Subject of research: 25 years ago Poland became a party of the Geneva Convention of 1951 on refugee status and the New York Protocol of 1967 and since then it has been obliged to give shelter to those who come to Poland searching of safety and conditions for dignified life. Under EU programs of refugee relocation within the years 2016–2017 there should have been resettled about 7,000 migrants to the territory of Poland, among whom a significant number are families with children. The paper reflects on the question how far Polish system of education is well-equipped to help migrant children exercise the right to high quality education. Purpose of research: To indicate the strength and weaknesses of legal instruments, to define knowledge concerning education of foreign children and the competences teachers should have to work in multicultural classes, and to identify any progress in the development of conceptual framework of national strategy on the migrant minors’ education. Methods: The paper builds on the analysis of national legislation and on available statistical data on foreign pupils learning in Polish schools as well as on national and international surveys on integrating pupils with an immigrant background into their new school communities. The work is a starting point for qualitative and quantitative research on what schools and teachers can and should do to put theory into practise.