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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ראשית חכמה in El'ad is 442434.

School number
442434
Town
El'ad
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
169 in 2015
Founded
2009
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 8 scored 480 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

48053220122016

Grade 8, English

4625232016

Grade 8, Hebrew

49355820122016

Grade 8, Science and technology

5075872016

In 2019, 77% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 70% 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, 2016

91 took part, 88% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    56%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    42%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    37%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    17%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    67%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    59%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    51%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    54%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    45%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    43%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    75%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    42%

A good general feeling about the school

56%69%20122016
The 59 statements asked in 2016

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

  • I like being at school50%63%
  • I feel good at school61%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school58%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers53%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers18%35%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies49%46%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general47%46%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning34%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers35%32%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect46%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise31%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me44%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me34%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me22%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard15%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it11%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me5%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me7%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me8%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it64%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it79%59%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence58%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve67%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better72%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve46%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why57%50%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing51%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic60%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly68%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand45%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well67%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn42%42%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material34%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school41%50%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge66%67%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard70%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too54%58%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school38%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects28%60%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests48%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work49%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects64%62%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils44%63%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons39%48%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries30%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help67%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas44%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school31%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion66%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect63%68%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect83%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability79%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability84%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council74%69%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements19%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life30%42%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community43%51%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring46%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2019

65 took part, 77% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    77%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    50%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    52%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    5%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    68%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    57%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    52%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    54%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    55%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    47%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

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

    60%

A good general feeling about the school

77%70%20142019
The 59 statements asked in 2019

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

  • I like being at school69%64%
  • I feel good at school85%74%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school78%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers72%69%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers22%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies57%44%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general51%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning38%32%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers62%42%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect80%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise30%36%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me17%12%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me11%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard2%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me2%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me2%7%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me0%9%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others0%4%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it69%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it62%50%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence74%55%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve63%51%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better66%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve53%59%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why48%53%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing52%56%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic59%53%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly67%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand58%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well63%62%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn38%40%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material34%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school44%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge61%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard71%72%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too54%44%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school38%43%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects47%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests58%57%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work64%60%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects55%59%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils63%59%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons42%45%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries38%60%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help75%75%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas41%55%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school33%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion80%70%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect92%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect89%84%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability92%81%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability81%76%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council65%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements43%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life40%49%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community79%68%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring75%63%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2014

8 took part, 80% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    78%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

78%71%20122014
The 7 statements asked in 2014

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 teacher88%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching63%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy43%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run100%82%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers75%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work75%72%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2019

12 took part, 63% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    79%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    71%
  • Teachers working together

    67%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    67%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    60%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

79%72%20142019
The 27 statements asked in 2019

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 teacher83%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching92%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%34%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run75%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers92%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work75%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it91%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint83%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing50%78%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress58%59%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses67%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers45%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together64%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed75%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help55%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together55%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together73%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching67%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching83%38%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%44%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers38%66%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders50%60%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator71%63%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well83%76%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor56%71%

It had 101 pupils in 2011 and 169 in 2015.

16920112015

El'ad has 87 more schools, and these are the next 6.

Other schools are also called ראשית חכמה.

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 ראשית חכמה in El'ad?

It is 442434. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ראשית חכמה?

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

What was the Meitzav score of ראשית חכמה?

In 2016, grade 8 scored 480 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

How many pupils does ראשית חכמה have?

It had 169 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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