The school number of תיכון חמ"ד דרכא אפלמן in Dimona is 640243.
- School number
- 640243
- Town
- Dimona
- Stage
- Junior high and high school
- Stream
- State religious
- Sector
- Jewish
- Status
- Official
- Who it teaches
- Boys and girls
- Grades
- 7 to 12
- Pupils
- 423 in 2015
- Founded
- 1965
- Pupils' social and economic background
- Low
In 2016, grade 8 scored 437 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.
This schoolAll schools
Grade 8, Mathematics
Grade 8, English
Grade 8, Hebrew
Grade 8, Science and technology
In 2019, 66% 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
163 took part, 87% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
55%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
38%Pupils behaving properly in class
18%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
13%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
44%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
43%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
36%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
45%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
48%Strategies for learning alone
48%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
58%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
49%
A good general feeling about the school
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 school53%63%
- I feel good at school58%71%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school55%72%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers50%65%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers20%35%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies43%46%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general41%46%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning15%25%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers11%32%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect27%53%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise19%28%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me30%23%
- In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me17%12%
- In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me9%5%
- In the past month a pupil beat me hard9%5%
- In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it7%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 me17%11%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me20%12%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others6%5%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it45%62%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it40%59%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence46%62%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve44%52%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better52%63%
- When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve35%55%
- When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why37%50%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing42%54%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic50%57%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly46%62%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand45%60%
- Most of my teachers know how to teach well44%64%
- Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn19%42%
- Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material23%44%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school33%50%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge55%67%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard65%75%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too42%58%
- I enjoy what I learn at school28%48%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects43%60%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests52%67%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work55%65%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects46%62%
- Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils57%63%
- Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons36%48%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries45%56%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help64%74%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas47%57%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school38%44%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion47%69%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect47%68%
- The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect72%81%
- The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability69%77%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability58%70%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council65%69%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements41%47%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life38%42%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community48%51%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring52%54%
Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2019
88 took part, 89% of the group.
A good general feeling about the school
66%Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils
53%Pupils behaving properly in class
24%Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)
4%The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe
56%Feedback from teachers that moves learning on
57%Teaching seen as interesting and clear
44%Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning
48%Ways of teaching, learning and assessing
55%Strategies for learning alone
55%The school's efforts for tolerance of others
76%The school's efforts for social and civic involvement
55%
A good general feeling about the school
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 school63%64%
- I feel good at school74%74%
- Even if I could, I would not move to another school63%73%
- I have close, good relations with most of my teachers70%69%
- When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers36%32%
- Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies56%44%
- It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general51%45%
- Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning25%32%
- In my class no pupils are rude to teachers11%42%
- The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect43%63%
- Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise15%36%
- In the past month a pupil pushed me10%12%
- In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me5%6%
- In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me2%4%
- In the past month a pupil beat me hard1%4%
- In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it1%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 me3%7%
- In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me7%9%
- In the past month I was shut out by the others3%4%
- When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it57%62%
- The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it47%50%
- At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence63%55%
- Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve57%51%
- When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better61%63%
- When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve53%59%
- When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why49%53%
- Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing69%56%
- Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic52%53%
- Most teachers explain the material clearly53%62%
- Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand42%58%
- Most of my teachers know how to teach well63%62%
- Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn33%40%
- Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material28%41%
- I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school36%46%
- What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge44%54%
- I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard75%72%
- What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too45%44%
- I enjoy what I learn at school41%43%
- Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects47%54%
- Teachers assess our work by more than tests57%57%
- Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work63%60%
- In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects53%59%
- Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils69%59%
- Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons41%45%
- When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries57%60%
- If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help78%75%
- After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas51%55%
- I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school35%41%
- The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion58%70%
- The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect74%77%
- The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect84%84%
- The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability84%81%
- All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability78%76%
- The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council66%68%
- The school encourages pupils to join youth movements53%53%
- The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life43%49%
- The school encourages me to volunteer for the community56%68%
- The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring59%63%
Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2016
8 took part, 80% of the group.
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
63%Parents as partners in the school
59%Teachers working together
57%Developing the teaching staff
54%
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
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 teacher100%92%
- I do not feel tired of teaching63%68%
- I do not feel my workload is too heavy38%25%
- I am satisfied with how the school is run50%81%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils75%89%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers50%75%
- The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work63%74%
- The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it63%88%
- Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint38%84%
- Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing100%83%
- Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress38%64%
- Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses43%71%
- Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers13%72%
- Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together71%83%
- Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed38%80%
- Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help50%64%
- Teachers develop teaching materials together57%73%
- Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching100%86%
- Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together88%84%
- Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching63%47%
- Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching50%53%
- The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%48%
Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2019
19 took part, 59% of the group.
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
58%Parents as partners in the school
60%Teachers working together
70%Developing the teaching staff
27%Taking in and supporting new staff
42%
Teachers' satisfaction with the school
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 teacher79%91%
- I do not feel tired of teaching63%67%
- I do not feel my workload is too heavy26%34%
- I am satisfied with how the school is run53%80%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils89%86%
- The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers58%73%
- The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work37%72%
- The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it94%86%
- Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint50%81%
- Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing53%78%
- Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress44%59%
- Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses53%68%
- Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers56%65%
- Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together61%79%
- Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed56%79%
- Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help80%67%
- Teachers develop teaching materials together80%75%
- Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching87%87%
- Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together87%85%
- Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching26%36%
- Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching17%38%
- The principal took part in building my development plan for this year37%44%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers44%66%
- The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders33%60%
- The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator38%63%
- The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well50%76%
- Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor47%71%
It had 559 pupils in 2011 and 423 in 2015.
Dimona has 23 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 תיכון חמ"ד דרכא אפלמן in Dimona?
It is 640243. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.
What kind of school is תיכון חמ"ד דרכא אפלמן?
Junior high and high school, State religious, Official, Boys and girls
What was the Meitzav score of תיכון חמ"ד דרכא אפלמן?
In 2016, grade 8 scored 437 in maths, against 532 across all schools.
How many pupils does תיכון חמ"ד דרכא אפלמן have?
It had 423 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.