Bible: Elementary School Track (Grades 1–6)

“Orot Israel” Academic College of Education, established by Orot Israel College and Moreshet Yaakov CollegeBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or moreTeacher training

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Men (Rehovot campus): bagrut + psychometric exam(our wording)

Eligibility for a bagrut certificate + psychometric exam with a combined score of at least 540; with a combined score of 525–539, applicants are required to take the Mesila test and pass with a score of at least 5.5 to be admitted

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Men (Rehovot campus): exemption from the psychometric exam – quality bagrut(our wording)

Applicants with a quality bagrut certificate will be exempt from the psychometric exam if it includes: a bagrut average of 92 and 4 or 5 English units and another bagrut subject at 5 units

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Women (Elkana campus): without a psychometric exam(our wording)

Bagrut average of at least 92
Bagrut including 4 units in English and 5 units in one advanced-level subject
An applicant exempt from the psychometric exam must take the Amir exam (the English section of the psychometric exam) for screening purposes.

Regular track

Women (Elkana campus): with a psychometric exam(our wording)

Combined score of at least 540
(or 525–539 + Mesila test)

Through a preparatory program

Men: graduates of a pre-academic mechina(our wording)

Weighted average of mechina grades of at least 92
Across all specializations (Hebrew Language, Talmud, Bible, History of the Jewish People, Communications, Special Education): 4–5 English units + 5 units in an advanced-level subject

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

Registration for a bachelor's degree - men at the Rehovot campusStudents who do not meet the admission requirements must take the Mesila test and achieve a score of at least 5.5 to be considered for review of exceptional cases.

For adults and those who have studied before1

Applicants aged 30 and older without a bagrut

Registration for a bachelor's degree - men at the Rehovot campusApplicants aged 30 and older without a bagrut will be required to complete the 30+ mechina.

These are minimum requirements: meeting them does not by itself guarantee admission.

The requirements are in the institution's words. Names and labels marked "our wording" are our own, written from the same page.

For every track

Personal interview with the college president (or their representative), and with the head of the track or specialization

The Hebrew terms

bagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריeligibility for a bagrut certificateזכאות לבגרותbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותcombined scoreציון משולבMesila testמסיל"הexemptionפטורquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתapplicantמועמדbagrut averageממוצע בגרות

Source:The institution's siteorot.ac.il /…/הרשמה-לתואר-ראשון-גברים-קמפ…checked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27
Source:The institution's siteorot.ac.il /…/הרשמה-וקבלה-לתואר-ראשון-אלק…checked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

The program focuses on issues in teaching and learning, emphasizing the connection between theory, research, and practice. Research and study areas include learning sciences, pedagogy and didactics, learning and teaching technologies, philosophy of education, research methods in education, multiculturalism and education, developing thinking skills, metacognition in subject areas, and more. The program awards a bachelor's degree with a teaching certificate for middle and high school. Subject areas in which students can specialize in teaching include Civics (political science and law), Art (art, creative work, and art history), English, geography, history, Hebrew language, music, Bible, mathematics, literature, Arabic, and theater.

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

What graduates work as

Nursing (Registered Nurses)most commonProviding care, support, and nursing services to patients. Planning and managing care, supervising healthcare workers, and collaborating with medical and other teams.
Teaching in elementary schoolmost commonTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
Shop Sales Assistancemost commonSelling goods and services directly to the public or on behalf of businesses, and explaining how the products and services being sold work and what their features are.
Nursing Care in Private Homesmost commonProviding routine nursing care to patients and helping them with their daily activities in their own homes and other independent living settings.
Teaching in secondary schoolmost commonTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.

Which industries they work in

Education60%

Graduates’ salaries are below average 10,200 ₪ average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data
Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

Program length: 3 years

Source:Avodata, Ministry of Laboravodata.labor.gov.ilchecked 2 Oct 20262023 data

Money

How the institution is funded

Institutions funded by the Ministry of Education

Periphery 44 grant

only for programs at the Elkana Campus campus

Who: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.

per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/List-of-Educational-Institu…checked 4 Oct 2026
Source:Ministry of Defensehachvana.mod.gov.il /…/Perypheria44checked 4 Oct 2026