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Special Education (Ages 6–21)

The College of Sakhnin for Teacher 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 2024/25 academic year

You can be admitted through one of these tracks:

By bagrut, no psychometric exam

Quality Bagrut Certificate track

  • Quality bagrut certificate track with a weighted bagrut average of at least 92 (without a psychometric exam)

Regular track

Bagrut certificate and psychometric exam track

  • Bagrut certificate and psychometric exam track: combined score of at least 540

Through a preparatory program

Recognized pre-academic mechina programs approved by the CHE

  • The mechina study trackA dedicated track (semester-based or annual) in the social sciences and humanities, natural sciences, life sciences and engineering, or exact sciences, in accordance with CHE guidelines regarding the target populations.
  • Completion of the mechina with a weighted average (based on the number of study hours for each subject) of at least 92
  • Certificate and assessmentA certificate of completion from a pre-academic mechina approved by the Council for Higher Education (the mechina framework is approved by the CHE).
  • Taking a special test to assess proficiency in Arabic (a score above 70; 75 for applicants registering for the Arabic specialization) and Hebrew (a score above 85 on the Yael exam) by the end of the first year, in accordance with the college's general criteria.

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

For every track

  • A grade of at least 70 in 5 units of Arabic in the bagrut exam or a grade of at least 80 in 3 units of Arabic in the bagrut exam
  • Hebrew language knowledge test (Yael exam) with a score of at least 85
  • A score of at least 70 on the Arabic-language entrance exam (a score of at least 75 for applicants to the Arabic specialization)
  • All applicants must attend an admissions interview as a condition of admission

The Hebrew terms

bagrut certificateתעודת בגרותquality bagrutבגרות איכותיתbagrutבגרותpsychometric examפסיכומטריcombined scoreציון משולבmechinaמכינהCouncil for Higher Educationמל"גpre-academic mechinaמכינת קד"אYael examיע"לunitsיח"ל

What you study

Studies provide the knowledge, skills, and tools needed to provide academic and social support and promote students with special needs and various difficulties, such as cerebral palsy, blindness and hearing difficulties, complex learning disabilities, emotional and behavioral disorders, students on the autism spectrum, and more. In the second year of the degree, students can also enroll in a teacher-training certificate program.

After the degree

The degree awarded

Bachelor of Education (B.Ed)

What graduates work as

  • Special Education Teachingmost commonTeaching people of all ages with physical or mental disabilities, learning disabilities or special needs, and promoting their social, emotional, intellectual and physical development.
  • Teaching in elementary schoolTeaching a range of subjects at the elementary-school level.
  • Preschool EducationPromoting the social, physical and intellectual development of young children through educational activities and games.
  • Teaching in secondary schoolTeaching at the secondary-school level, excluding the teaching of subjects intended to prepare students for work in specific fields of employment.
  • Other work in the field of teachingProviding individual instruction in other subjects and educational counseling in schools.

Which industries they work in

  • Education68%

Graduate salaries below average: ₪11,700 average monthly salary 5–6 years after completing their studies(average across all institutions)

Most graduates go on to a master's degree(average across all institutions)

Admitted students and graduates

average across all institutions

  • Program length: 3 years
  • Average bagrut score of admitted students: 102 points
  • Average psychometric score: 550 points

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

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An unofficial guide. Every fact comes from a public source — the institutions' sites, the Council for Higher Education, the Labor Ministry's Avodata, the Ministry of Defense — and links to it. Requirements change: check the institution's site before you apply.

How the data was collected

  • The Council for Higher Education register of institutions and programs — 2 Oct 2026
  • Avodata, Ministry of Labor: fields, employment and pay — 2023 data, collected 2 Oct 2026
  • Institutions' sites: admission requirements — checked 2 Oct 2026–5 Oct 2026
  • The Russian, English and French text is machine-translated and reviewed; where they differ, the Hebrew original prevails

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