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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of שקמים in Sderot is 611160.

School number
611160
Town
Sderot
Stage
Primary
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
272 in 2015
Founded
1950
Pupils' social and economic background
Low

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In 2017, grade 5 scored 547 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

54756620102017

Grade 5, English

60453920082017

Grade 5, Hebrew

46854220102017

In 2017, 96% 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

84 took part, 88% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    96%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    87%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    70%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    2%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    95%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    95%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    96%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    96%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    92%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    92%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    97%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    90%

A good general feeling about the school

96%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 school95%73%
  • I feel good at school95%81%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school96%83%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers92%78%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers77%58%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies88%70%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general91%72%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning58%39%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers69%46%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect86%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise67%43%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me7%25%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me5%16%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me0%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard2%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it1%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me0%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me1%12%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me1%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others0%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it94%79%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it95%79%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence95%87%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve93%73%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better98%84%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve93%75%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why94%73%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing92%70%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic98%81%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly96%84%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand98%81%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well100%85%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn95%68%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material93%69%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school95%71%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge99%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard98%86%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too96%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school94%69%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects93%79%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests96%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work98%83%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects92%75%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils86%76%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons86%66%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries88%69%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help98%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas91%72%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school90%66%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion95%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect98%78%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect100%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability99%88%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability95%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council98%81%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements82%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life89%54%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community89%60%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring94%75%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

12 took part, 67% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    73%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    91%
  • Teachers working together

    74%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    75%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    87%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

73%74%20082017
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 teacher100%92%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching67%63%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy8%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run83%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils92%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers83%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work75%80%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%94%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint83%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress82%74%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses58%74%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers75%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together75%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed75%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help75%72%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together75%79%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching83%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together73%86%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching83%54%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching83%63%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year58%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers78%73%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders75%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator100%72%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well91%84%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor91%80%

It had 305 pupils in 2011 and 272 in 2015.

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Sderot has 21 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 שקמים in Sderot?

It is 611160. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is שקמים?

Primary, State, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of שקמים?

In 2017, grade 5 scored 547 in maths, against 566 across all schools.

How many pupils does שקמים have?

It had 272 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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