After the Treasury and the Histadrut reached agreements and removed the strike threat, 177,000 first grade students came to class this morning excited and full of anticipation: "They want to make new friends." For 135 thousand 12th graders this will be the last year in school. Together with them, 218 thousand teaching staff also opened the year
Almost 2.5 million excited and expectant students entered the classrooms, including 177 thousand who did so for the first time when they entered the first grade At the same time, for 136,000 students starting the 12th grade, this will be their last year in school.
150 thousand of the students are defined as gifted and outstanding. 290 thousand students started the year in special education, and about 22 thousand children will be in kindergartens. In front of all the students and kindergarten children are 218 thousand teaching staff, in 5,440 different educational institutions.
Photo: Reuven Casto Walla