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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ישיבה שעלי תורה in Beit Shemesh is 144600.

School number
144600
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Kind of school
Yeshiva high school
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
381 in 2015
Founded
1997
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2015, grade 8 scored 562 in maths, against 532 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 8, Mathematics

56253220112015

Grade 8, English

49251420092015

Grade 8, Hebrew

54354020112015

Grade 8, Science and technology

58355220092015

In 2018, 77% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 69% 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 7 to 9, 2015

190 took part, 84% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    69%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    45%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    49%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    19%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    33%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    47%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    52%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    59%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    55%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    49%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    73%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    48%

A good general feeling about the school

69%70%20092015
The 59 statements asked in 2015

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

  • I like being at school57%63%
  • I feel good at school78%73%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school73%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers64%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers25%34%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies50%47%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general41%47%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning39%27%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers44%34%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect76%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise39%30%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me58%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me42%13%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me11%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard9%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it18%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me7%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me9%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me14%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others2%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it43%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it42%60%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence14%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve44%54%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better57%64%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve40%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why43%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing46%55%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic54%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly63%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand59%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well64%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn40%43%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material37%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school44%51%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge71%68%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard69%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too64%60%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school45%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects53%59%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests65%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work59%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects60%64%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils53%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons41%49%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries46%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help67%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas47%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school34%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion60%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect74%67%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect81%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability81%78%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability70%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council56%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements45%46%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life34%45%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community57%52%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring47%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2018

82 took part, 81% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    77%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    48%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    47%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    7%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    42%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    49%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    58%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    54%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    54%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    49%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    80%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    56%

A good general feeling about the school

77%69%20152018
The 59 statements asked in 2018

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

  • I like being at school70%63%
  • I feel good at school81%72%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school81%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers74%67%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers23%31%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies47%41%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general48%42%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning32%29%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers47%38%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect77%60%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise32%33%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me15%13%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me16%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me2%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard6%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it6%5%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me1%4%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me5%8%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me11%10%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others0%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it52%60%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it33%48%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence42%54%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve49%50%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better51%60%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve51%57%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why46%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing52%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic45%50%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly68%59%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand68%55%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well68%59%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn40%39%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material48%39%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school46%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge65%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard73%73%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too40%46%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school48%44%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects49%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests50%55%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work54%58%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects66%58%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils70%58%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons38%44%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries46%58%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help82%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas40%54%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school29%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion67%68%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect78%74%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect90%82%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability82%79%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability82%75%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council56%65%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements53%48%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life40%46%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community74%65%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring55%59%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2015

15 took part, 79% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    71%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    90%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    60%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

71%70%20092015
The 14 statements asked in 2015

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 teacher93%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching67%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run80%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils93%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers67%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work67%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it93%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint87%83%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing86%82%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress93%65%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching73%52%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching47%53%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year60%54%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2018

27 took part, 79% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    78%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    80%
  • Teachers working together

    76%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    48%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    64%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

78%71%20152018
The 27 statements asked in 2018

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 teacher93%89%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching67%65%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%32%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run96%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils92%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers81%75%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work81%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it85%85%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint92%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing71%76%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress70%60%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses76%70%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers60%67%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together79%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed79%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help62%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together86%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching86%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together82%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching38%35%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching59%40%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year46%46%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers67%72%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders67%67%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator71%67%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well70%80%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor47%75%

It had 348 pupils in 2011 and 381 in 2015.

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Beit Shemesh has 217 more schools, and these are the next 6.

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 ישיבה שעלי תורה in Beit Shemesh?

It is 144600. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ישיבה שעלי תורה?

Junior high and high school, State religious, Official, Boys

What was the Meitzav score of ישיבה שעלי תורה?

In 2015, grade 8 scored 562 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

How many pupils does ישיבה שעלי תורה have?

It had 381 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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