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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of ישיבת אור עציון in Merkaz Shappira is 640185.

School number
640185
Local authority
שפיר
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State religious
Sector
Jewish
Kind of school
Yeshiva high school
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys
Grades
9 to 12
Pupils
247 in 2015
Founded
1960
Pupils' social and economic background
High

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In 2017, grade 8 scored 520 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.

This schoolAll schools

Grade 8, Mathematics

5205432017

Grade 8, English

4685202017

Grade 8, Hebrew

4915642017

Grade 8, Science and technology

5425792017

In 2020, 74% 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

137 took part, 91% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    61%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    45%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    38%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

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

    40%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    49%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    46%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    53%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    41%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    46%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    67%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    44%
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 school53%61%
  • I feel good at school68%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school63%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers57%63%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers25%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies52%45%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general47%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning30%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers34%31%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect51%52%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise38%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me36%22%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me18%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me10%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard5%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it5%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 me9%10%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me9%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it59%61%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it52%56%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence8%61%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve54%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 improve40%54%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why46%49%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing45%53%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic49%55%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly58%61%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand56%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well56%62%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn31%40%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material29%41%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school40%47%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge60%64%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard70%74%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too57%56%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school35%45%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects28%58%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests49%64%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work50%62%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects46%60%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils34%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons39%47%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries41%55%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help68%73%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas45%55%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school32%42%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion50%67%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect66%66%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect73%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability74%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability71%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council58%66%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements47%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life35%39%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community43%49%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring36%51%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2020

133 took part, 85% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    74%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    55%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

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

    6%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    50%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    53%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    57%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    47%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    64%
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 school78%75%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school74%74%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers74%69%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers32%33%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies62%43%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general53%41%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning37%32%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers58%42%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect66%63%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise53%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 me5%4%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard4%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it2%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 me4%6%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me8%10%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others2%3%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve45%49%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better63%59%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve48%58%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why46%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing50%51%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic50%50%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly56%59%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand66%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well62%61%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn41%38%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material38%40%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school49%43%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge61%49%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard80%71%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too47%40%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school48%40%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects28%50%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests44%52%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work55%57%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects60%56%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils55%58%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons38%46%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council64%58%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements75%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life49%46%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community71%63%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring62%58%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

9 took part, 64% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    73%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    78%
  • Teachers working together

    60%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    50%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    66%
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 teacher89%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching56%62%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run89%79%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers67%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work89%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it67%89%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint89%84%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing78%83%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress78%64%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses78%71%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers67%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together56%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed56%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help56%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together44%76%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching67%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together56%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching56%43%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching56%48%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year38%48%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers67%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders57%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator57%66%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well78%78%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor71%74%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2017

10 took part, 77% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    84%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    92%
  • Teachers working together

    57%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    48%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    37%
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 teacher90%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching90%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy70%29%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run90%77%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils90%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers70%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work90%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it100%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint100%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing78%77%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress90%58%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses67%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers50%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together67%78%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed30%77%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help33%66%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together56%72%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching78%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together78%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching60%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching33%37%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%40%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers40%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders33%61%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator20%62%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well67%77%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor25%70%

It had 305 pupils in 2011 and 247 in 2015.

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Merkaz Shappira has 3 more schools.

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 אור עציון in Merkaz Shappira?

It is 640185. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is ישיבת אור עציון?

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

What was the Meitzav score of ישיבת אור עציון?

In 2017, grade 8 scored 520 in maths, against 534 across all schools.

How many pupils does ישיבת אור עציון have?

It had 247 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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