Tutors of schoolboys from south of Poland

The paper presents results of research on tutoring high school students from the southern Polish. Survey research was carried out in the province of Podkarpackie, Małopolska and Silesia. To use the tutoring is granted one third of respondents. Tutoring change their function depending on the social status of students. Among students with high status are used to achieve high educational attainment and improve life chances. Students with low status allows fill gaps in cultural capital and ensure their maintenance in the school system. Key words: gimnazjaliści, tutoring, school system, life aspirations