The school in Budziszewko – a history from the 16th century to the present day

Beginning in February 1945, efforts were made to organize schooling in Budziszewko in a former palace. Organizational work was led by Mr. Wojciech Jóźwiak, a teacher who had headed the school in Studzieniec before the war. Classes began on March 3, 1945. Fifty-six students of various ages were enrolled. After examinations, students were classified into the first, second, or third grades. For older students, an evening course was established on November 3, 1945, with 32 students. Classes were held in the evenings and lasted until the end of April 1946. Further classes were held in Rogoźno and concluded with an examination confirming basic education.

The 1946/47 school year began with 60 students taught by one teacher, Mr. Jóźwiak, in combined classes: Grade I – 11 students plus 12 students in grade II and 15 students in grade III plus 22 students in grade IV. The 1947/48 school year had a total of 48 students: grades I and II – 15 students, grades III and IV – 33 students.

School year 1948/49 – the school district included Budziszewko and Studzieniec. The school already had 99 students in six grades, taught by two teachers: Mr. Wojciech Jóźwiak and Mr. Stefan Kaczmarek. School year 1949/50 – a seven-grade school with 101 students was established. The school district included the towns of Budziszewko, Studzieniec, Budziszewice, and part of Potrzanów, and in later years also Nienawiszcz.

The seven-grade school lasted until 1967, when it was transformed into an eight-grade primary school. The school, with over one hundred students and seven, later eight, classes, lacked classroom space. The palace, as a school building, was not suitable for classes. Aside from two larger rooms, the rest of the rooms were very small, and classes often had over 20 students. One room was organized in the basement. From 1956, continuous efforts were made to completely renovate the palace and remodel the building's interior, or to build a new school, but these efforts were unsuccessful for a long time.

Hope emerged in 1964, when the decision was made to construct a new pavilion-type building. After two years of further efforts, another decision was made to build a new two-story school, along with a two-family building for teachers. Approval was granted for the proposed buildings to be located in the park.

In September 1967, the construction site was developed by Piła Construction Company. The area, practically the entire park, was fenced, water was brought in from the distillery (which was drawn from a deep well), and earthworks and excavations for the foundations were carried out.

On March 1, 1968, the chairman of the school's construction committee, Mr. Stanisław Pinczyński, the chairman of the parents' committee, Mr. Jan Zenger, and the school's principal, Mr. Marian Sokołowski, laid the first brick for the school. Construction progressed rapidly, and by September 9, 1968, the work was completed, with the school's official opening on October 27 of that year. The school was moved from the palace to a new building, and the palace was used as teachers' apartments. One room was later converted into a Farmers' Club.

In the 1980s, a program for the palace's reconstruction and development was developed. The first floor was to house apartments for teachers, while the ground floor would house an Adam Mickiewicz Memorial Room, a village library, a reading room, rooms for practical and musical activities, and a community center—a large hall for the village's residents. Lack of funding prevented the program from being implemented, and the political changes in the country in 1989 altered economic and social policy, making it impossible to implement this noble plan.

On March 7, 1994, the palace building, outbuildings, and 4,620 m² of land were sold by the Municipality to a private individual. A thorough renovation was undertaken. Replacing the ceilings, roof, and windows prevented further deterioration and made the building habitable. These works cost a significant amount of money, and a lack of funding limited further renovations.