Grant amount
NIS 600,000
Increasing the Rate of High-Tech Matriculation Graduates in the Atid School Network from 12% in 2025 to 19% (764 students) by 2029
A multi-year plan to increase the high-tech matriculation rate in the Atid network
A multi-year plan to increase the high-tech matriculation rate in the Atid network
Atid is a network of vocational and educational institutions established in 2004. It operates 32 secular and religious secondary schools serving both Jewish and Arab students. Currently, the network educates over 20,000 students in middle and high schools, with 19% of twelfth graders studying five-unit mathematics and approximately 12% (477 students) enrolled in the high-tech matriculation track.
After analyzing its data, the network identified additional growth potential in 23 of its schools. These schools include secular (Lod, Be’er Ya’akov), Arab (Umm al-Fahm, Tayibe), religious (Beit Shemesh, Ramla), and Haredi (Ashkelon – girls) schools. These schools have strong administrative teams, already offer high-tech matriculation courses, and plan to expand their physics and computer science tracks.
In light of these data, the network is proposing a four-year program aimed at increasing the rate of high-tech matriculation graduates to 19% (764 students) by 2029. As part of this initiative, Atid Network will appoint a program director and recruit five pedagogical instructors who specialize in teaching mathematics, physics, and computer science.
These instructors will undergo training and lead three professional learning communities for teachers focused on enhancing students’ cognitive and mental skills. These communities will be supported by academic experts.
Each school in the program will implement a work plan addressing its unique needs. These workplans will include establishing excellence classes in middle school, encouraging and increasing enrollment in five-unit tracks, expanding class sizes while reducing dropout, offering targeted support to struggling students, and promoting gender inclusion.
Additionally, the program will organize dedicated conferences for 9th grade students and their parents, leadership conferences for school principals, workshops for students to strengthen learning skills, and study visits to high-tech companies for participating students.
* The text above shows the grant as approved by the Foundation’s Board of Directors / Grant 609