ישיבת מקור חיים
ישיבת מקור חיים
סמל מוסד 615948 · Jerusalem
Address: אפשטיין יעקב נחום 5, ירושלים
- Grades
- 7–12 (ז׳–י״ב)
- Type
- Municipal
- Owner
- עירית ירושלים
- Stream
- ממלכתי דתי
- Legal status
- רשמי
Upcoming open days
Open-day dates for next year are not published yet
Ministry of Education data
Official Ministry of Education data for school year תשפ"ה (2024/25). Compared with similar schools (similar socio-economic student body), the city average and the national average.
Students' socio-economic background: high (quintile 2 of 5 by the Ministry's index; 1 = most advantaged)
School size
Bagrut eligibility over the years · 2017: 90% → 2025: 85%
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.
- אודיסיאה — 4 students (2025)
Two-year science & technology excellence programme with academic credit (Future Scientists Center with the Ministry).about the programme ↗
- אלפא — 1 students (2025)
Research in academic labs for gifted and outstanding students (Future Scientists Center with the Ministry).about the programme ↗
- אקדמיה בתיכון — 4 students (2025)
Academic courses for grades 10–12 that can count as a 5-unit bagrut subject.about the programme ↗
- מרכז מחוננים — 8 students (2025)
A weekly enrichment day at a Ministry gifted centre for students identified as gifted.
- מרכז מצטיינים — 2 students (2025)
Enrichment at a Ministry centre for outstanding students.
Middle → high school (grade 9 → 10)
The number of classes barely changes — most students stay at the same school.
Classes by year: 2022→23: 2→2 · 2023→24: 3→3 · 2024→25: 3→3. 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 · thin bar = how schools in ירושלים spread
Learning in class תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 2
Learning in class תשפ"ד · י-יא ▾ 2
Digital literacy תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 1
Digital literacy תשפ"ד · י-יא ▾ 1
Teaching staff תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 4
Facilities תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 1
Mother tongue תשפ"ג ▾ 6
Leadership & partnership תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 1
Student safety תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 1
Student safety תשפ"ד · י-יא ▾ 1
Relationships & belonging תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 2
Relationships & belonging תשפ"ד · י-יא ▾ 2
Teaching skills תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 1
Social involvement תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 2
Social skills תשפ"ד · ז-ט ▾ 2
Social skills תשפ"ד · י-יא ▾ 2
School-chosen topics ▾ 2
School snapshot on the RAMA site ↗
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: דתי/ דתי מאוד
| Residents in the area | 870 | |
| Children and teens (0–19) | 40% | city: 42% |
| Median age | 28.0 | |
| Average household size | 3.2 | city: 3.9 |
| Immigrants since 2002 | 30% | city: 35% |
| Born in Israel | 54% | |
| Households owning their home | 48% | city: 52% |
| Households without a car | 23% | city: 38% |
| City socio-economic cluster (2021) | 2/10 | |
| Average monthly income per capita in the city | ₪4,125 | |
| Academic degree (27–54) in the city | 25% |
Source: CBS, census 2022; socio-economic index 2021.
Contacts
Contacts not collected yet — see the school's website.