The tests began at 9 a.m. with an exam in Polish, public broadcaster Polish Radio’s IAR news agency reported.
The matura high school-leaving exams are a rite of passage in Poland.
On Wednesday, high school seniors will have their knowledge of mathematics assessed, followed by an evaluation of their foreign-language skills on Thursday.
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Students must take exams in three compulsory subjects. Most have opted to also take additional subjects, which are required for admission to universities, according to officials.
The matura exams are a rite of passage in Poland and determine young people's futures to a large extent.
They will be taken this month by more than 263,000 secondary school students nationwide, state news agency PAP reported.
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Source: IAR, PAP