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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ישיבת מקור חיים in Jerusalem is 615948.

School number
615948
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2016, grade 8 scored 441 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

4415342016

Grade 8, English

3495232016

Grade 8, Hebrew

4955572016

Grade 8, Science and technology

4885872016

In 2019, 71% 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

85 took part, 88% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    59%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    42%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    25%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    25%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    44%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    44%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    41%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    50%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    42%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    44%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    68%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    37%
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 school56%63%
  • I feel good at school65%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school57%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers51%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers25%35%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies52%46%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general40%46%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning17%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers15%32%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect35%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise32%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me71%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me64%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me15%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard23%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 me5%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me14%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me18%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others4%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it56%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it45%59%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence32%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve42%52%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better58%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve44%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why33%50%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing37%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic52%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly57%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand49%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well48%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn25%42%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material24%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school39%50%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge61%67%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard68%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too53%58%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school26%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects30%60%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests41%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work52%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects60%62%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils34%63%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons37%48%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries41%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help69%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas40%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school25%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion61%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect60%68%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect79%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability72%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability67%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council64%69%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements29%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life20%42%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community30%51%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring42%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2019

34 took part, 87% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    71%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    47%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    53%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

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

    56%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    55%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    55%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    52%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    48%
  • Strategies for learning alone

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

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

    49%
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 school62%64%
  • I feel good at school79%74%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school71%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers71%69%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers29%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies52%44%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general38%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning44%32%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers47%42%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect74%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise47%36%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me41%12%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me38%6%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me18%4%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard21%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it9%4%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me3%3%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me9%7%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me12%9%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others6%4%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it41%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it44%50%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence82%55%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve53%51%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better68%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve56%59%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why53%53%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing50%56%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic53%53%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly59%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand68%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well73%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 material36%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school50%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge59%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard71%72%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too44%44%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school35%43%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects50%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests52%57%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work62%60%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects41%59%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils38%59%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons44%45%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries29%60%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help68%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 school32%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion71%70%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect79%77%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect85%84%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability79%81%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability62%76%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council71%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements41%53%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life24%49%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community62%68%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring47%63%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016

7 took part, 64% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    78%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    92%
  • Teachers working together

    42%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    62%
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 teacher86%92%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching86%68%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy50%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run86%81%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%89%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers57%75%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work83%74%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%88%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint100%84%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing83%83%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress83%64%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses50%71%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers33%72%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together60%83%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed50%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help17%64%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together17%73%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching60%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together50%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching71%47%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching57%53%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year57%48%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2019

8 took part, 89% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    89%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    86%
  • Teachers working together

    64%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    28%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    60%
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 teacher100%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching75%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy63%34%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run100%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers88%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work100%72%
  • 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 complaint88%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%78%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress71%59%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses57%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers43%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together57%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed71%79%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help57%67%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together57%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching86%87%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together86%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching38%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching25%38%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year20%44%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers43%66%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders60%60%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator57%63%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well88%76%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor50%71%

Jerusalem has 785 more schools, and these are the next 6.

Other schools are also called ישיבת מקור חיים.

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 ישיבת מקור חיים in Jerusalem?

It is 615948. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ישיבת מקור חיים?

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

What was the Meitzav score of ישיבת מקור חיים?

In 2016, grade 8 scored 441 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

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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