Polish schools show improvement but still face shortages of psychologists as directors struggle to fill positions.
Psychologist Hiring Improves
In the current school year, a psychologist was employed in nearly every fourth school that was without such a specialist in the previous year – this follows from data from the educational information system (SIO) provided by Deputy Minister of Education Izabela Ziętka in response to a parliamentary inquiry.
In the 2024/2025 school year, the lack of a psychologist was noted in 17.6% of institutions, and in 2025/2026 – in 13.4%.
Persistent Recruitment Challenges
Directors are still looking for specialists. In the job bank for teachers in the Silesian Voivodeship, there are currently 66 job offers for school psychologists, in Małopolska – 60, and in Mazowieckie – 53.