Israel's Culture and Heritage, Secondary School Track (Grades 7–10)

Gordon College of EducationBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

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

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Admission requirements

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

Regular track

Suitability score (bagrut + psychometric exam)(our wording)

Applicants with a bagrut certificate or a pre-academic mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education, or a practical engineer diploma, as well as a psychometric exam suitability score of 525, will be admitted to bachelor's degree studies at Gordon Academic College of Education.
The minimum psychometric score required to calculate the suitability score is 475

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Exemption from the psychometric exam

Applicants with a bagrut certificate / a mechina recognized by the Council for Higher Education / a practical engineer certificate, with an average grade of 92 or higher, will be admitted

Regular track

Holders of a foreign high-school diploma

Holders of such a certificate are required to present a score of at least 525 on the psychometric exam or completion of a pre-academic mechina. They must also present a certificate of equivalency.
These applicants are required to present a notarized translation of their bagrut certificate, including a translated grade report, and will be required to take supplementary courses determined according to the student’s background.

Through a preparatory program

Pre-academic mechina

For applicants who do not meet the admission requirements for the degree, a pre-academic mechina is available.

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

Suitable applicants whose combined score is between 480 and 524 must submit a request to the chair of the review of exceptional cases through the Information and Registration Center.
The minimum psychometric score required to calculate the suitability score is 475.

For adults and those who have studied before1

Completion of a bachelor's degree for senior teachers with a teaching certificate

This program is intended for holders of a teaching certificate who are required to complete academic courses toward a bachelor's degree (B.Ed.)
A teaching certificate at the qualified teacher or senior qualified teacher level (also possible through the accumulation of professional development credits).
Graduates of teacher-training institutions where the language of instruction is not Hebrew must present a score of 110 on the Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam) of the psychometric exam.

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

An admissions interview is also required
Applicants who took bagrut exams in a language other than Hebrew must achieve a score of at least 110 on the Yael exam (Hebrew proficiency test)
Holders of a bagrut certificate from secondary schools where the language of instruction is not Hebrew: These applicants are required to present a grade of at least 80 in Hebrew at 5 units and a grade of at least 70 in Arabic at 3 units.

The Hebrew terms

suitability scoreציון התאמהbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריbachelor's degreeתואר ראשוןapplicantמועמדbagrut certificateתעודת בגרותmechinaמכינהpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אCouncil for Higher Educationמל"גpractical engineerהנדסאי

Source:The institution's sitegordon.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

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

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 4 Oct 2026