General Studies, Kindergarten Track (Birth–6)

Oranim Academic College of EducationBachelor of Education (B.Ed)

No psychometric exam — with a bagrut average of 92 or moreTeacher trainingPeriphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuitionWho: Discharged soldiers and those who have completed national service.per the Ministry of Defense page as checked on 4 Oct 2026

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Admission requirements

Intake for the 2026/27 academic year

These requirements are incomplete — the full list is on the institution's site

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

For B.Ed. departments: quality bagrut or mechina(our wording)

Average of at least 92, including 4 units in English and an advanced-level subject at 5 units
Including 4 units in English

Regular track

Admission based on a combined score

The combined score required for all programs is 525

Special track

Review of exceptional cases

Applicants who do not meet the listed admission requirements may be admitted with the approval of the review of exceptional cases

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

Applicants whose high school’s language of instruction was not Hebrew, and/or who took the psychometric exam in a language other than Hebrew, are required to present: a score of at least 110 on a Hebrew knowledge test (Yael exam or Yaelnet exam) administered by the National Institute for Testing and Evaluation by the end of the first year. Bagrut in Hebrew at 5 units with a grade of 80, or a Hebrew mechina with a grade of 80.
Applicants enrolling at the college without a psychometric score are required to take the Amirnet exam before the start of their studies to determine their English proficiency level.

The Hebrew terms

bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתbagrutבגרותmechinaמכינהunitsיח"לadvanced-level subjectמקצוע מוגברcombined scoreציון משולבreview of exceptional casesועדת חריגיםapplicantמועמדpsychometric examפסיכומטרי

Source:The institution's siteoranim.ac.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026intake 2026/27

What you study

The degree provides theoretical knowledge alongside practical experience in early childhood education. Most institutions offer several study tracks, including teacher training for ages from birth to 6, an extension to age 8—including grades 1 and 2—and a special education track. Topics covered in the degree include the physiology of child development, children's literature, music for early childhood, movement, language development, nutrition for early childhood, children at risk, play and learning, designing learning environments, parenting and community, educational thought, integrating children with special needs, and more.

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

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

Source:Council for Higher Educationche.org.ilchecked 2 Oct 2026

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

Program length: 3 years
Average bagrut score of admitted students 77 points
Average psychometric score 390 points

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

Periphery 44 grant — a contribution to first-year tuition

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