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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of חב"ד בנים in Kiryat Malachi is 612994.

School number
612994
Local authority
קרית מלאכי
Stage
Primary
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
1 to 8
Pupils
391 in 2015
Founded
1979
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

In 2016, grade 5 scored 508 in maths, against 554 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.

This schoolAll schools

Grade 5, Mathematics

50855420102016

Grade 5, Hebrew

52853720102016

Grade 8, Mathematics

37053220102016

Grade 8, Hebrew

40055820102016

Grade 8, Science and technology

41656420122016

In 2016, 85% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 78% 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, 2016

85 took part, 96% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    85%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    78%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    71%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    15%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    86%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    84%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    87%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    85%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    70%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    73%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    82%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    53%

A good general feeling about the school

85%78%20102016
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 school84%72%
  • I feel good at school86%79%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school86%82%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers88%76%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers59%56%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies83%68%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general83%70%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning61%36%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers67%45%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect85%66%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise69%41%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me33%26%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me25%17%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me8%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard14%7%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it19%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me4%2%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me13%13%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me9%11%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others5%6%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it86%78%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it80%78%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence93%86%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve77%71%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better90%83%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve83%74%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why84%72%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing80%68%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic88%79%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly93%83%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand91%80%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well92%84%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn78%67%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material82%67%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school86%70%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge87%84%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard86%85%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too84%80%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school83%68%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects54%78%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests79%83%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work82%82%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects73%73%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils76%75%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons57%65%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries70%67%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help86%84%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas80%71%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school57%65%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion82%84%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect75%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect88%90%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability80%87%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability86%79%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council63%80%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements75%51%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life30%53%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community49%61%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring47%73%

Pupils in grades 7 to 9, 2016

75 took part, 93% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    87%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    73%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    74%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    13%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    84%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    81%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    83%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    86%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    71%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    73%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

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

    55%

A good general feeling about the school

87%69%20102016
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 school83%63%
  • I feel good at school85%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school92%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers85%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers57%35%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies75%46%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general77%46%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning73%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers65%32%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect81%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise76%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me31%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me24%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me7%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard11%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 me1%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me17%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me16%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it83%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it84%59%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence84%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve82%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better84%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve81%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why78%50%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing76%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic84%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly88%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand87%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well87%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn76%42%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material78%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school81%50%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge91%67%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard88%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too84%58%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school85%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects47%60%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests89%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work84%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects84%62%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils70%63%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons50%48%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries57%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help85%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas81%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school67%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion80%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect84%68%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect95%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability92%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability85%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council66%69%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements68%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life30%42%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community53%51%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring59%54%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

13 took part, 68% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    79%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    90%
  • Teachers working together

    59%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    62%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

79%74%20102016
The 22 statements asked in 2016

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 teacher92%93%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching85%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy54%24%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run77%85%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%93%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers77%80%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work69%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 complaint92%86%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing92%89%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress75%73%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses69%73%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers92%69%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together58%80%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed62%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help30%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together20%74%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching70%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together70%83%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching58%62%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching69%70%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year58%65%

It had 337 pupils in 2011 and 391 in 2015.

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Kiryat Malachi has 19 more schools, and these are the next 6.

Other schools are also called חב"ד בנים.

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 חב"ד בנים in Kiryat Malachi?

It is 612994. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is חב"ד בנים?

Primary, State religious, Official, Boys

What was the Meitzav score of חב"ד בנים?

In 2016, grade 5 scored 508 in maths, against 554 across all schools.

How many pupils does חב"ד בנים have?

It had 391 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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