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Election 2026

The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of מקיף שער הנגב in Nir Am is 660126.

School number
660126
Town
Nir Am
Local authority
שער הנגב
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Kind of school
Kibbutz school
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
1,215 in 2015
Founded
1960
Pupils' social and economic background
Middle

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In 2017, grade 8 scored 478 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.

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Grade 8, Mathematics

47853420092017

Grade 8, English

49752320112017

Grade 8, Hebrew

49355720092017

Grade 8, Science and technology

48558720112017

In 2017, 76% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 68% 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

587 took part, 89% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    76%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    47%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    27%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    8%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    61%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    49%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    44%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    51%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    62%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    51%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    69%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    40%

A good general feeling about the school

76%68%20092017
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 school68%61%
  • I feel good at school79%71%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school80%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers64%63%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers27%32%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies49%45%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general48%45%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning18%25%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers20%31%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect48%52%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise22%28%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me24%22%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me11%12%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it6%6%
  • 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 me8%10%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me12%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it66%61%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it56%56%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence60%61%
  • 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 better62%63%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve52%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 doing44%53%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic47%55%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly51%61%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand47%58%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well58%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 material31%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 knowledge57%64%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard68%74%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too50%56%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school40%45%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects68%58%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests72%64%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work67%62%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects56%60%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils69%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons43%47%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries45%55%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help76%73%
  • 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 school31%42%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion67%67%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect56%66%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect87%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability77%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability60%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council58%66%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements26%45%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life36%39%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community40%49%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring38%51%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2017

363 took part, 90% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    78%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    52%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    42%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    6%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    46%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    49%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    42%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    42%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    61%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    49%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    73%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    55%
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 school69%62%
  • I feel good at school83%70%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school83%71%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers73%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers37%29%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies50%39%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general46%39%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning30%26%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers38%35%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect65%57%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise33%29%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me15%15%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me8%8%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me2%6%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it4%5%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me2%5%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me8%9%
  • 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%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it62%58%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it36%46%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence39%55%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve48%50%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better61%60%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve55%57%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why46%48%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing46%52%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic38%48%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly51%57%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand47%53%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well56%57%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn30%36%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material28%36%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school37%44%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge44%53%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard63%71%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too35%43%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school32%40%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects68%51%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests65%58%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work61%57%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects58%57%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils71%56%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons42%42%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries49%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help75%73%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas42%52%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school32%38%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion61%64%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect70%71%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect87%80%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability80%77%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability69%72%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council61%65%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements42%47%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life51%45%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community72%64%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring49%57%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2017

24 took part, 77% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    77%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    83%
  • Teachers working together

    75%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    47%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    78%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

77%69%20092017
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 teacher96%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching71%62%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy33%23%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run83%79%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils92%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers83%73%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work83%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it88%89%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint88%84%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing91%83%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress67%64%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses63%71%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers78%71%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together71%81%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed79%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help65%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together70%76%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching87%86%
  • 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 teaching42%43%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching50%48%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%48%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers82%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders71%64%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator69%66%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well78%78%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor90%74%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2017

66 took part, 88% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    75%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    69%
  • Teachers working together

    71%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    36%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    80%
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 teacher97%91%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching70%67%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy20%29%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run79%77%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils94%86%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers83%71%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work80%70%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it82%86%
  • Parents get a listening ear at school for any question, problem or complaint81%81%
  • Parents are in regular touch with the class teacher about how their child is doing69%77%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress46%58%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses64%68%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers61%65%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together77%78%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed78%77%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help53%66%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together68%72%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching81%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together83%84%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching29%36%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching48%37%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year30%40%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers88%69%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders76%61%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator74%62%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well79%77%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor84%70%

It had 1,049 pupils in 2011 and 1,215 in 2015.

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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 מקיף שער הנגב in Nir Am?

It is 660126. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is מקיף שער הנגב?

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

What was the Meitzav score of מקיף שער הנגב?

In 2017, grade 8 scored 478 in maths, against 534 across all schools.

How many pupils does מקיף שער הנגב have?

It had 1,215 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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