In September 2014, according to the changes in the Act of Education six-year-olds (and not seven-year-olds as now) will compulsory start school education. The reform has been criticised by some groups. Organisers of the initiative „Ratuj Maluchy” (“Save the little ones”) collected almost a million signatures under the petition for holding a referendum on this issue. The Parliament will decide if a referendum is going to be held. The government is against it.

Our research shows a strong support for the idea of a referendum. Over two thirds of Poles (70%) wants the issue of lowering the school age be submitted to a referendum. About one in four (23%) is against this idea.

More coming soon in a report in Polish.