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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of קול יעקב in Yeruham is 611426.

School number
611426
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
1 to 6
Pupils
599 in 2015
Founded
1950
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2015, grade 5 scored 566 in maths, against 545 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

56654520092015

Grade 5, English

45952420112015

Grade 5, Hebrew

53553720092015

In 2015, 78% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 76% 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, 2015

151 took part, 96% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    78%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    57%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    46%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    11%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    77%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    67%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    70%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    65%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    66%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    58%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

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

    52%

A good general feeling about the school

78%76%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 school65%69%
  • I feel good at school81%78%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school87%80%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers65%75%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers38%54%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies64%67%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general62%69%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning33%35%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers43%43%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect62%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise44%40%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me30%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me21%18%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me4%6%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard4%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it7%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me2%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me15%13%
  • 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 others3%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it70%77%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it75%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence85%85%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve60%70%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better78%83%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve66%73%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why66%72%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing60%67%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic71%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly81%82%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand79%79%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well84%82%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn53%65%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material52%66%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school55%69%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge76%83%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard74%84%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too68%78%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school52%66%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects62%77%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests74%82%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work76%81%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects66%74%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils61%74%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons56%64%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries57%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help81%83%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas53%71%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school42%63%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion75%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect76%75%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect91%89%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability85%86%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability72%77%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council64%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements57%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life43%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community46%58%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring48%72%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2015

21 took part, 88% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    70%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    86%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    62%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

70%74%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 teacher86%94%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching57%65%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy19%22%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run86%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%92%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers71%78%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work71%79%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it95%91%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint86%85%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing95%87%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress67%75%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching63%63%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching70%67%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year53%69%

It had 410 pupils in 2011 and 599 in 2015.

59920112015

Yeruham has 10 more schools, and these are the next 6.

Other schools are also called קול יעקב.

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 קול יעקב in Yeruham?

It is 611426. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is קול יעקב?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys and girls

What was the Meitzav score of קול יעקב?

In 2015, grade 5 scored 566 in maths, against 545 across all schools.

How many pupils does קול יעקב have?

It had 599 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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