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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of השחר in Jerusalem is 113449.

School number
113449
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Pupils
428 in 2015
Founded
1993
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2017, grade 5 scored 519 in maths, against 566 across all schools.

The Meitzav is the national test of grades 5 and 8. Its scale stood at 500 for all schools in 2008, so a score can be read across the years.

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Grade 5, Mathematics

51956620102017

Grade 5, English

46953920082017

Grade 5, Hebrew

53254220102017

In 2017, 81% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 79% across all schools.

Each bar is the share who agreed with the survey's statements, and the dark mark is all schools that year.

Pupils in grades 5 and 6, 2017

114 took part, 90% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    81%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    73%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    48%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    9%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    76%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    68%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    80%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    83%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    76%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    74%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    87%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    69%

A good general feeling about the school

81%79%20082017
The 59 statements asked in 2017

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I like being at school74%73%
  • I feel good at school84%81%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school85%83%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers77%78%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers64%58%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies75%70%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general77%72%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning41%39%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers47%46%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect68%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise35%43%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me18%25%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me16%16%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me3%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard11%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it4%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me4%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me8%12%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me11%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it70%79%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it79%79%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence79%87%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve77%73%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better76%84%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve58%75%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why66%73%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing60%70%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic74%81%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly85%84%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand81%81%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well86%85%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn76%68%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material74%69%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school81%71%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge87%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard85%86%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too82%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school79%69%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects74%79%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests81%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work85%83%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects77%75%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils71%76%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons66%66%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries69%69%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help88%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas67%72%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school73%66%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion79%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect83%78%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect93%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability93%88%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability86%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council87%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements69%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life66%54%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community43%60%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring79%75%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

21 took part, 95% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    54%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    76%
  • Teachers working together

    71%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    55%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    57%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

54%74%20102017
The 27 statements asked in 2017

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I am satisfied with my work as a teacher90%92%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching57%63%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy14%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run43%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils86%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers48%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work38%80%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it86%94%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint80%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing65%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress71%74%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses65%74%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers60%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together62%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed62%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help65%72%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together88%79%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching76%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together88%86%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching52%54%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching71%63%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year42%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers53%73%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders43%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator60%72%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well75%84%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor53%80%

It had 492 pupils in 2011 and 428 in 2015.

42820112015

Jerusalem has 785 more schools, and these are the next 6.

Other schools are also called השחר.

The days off for this kind of school are on the school holiday calendar.

These are the questions people ask about this school.

What is the school number of השחר in Jerusalem?

It is 113449. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is השחר?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of השחר?

In 2017, grade 5 scored 519 in maths, against 566 across all schools.

How many pupils does השחר have?

It had 428 pupils in 2015, the newest count in the Ministry's table.

The register of schools is the Ministry of Education's, read on 2 November 2026. The Meitzav scores and the school climate surveys, from 2008 to 2020, are the National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation in Education's. The pupils, grades and year of founding are the Ministry's table for 2011 to 2015.

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