Shimon Ben Zvi High School
ืชืืืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืฆืื
ืกืื ืืืกื 540591 ยท Givatayim
Address: ืฆืืื 8, ืืืขืชืืื
- Grades
- 9โ12 (ืืณโืืดื)
- Type
- Municipal
- Owner
- ืขืืจืืช ืืืขืชืืื
- Stream
- ืืืืืชื
- Legal status
- ืืืืจ ืฉืืื ื ื ืจืฉืื
Upcoming open days
Open-day dates for next year are not published yet
Open days last season (for reference)
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12.01.2026 18:00
ยท Open day โ ืขืจื ืคืชืื ืืชืืืื ืฉืืขืื ืื ืฆืื
Source: https://cdnm.heyzine.com/files/uploaded/v3/3720cce993dbe8... ยท Collected 06.11.2026
Exams, interviews and other events
Exams and interviews last season
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09.02.2026 (All day)
ยท Audition โ ืจืืืื ืืืืืช ืืื ืื ืืืคื ื - ืฉืืขืื ืื ืฆืื
Source: https://www.givatayim.muni.il/ืจืืฉืื-ืืชืืืื ืื-ืืืืขืชืืื/ ยท Collected 06.11.2026
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09.02.2026 15:00
ยท Other โ ืจืืืื ืืืฉื ืืืืชืช ืืื ืื ืืืคื ื
ยท ืืฆืจ ืืืช ืืกืคืจ
Source: https://shavatz.co.il/wp-content/uploads/2026/01/%D7%A8%D... ยท Collected 06.11.2026
The school's own majors and programmes
Major
- Software Engineering - Cyber Track
(ืื ืืกืช ืชืืื ื ืืกืืื ืกืืืืจ)
Computer science
Admission: ืืืขื ืืืืฉื 90 ืืืขืื ืืืชืืืืงื 5 ืื"ื 90 ืืืขืื ืืกืืื ืืืชื ื'โ
- Communication Studies
(ืืืืืื ืชืงืฉืืจืช)
Computer science
Admission: ืขืืืคืืช ืืืืื ืืงืืื ืืืฉืืื ืืืืจืืช ืืืืืข ืืฆื"ืโ
- Information and Data (Data Analyst) (ืืืืข ืื ืชืื ืื Data Analyst) Computer science โ
- Physical education
(ืืื ืื ืืืคื ื)
Sports
Admission: ืจืืืืโ
- Physical Education - Basketball / Aerobic Dance
(ืืื ืื ืืืคื ื - ืืกืืื ืืืืจืกื / ืืืื ืืืจืืื)
Sports
Admission: ืฆืืื ืืกืคืืจื, ืืืื ืื ืืกื ืืจืืืื ืืืฉื, ืืชื ืืืืช ืืืื ืืืืโ
Special class
- Scientific Excellence Classes (ืืืชืืช ืืืฆืืื ืืช ืืืืขืืช) Sciences โ
- Scientific Excellence Class (ืืืชืช ืืฆืืื ืืช ืืืขืืช) Sciences โ
- Physical Education Class
(ืืืชื ืืืื ืื ืืืคื ื)
Sports
Admission: ืจืืืื ืืืฉื ื-9 ืืคืืจืืืจ 2026 ืืฉืขื 15:00 ืืืฆืจ ืืืช ืืกืคืจโ
Programme
- Accelerated English and Mathematics Track (ืืกืืื ืื ืืืืช ืืืืฅ ืืืชืืืืงื ืืืืฅ) Sciences โ
- Physical Education Track (ืืื ืื ืืืคื ื) Sports โ
Ministry of Education data
Official Ministry of Education data for school year ืชืฉืค"ื (2024/25). Compared with similar schools (similar socio-economic student body), the city average and the national average.
Students' socio-economic background: very high (quintile 1 of 5 by the Ministry's index; 1 = most advantaged)
School size
Bagrut eligibility over the years ยท 2014: 92% โ 2025: 100%
External programmes (Ministry and partners)
Excellence and enrichment programmes the school's students take part in. The number is how many of this school's students participate, per the Ministry.
- ืืืืืกืืื โ 9 students (2025)
Two-year science & technology excellence programme with academic credit (Future Scientists Center with the Ministry).about the programme โ
- ืืืืืื โ 1 students (2025)
Research in humanities, social sciences and the arts for outstanding students (Future Scientists Center with the Ministry).about the programme โ
- ืืืคื โ 2 students (2025)
Research in academic labs for gifted and outstanding students (Future Scientists Center with the Ministry).about the programme โ
- ืืงืืืื ืืชืืืื โ 12 students (2025)
Academic courses for grades 10โ12 that can count as a 5-unit bagrut subject.about the programme โ
- ืืจืื ืืืื ื ืื โ 11 students (2025)
A weekly enrichment day at a Ministry gifted centre for students identified as gifted.
- ืขื"ื โ 135 students (2025)
Science & Technology Reserve โ a Ministry excellence track from grade 7 to 12 with 5-unit maths and two advanced science/tech subjects.about the programme โ
Middle โ high school (grade 9 โ 10)
The number of classes barely changes โ most students stay at the same school.
Classes by year: 2022โ23: 7โ7 ยท 2023โ24: 6โ6 ยท 2024โ25: 6โ6. Estimate from classes per grade (Ministry data, last 3 years); a net change, not tracking of individual students.
Climate & skills (RAMA)
RAMA (National Authority for Measurement and Evaluation) surveys and tests, compared with similar schools.
outline = previous measurement ยท thin bar = how schools in ืืืขืชืืื spread
Learning in class ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 3
Digital literacy ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 1
Teaching staff ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 4
Emotional skills ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 3
Facilities ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 2
Leadership & partnership ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 3
Student safety ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 1
Relationships & belonging ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 2
Teaching skills ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 3
Social involvement ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 2
Social skills ืชืฉืค"ื ยท ื-ืื โพ 2
School snapshot on the RAMA site โ
The school's neighbourhood
CBS census 2022 data for the statistical area the school is in, next to the city average. Students do not necessarily live in this area.
Population character: secular
| Residents in the area | 3,450 | |
| Children and teens (0โ19) | 34% | city: 26% |
| Median age | 41.0 | |
| Average household size | 2.7 | city: 2.4 |
| Immigrants since 2002 | 11% | city: 20% |
| Born in Israel | 53% | |
| Households owning their home | 62% | city: 48% |
| Households without a car | 16% | city: 23% |
| City socio-economic cluster (2021) | 9/10 | |
| Average monthly income per capita in the city | โช11,586 | |
| Academic degree (27โ54) in the city | 63% |
Source: CBS, census 2022; socio-economic index 2021.
Contacts
- Email ยท ืืืืจ ืืืงืืจืื ื: info@shavatz.co.il โ
- Fax ยท ืคืงืก: 03-5718544 โ
- Phone ยท ืจืืฉื: 03-5718389 โ
- Phone: 03-5718544 โ
- Principal ยท ืื ืืืช ืืื"ืก: ืฉืืืืืช ืืืืื ื โ
- Website: shavatz.co.il โ