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The results of the 27 October vote

The school number of דרכא אמירים in Ofakim is 770057.

School number
770057
Town
Ofakim
Stage
Junior high and high school
Stream
State
Sector
Jewish
Status
Official
Who it teaches
Boys and girls
Grades
7 to 12
Pupils
649 in 2015
Founded
1971
Pupils' social and economic background
Low

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In 2015, grade 8 scored 473 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

47353220092015

Grade 8, English

46751420112015

Grade 8, Hebrew

48854020092015

Grade 8, Science and technology

55255220112015

In 2018, 63% of the pupils who took part felt good about the school, against 69% 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, 2015

322 took part, 89% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    58%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    43%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    31%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    10%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    66%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    58%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    53%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    60%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    63%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    62%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

    66%
  • The school's efforts for social and civic involvement

    72%

A good general feeling about the school

58%70%20092015
The 59 statements asked in 2015

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I like being at school54%63%
  • I feel good at school64%73%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school57%73%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers60%65%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers22%34%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies48%47%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general42%47%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning25%27%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers31%34%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect42%53%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise26%30%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me24%23%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me13%13%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me7%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard6%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 me12%11%
  • In the past month a pupil spread untrue rumours about me to hurt me15%12%
  • In the past month I was shut out by the others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it63%62%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it62%60%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence74%62%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve62%54%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better69%64%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve48%55%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why53%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing58%55%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic59%57%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly56%62%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand53%60%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well64%64%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn44%43%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material46%44%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school48%51%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge68%68%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard78%75%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too59%60%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school47%48%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects62%59%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests68%67%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work67%65%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects64%64%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils71%61%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons48%49%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries60%56%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help75%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas63%57%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school50%44%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion63%69%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect53%67%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect77%81%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability78%78%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability61%70%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council81%68%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements75%46%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life58%45%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community76%52%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring72%54%

Pupils in grades 10 and 11, 2018

172 took part, 89% of the group.

  • A good general feeling about the school

    63%
  • Close, caring relations between teachers and pupils

    42%
  • Pupils behaving properly in class

    28%
  • Being part of violent incidents (lower is better)

    5%
  • The school's efforts to make pupils feel safe

    58%
  • Feedback from teachers that moves learning on

    58%
  • Teaching seen as interesting and clear

    45%
  • Confidence, curiosity and interest in learning

    45%
  • Ways of teaching, learning and assessing

    53%
  • Strategies for learning alone

    59%
  • The school's efforts for tolerance of others

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

    70%

A good general feeling about the school

63%69%20152018
The 59 statements asked in 2018

The share who agreed, then all schools that year. Where a statement was turned round, more is still better.

  • I like being at school57%63%
  • I feel good at school70%72%
  • Even if I could, I would not move to another school62%72%
  • I have close, good relations with most of my teachers63%67%
  • When I am sad or feel bad, I am comfortable talking about it with one of my teachers23%31%
  • Most teachers care about me and what happens to me, not only about my studies41%41%
  • It matters to most teachers how I feel, at school and in general43%42%
  • Pupils rarely make noise and disorder in class and disturb learning20%29%
  • In my class no pupils are rude to teachers21%38%
  • The pupils in my class treat the teachers with respect48%60%
  • Teachers do not wait long at the start of a lesson for pupils to stop the noise24%33%
  • In the past month a pupil pushed me12%13%
  • In the past month a pupil hit, kicked or punched me6%7%
  • In the past month a pupil used an object to hurt me3%5%
  • In the past month a pupil beat me hard2%4%
  • In the past month a pupil threatened to hurt me, at school or after it3%5%
  • In the past month a pupil used threats to take money, food or valuables from me3%4%
  • In the past month a pupil tried to persuade others not to talk to me5%8%
  • 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 others3%5%
  • When there is violence at school, the teachers know about it56%60%
  • The school does a lot to prevent violence and deal with it39%48%
  • At break there is always a teacher in the yard watching that there is no violence80%54%
  • Most teachers explain to each pupil personally exactly what to do to improve53%50%
  • When pupils struggle with the material, most teachers explain what they can do to understand it better66%60%
  • When teachers return work or a test, most write beside the answers what is right and what to improve60%57%
  • When a pupil does badly on a test, most teachers help them understand why59%51%
  • Most teachers make sure to tell me how I am doing59%54%
  • Most teachers check pupils understand before moving to the next topic49%50%
  • Most teachers explain the material clearly60%59%
  • Most of my teachers teach in a way that makes me understand51%55%
  • Most of my teachers know how to teach well57%59%
  • Most teachers teach in an interesting way that makes me want to listen and learn26%39%
  • Most teachers teach in a way that encourages me to think about the material32%39%
  • I feel curious about and interested in what I learn at school36%46%
  • What is taught at school gives me a lot of important knowledge45%54%
  • I am sure I can succeed even if the tasks are hard71%73%
  • What I learn at school helps me outside school hours too42%46%
  • I enjoy what I learn at school30%44%
  • Teachers point us to different ways of learning, such as research, observation and projects48%54%
  • Teachers assess our work by more than tests46%55%
  • Teachers encourage us to be active in learning, for example to ask questions and present work54%58%
  • In lessons, teachers connect the material to other topics, such as other subjects59%58%
  • Most teachers give us tasks to work on with other pupils67%58%
  • Pupils in my class work on different tasks on their own during lessons46%44%
  • When learning something new I try to organise it for myself, for example with headings or summaries62%58%
  • If I do not understand something, I ask someone for help77%74%
  • After learning something new I check whether I understood the main ideas56%54%
  • I often try to widen what I know about topics taught at school39%41%
  • The school encourages us to be tolerant of others, such as people with another language, a disability or another religion58%68%
  • The pupils in my class treat others who are different with respect71%74%
  • The teachers in my class treat others who are different with respect83%82%
  • The staff work to include all pupils in activities, whatever their origin, religion or disability81%79%
  • All pupils at our school fit in fully, whatever their origin, religion or disability74%75%
  • The school encourages pupils to show leadership, such as on a pupils' council73%65%
  • The school encourages pupils to join youth movements75%48%
  • The school encourages me to take an active part in civic life51%46%
  • The school encourages me to volunteer for the community78%65%
  • The school encourages me to take part in social involvement, such as mentoring76%59%

Teachers of grades 1 to 9, 2013

21 took part, 84% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    61%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

61%70%20092013
The 7 statements asked in 2013

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 teaching76%66%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy19%25%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run67%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils76%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers48%69%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work55%70%

Teachers of grades 10 and 11, 2018

16 took part, 67% of the group.

  • Teachers' satisfaction with the school

    83%
  • Parents as partners in the school

    78%
  • Teachers working together

    87%
  • Developing the teaching staff

    36%
  • Taking in and supporting new staff

    88%

Teachers' satisfaction with the school

83%71%20152018
The 27 statements asked in 2018

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 teacher94%89%
  • I do not feel tired of teaching75%65%
  • I do not feel my workload is too heavy38%32%
  • I am satisfied with how the school is run94%80%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for pupils100%87%
  • The school does a lot to make it pleasant for teachers94%75%
  • The school tries to create conditions that let me succeed in my work88%72%
  • The school keeps parents up to date on what goes on in it94%85%
  • 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 doing73%76%
  • Teachers consult parents on how to improve their child's progress56%60%
  • Teachers share with colleagues what they learned on courses81%70%
  • Team meetings are written up and sent to all the teachers79%67%
  • Subject teams plan their tasks and tests together93%79%
  • Subject teachers share the plans and tools they developed100%80%
  • Teachers go over pupils' wrong answers together and think how to help77%69%
  • Teachers develop teaching materials together86%75%
  • Teachers share their doubts and difficulties in teaching86%86%
  • Teachers discuss the school's work plan for the subject together93%85%
  • Since the start of the year I was given personal goals for my teaching27%35%
  • Since the start of the year a member of staff watched a lesson of mine to improve teaching31%40%
  • The principal took part in building my development plan for this year50%46%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new teachers85%72%
  • The school has an orderly way of taking in new office holders92%67%
  • The school has an orderly way of supporting office holders, such as a year or subject coordinator85%67%
  • The school's management puts great weight on taking in new teachers well87%80%
  • Every trainee or new teacher has a trained mentor92%75%

It had 779 pupils in 2011 and 649 in 2015.

64920112015

Ofakim has 32 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 דרכא אמירים in Ofakim?

It is 770057. The Ministry of Education's register gives every school a six-digit number, called semel mosad in Hebrew.

What kind of school is דרכא אמירים?

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

What was the Meitzav score of דרכא אמירים?

In 2015, grade 8 scored 473 in maths, against 532 across all schools.

How many pupils does דרכא אמירים have?

It had 649 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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