From 26 to 28 September 2025, the National Conference for Polish Language Teachers was held at the headquarters of the Federation of Polish Organizations in Victoria, Melbourne, gathering educators from almost all over Australia – from New South Wales, Queensland, Western Australia, Tasmania, and Victoria. The event was of exceptional character not only due to its rich substantive program but also for the jubilee celebration of the 70th anniversary of three Polish schools in Melbourne and the 50th anniversary of the first Polish matriculation exam in Victoria, conducted as part of the so-called Saturday School of Languages initiated by the Victorian Department of Education.

The conference was attended by representatives of the Institute of Polish Language Development (IPLD), including Dr Urszula Starakiewicz-Krawczyk, Director of the Institute, Wioletta Kuberska, and Izabella Siekierska-Rosiak from the Department of Strategy and International Cooperation. Piotr Rakowski, the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Sydney, was also present. The event was organized by the Central Council of Polish Organizations in Australia (CCPOA), the Polish Educational Commission in Australia (PECA) in collaboration with the Federation of Polish Organizations in Victoria (FPOwV). The conference's execution was funded by the Institute of Polish Language Development using state budget funds.

The conference began with workshops conducted by Lucyna Bzowska, a trainer from the KLANA Association and the EduSEN Foundation, and Mirosław Bzowski, a choreographer and trainer from the KLANA Association. After the workshop part, participants had the opportunity to attend a lecture by Justyna Tarnowska, editor of the Polish Community Portal in Victoria, who discussed methods and tools to support the promotion of Polish schools abroad. There was also an opportunity for individual methodological consultations with Lucyna Bzowska.

On the same afternoon, representatives of IPLD met in two groups with representatives of socio-cultural and educational organizations. The purpose of the meetings was to learn about the scope of activities of individual entities in the promotion of Polish culture and the Polish language. Discussions with the teachers focused on the curriculum and possible support for schools and initiatives implemented by the Polish teaching staff.

In the evening, a jubilee concert was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the activities of the Maria Konopnicka School in Essendon, Tadeusz Kościuszko School in South Melbourne, and the Marshal Józef Piłsudski School in Rowville, as well as the 50th anniversary of the first Polish matriculation exam in Victoria. As Justyna Tarnowska, the concert's MC, emphasized in her introduction, each school represents a history of many teachers, students, and families who have devotedly and persistently built and developed Polish identity down under for decades.

Honorary guests of the concert: Dr Urszula Starakiewicz-Krawczyk, Director of IPLD, and Piotr Rakowski, Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Sydney, delivered commemorative speeches. The jubilee schools received special diplomas from the Institute, and all four schools associated with the Educational Division of FPOwV received congratulatory letters from the Consul General of the Republic of Poland in Sydney.

During the concert, students from Polish schools in Victoria, the Polish Children's and Youth Choir in Melbourne, and the Rawdanowicz family ensemble performed. The artistic program featured folk songs as well as Polish and international popular music pieces.

Students from the Maria Konopnicka Polish School in Essendon presented a play titled "Small Children – Small Troubles, Big Children – Big Troubles," and also sang the song "Big Shoes" from the repertoire of the Gawęda Ensemble.

Oliwia Podolska-Wacholska, a student of the Marshal Józef Piłsudski Polish Saturday School in Rowville, performed pieces on the piano, including "Hey, Sokoly," "Inspector Gadget," "Flying Bees," and "Balkanica."

Students from the Nicholas Copernicus Polish School in St Albans – Alexander Furgal, Luke, and Jonah Sacco – sang a song titled "Seventy Years of Polish Teaching in St Albans" with lyrics and music by Dr Piotr Kipka, a long-standing teacher, who accompanied the students on the piano that evening.

Ania Styczeń and Amelia Ginter – the female section of the Polish Children's and Youth Choir in Melbourne – humorously and energetically sang songs "Wila Wianki" and "Lovers in Spring" from the repertoire of the Choir without a Baton.

The multi-instrumental Rawdanowicz family ensemble performed songs: "Near the Mill" (traditional music of the Spis Górale), "Sama, Sama," and "Wanna" from the Golec uOrkiestra repertoire.