Literature: Secondary School Track (Grades 7–10)

Givat Washington Academic 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:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Quality bagrut (without a psychometric exam)(our wording)

Bagrut certificate average of 92 or higher, 4–5 units of English and an additional advanced-level subject

Regular track

Psychometric exam and bagrut certificate

Applicants who do not meet the above admission requirements for a quality bagrut certificate may be admitted based on the psychometric exam score and the weighted bagrut certificate score (including bonus points), with each component weighted at 50%, for a suitability score of at least 540.

Through a preparatory program

Graduates of a pre-academic mechina(our wording)

Weighted average of mechina grades of at least 92

Special track

Combined score of 525–539 + Mesila test (up to 10%)(our wording)

The college may admit up to 10% of applicants with a combined score of 525–539, provided they achieve a score of at least 5.5 on the Mesila test, subject to the admissions committee’s decision

For adults and those who have studied before1

Mechina for applicants aged 30 and over

Studies in a recognized mechina for ages 30+ allow admission based on mechina grades, with a weighted average of 92 or higher.

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.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריunitsיח"לadvanced-level subjectמקצוע מוגברapplicantמועמדbonus pointsבונוסיםsuitability scoreציון התאמהcombined scoreציון משולב

Source:The institution's sitemichlala.washington.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