V LO

What V LO does

V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana III Sobieskiego w Białymstoku, operating under the brand 'V LO Białystok', is a public upper-secondary school (liceum) located at Miodowa 5, 15-641 Białystok, Poland, administered by the city of Białystok (Gmina Białystok) under Polish public education law. The institution serves students aged 15-19 across grades I-IV and offers multiple academic profiles including language, science, and humanities tracks. Its core product is a free, government-funded general secondary education program culminating in the matura examination, supplemented by add-on programs such as the Erasmus+ 'Technodiction' international exchange, peer support and mental health initiatives under the #ZdrowaGłowaSobieskiego banner, participatory school budgeting (SBP), annual regional spelling championships, and charitable campaigns like 'Gramy i Pomagamy'.

The school's underlying technology stack is consumer-grade and non-proprietary: Microsoft Teams for remote learning, Librus for electronic gradebook (e-Dziennik) management, Canva for student-created digital materials, and Google Forms for program registration. The school does not operate a multi-product platform; it delivers a single integrated educational service with co-curricular modules. It maintains active social media presence on Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube, and uses its website (vlo.bialystok.pl) plus open days and school fairs as primary recruitment channels.

The business model is non-commercial: as a public liceum, V LO charges no tuition and is funded entirely through government education budgets allocated by Gmina Białystok, supplemented by competitive grants such as the EU/KPO 'Edukacja na cyfrowo' Digital Education grant and Erasmus+ program funding. Student enrollment flows through Poland's centralized school recruitment system, and the school has 25 disclosed employees with no parent company, subsidiaries, or commercial ownership structure. The entity is a government state institution and is not a commercial investment vehicle; it does not generate revenue in the conventional sense, has no shareholders or venture backing, and is led by a director and vice-director appointed under Polish education regulations.

Name

V LO

Legal name

V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana III Sobieskiego w Białymstoku

Website

https://vlo.bialystok.pl

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

V LO is a public upper-secondary school (liceum) in Białystok, Poland, operated by the city government. It provides free government-funded secondary education to students aged 15-19 across language, science, and humanities profiles, supplemented by Erasmus+ exchanges and digital learning tools.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Secondary Education

NAICS

Elementary and Secondary Schools (6111)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Virtual & Blended Learning Programs (District-Run) (EDAJAAAI)

Keywords

• Secondary education programs
• Public high school
• Matura exam preparation
• Language instruction programs
• Student exchange programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Białystok

HQ country

Poland

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Others

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

V LO is a public upper-secondary school (liceum) providing free general secondary education to students in grades I–IV across multiple academic profiles including linguistic, science, and humanities tracks. The school prepares students for the Polish matura exam, offers foreign language instruction in English, German, Russian, French, and Spanish, and supplements core instruction with international exchange (Erasmus+), mental health and peer support services, and various extracurricular activities. It is publicly funded and operated by the city of Białystok.

Product overview

V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Jana III Sobieskiego w Białymstoku (V LO Białystok) is a public upper-secondary school (liceum) offering a unified general education program for grades I-IV. The institution provides core secondary education across multiple academic profiles, supplemented by various co-curricular programs including the Erasmus+ international exchange, peer support mental health initiatives, regional spelling competitions, charitable fundraising events, participatory budgeting, remote learning via Microsoft Teams, and electronic gradebook services through Librus. The school does not operate a multi-product platform architecture; rather, it offers a single integrated educational service with add-on programs and initiatives.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• General Secondary Education Programs (Liceum)

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

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App detail

Integration4 records

Partnerships

Five partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Erasmus+ (EU)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2025V LO participates in the Erasmus+ program with a project called 'Technodiction'. Students host peers from Turkey and Romania, then travel to those countries. The project focuses on discussing opportunities and threats of digital technology. All costs are covered by the European Union. Coordinators include Ewelina Wójcik, Halina Ostrokołowicz, and Magdalena Jurczenia.
• Muzeum POLIN (Museum of the History of Polish Jews)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerStudents participate in the international project 'Jesteśmy Razem' (We Are Together) organized by POLIN Museum. The project includes workshops and ceremonies commemorating victims of the Nazi extermination camp in Treblinka.
• Podlaska Akademia Skarbowa (Podlaskie Tax Academy)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerEducational workshops for students on taxation, public finance, and careers in tax administration. Conducted by experienced educators from the Podlaska Tax Academy.
• Uniwersytet w Białymstoku (University of Bialystok)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaboration with the University of Bialystok, including lectures by university faculty such as Dr hab. Anetta Strawińska on media studies, and cooperation with the Zielona Góra branch of the Society of Polish Language Lovers.
• Książnica Podlaska im. Ł. Górnickiego (Podlaskie Library)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership for cultural events including National Reading events and literary activities with the main public library in Bialystok.

Scale indicators1 record

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Bartłomieja Nowodworskiego w Krakowie: Historic public liceum in Kraków operating under the same Polish public education model. Comparable in scale, governance structure, and academic profile offerings to V LO, with strong matura preparation focus and similar extracurricular program model.
• VIII Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Władysława IV w Warszawie: Well-known public liceum in Warsaw offering similar academic profiles and operating under the same Polish public education system. Comparable in scale, governance, and multi-profile offerings to V LO despite the larger Warsaw catchment.
• II Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Białymstoku: Another public liceum in Białystok directly competing with V LO for the same local 8th-grade graduate pool. Operates under identical city-level governance and Polish centralized admission system, with comparable profile structure and academic offerings.
• I Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Adama Mickiewicza w Białymstoku: One of the most prominent public liceum in Białystok operating under the same city-administered Polish public education system. Direct competitor for 8th-grade graduates in the Białystok market with similar academic profile offerings and matura preparation focus, making it the most directly comparable institution.
• IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Białymstoku: Public liceum in Białystok serving the same local student population. Direct peer under the city-administered Polish education system with comparable structure, profile offerings, and reliance on centralized recruitment to attract students.
• XIV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Stanisława Staszica w Warszawie: One of the most prestigious public liceum in Poland, famous for its math/science profile and elite university placement. Comparable in structure and academic offerings to V LO, though operating in the larger Warsaw market with significantly more competition.
• III Liceum Ogólnokształcące w Białymstoku: Public liceum in Białystok competing for the same regional student base. Comparable in scale, governance structure, and academic profile offerings to V LO under the same Polish public education framework administered by Gmina Białystok.
• V Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. Księcia Józefa Poniatowskiego w Warszawie: Established public liceum in Warsaw with comparable profile structure and academic offerings to V LO. Operates under the same Polish public education governance model with similar profile-based student recruitment approach.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@VLO_Bialystok
• Facebookfacebook.com/bialystokvlo
• Instagraminstagram.com/vlobialystokk
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/v-lo

Compliance2 records

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Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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