian as a foreign language).

Then the extended level: English on 7 May (also the bilingual level), biology and philosophy on 10 May, mathematics on 11 May, civics (wiedza o społeczeństwie) on 12 May, chemistry on 13 May, geography on 14 May, computer science on 17 May, history on 18 May, physics on 19 May, Polish on 20 May, and business and management on 21 May. On 24 May there are basic-level exams in national minority languages and tasks in a foreign language for graduates of bilingual classes.

Exam length in the 2023 format: basic Polish 240 minutes, basic mathematics 180, a basic foreign language 120, most extended subjects 180, extended Polish 210. Candidates with adjusted exam conditions may get more time.

Oral part: the school sets the day

Oral exams in foreign languages, national minority languages, Lemko and Kashubian run from 6 to 31 May, except 9, 16, 23, 27 and 30 May. Oral Polish has 17 days: 7–8, 10–13, 17–22, 24–26, and 28 and 29 May.

The exact day and time is set in each school by the chair of the exam team, usually the head teacher. Ask the school when its timetable will be out: it decides how much revision time you have between the oral and written exams.

Final declaration by 7 February

Under § 12 of the regulation on the matura exam, the preliminary declaration is due by 30 September and the final one by 7 February. In 2027, 7 February is a Sunday, so it is wise to submit earlier and ask the school office when it accepts documents. The declaration can be made on paper or electronically.

If you do not submit a final declaration, your preliminary one becomes final on 8 February. Until then you can change your extended subject or foreign language, or add subjects; after the deadline that is very hard. Graduates from earlier years do not have to file a preliminary declaration.

What you need to pass in 2027

An act of 21 November 2024 set the rules for the school years 2024/2025 to 2026/2027, so they also cover the 2027 matura. You need at least 30% of the points in every compulsory subject, oral and written, and you must sit one additional subject in the written part. In these years the additional subject has no pass mark, although universities use the score for admissions.

The duty to sit an additional subject does not apply, among others, to graduates holding a vocational diploma in a trade taught at technikum (vocational upper secondary school) level.

Additional session and resits

The June additional session is for people who could not sit an exam in May for serious personal or health reasons. A documented application goes to the head teacher no later than the day of that subject's exam, and the director of the OKE (okręgowa komisja egzaminacyjna, the regional examination board) decides within 2 days.

The August resit is open to graduates who failed only one compulsory subject, in the oral or the written part. A written statement of intent must be submitted within 7 days of the results, that is by 16 July 2027. The written resit is on 23 August at 9:00 and the oral one on 24 August.

What to do now, in November

There are more than three months left until the final declaration. This is a good time to make calm decisions.

• Check on university websites which extended subjects count for the courses you are considering.
• Put your exam days and 7 February, the final decision date, in your calendar.
• If your school runs a mock matura, treat it as a diagnosis: afterwards it is easier to judge whether an extended subject is the right choice.
• If you need adjusted exam conditions, ask the school which documents are needed and by when.