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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of בית ספר המר דרכא in Bat Yam is 571158.

School number
571158
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
7 to 13
Pupils
329 in 2015
Founded
1980
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2017, grade 8 scored 508 in maths, against 534 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

50853420102017

Grade 8, English

51752320082017

Grade 8, Hebrew

49655720102017

Grade 8, Science and technology

52858720082017

In 2020, 79% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 71% 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, 2017

147 took part, 86% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    80%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    67%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    35%
  • 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

    78%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    75%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    76%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    73%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    65%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    86%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    64%

A good general feeling about the school

80%68%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 school77%61%
  • I feel good at school88%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school76%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers79%63%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers45%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies67%45%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general76%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning28%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers29%31%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect55%52%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise27%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me30%22%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me24%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me5%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard6%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it9%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me0%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me5%10%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me5%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others0%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it74%61%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it73%56%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence82%61%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve81%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better86%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve68%54%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why75%49%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing78%53%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic81%55%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly84%61%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand81%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well90%62%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn58%40%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material61%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school65%47%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge86%64%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard89%74%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too75%56%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school68%45%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects62%58%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests81%64%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work82%62%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects75%60%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils73%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons64%47%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries58%55%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help85%73%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas67%55%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school51%42%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion77%67%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect77%66%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect93%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability94%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability90%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council80%66%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements64%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life48%39%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community62%49%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring67%51%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2020

78 took part, 83% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    79%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    64%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    41%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    4%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    69%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    68%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    61%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    54%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    64%

A good general feeling about the school

79%71%20142020
The 47 statements asked in 2020

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

  • I like being at school70%64%
  • I feel good at school87%75%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school79%74%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers86%69%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers37%33%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies69%43%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general65%41%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning24%32%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers35%42%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect64%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise42%39%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me17%12%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me10%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me1%4%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it4%4%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me1%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me1%6%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me0%10%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others0%3%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve70%49%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better79%59%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve62%58%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why68%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing65%51%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic69%50%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly79%59%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand73%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well82%61%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn53%38%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material55%40%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school51%43%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge60%49%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard92%71%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too51%40%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school49%40%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects48%50%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests57%52%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work64%57%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects55%56%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils60%58%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons44%46%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council77%58%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements56%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life53%46%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community63%63%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring71%58%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2014

12 took part, 80% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    67%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    81%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

67%71%20102014
The 11 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 teacher100%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching75%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy42%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run58%82%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils75%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers58%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work58%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it83%85%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint83%77%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing83%66%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress75%58%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2017

15 took part, 65% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    74%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    78%
  • Teachers working together

    79%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    53%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    82%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

74%70%20142017
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 teacher87%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching73%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy27%29%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run87%77%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils87%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers80%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work80%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it86%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint86%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing83%77%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress57%58%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses87%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers47%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together87%78%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed87%77%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help67%66%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together80%72%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching87%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together93%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching47%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching40%37%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year73%40%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers78%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders80%61%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator89%62%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well80%77%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor82%70%

It had 340 pupils in 2011 and 329 in 2015.

32920112015

Bat Yam has 47 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 בית ספר המר דרכא in Bat Yam?

It is 571158. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is בית ספר המר דרכא?

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

What was the Meitzav score of בית ספר המר דרכא?

In 2017, grade 8 scored 508 in maths, against 534 across all schools.

How many pupils does בית ספר המר דרכא have?

It had 329 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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