Bagrut eligibility rate rises to 77.9%: Which are the top high schools?

Israel's bagrut eligibility rate rose to 77.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, up from 76.6% the previous year. The Arab sector saw a sharp increase to 83.9%, while the Haredi sector stands at 27.6%. Odem Darcha High School in Katzrin leads in excellence, and the Druze Science School in Yirka leads in mathematics.

Israel's bagrut eligibility rate rose to 77.9% in the 2024-2025 school year, up from 76.6% the previous year, according to data from the "Educational Picture" published by the Ministry of Education. The Arab sector saw a sharp increase from 78.3% to 83.9%, while the Haredi sector's eligibility rate stands at just 27.6%. In total, about 101,000 students are eligible for a bagrut certificate. Topping the list of schools with the highest rate of excellence-level bagrut eligibility is Odem Darcha High School in Katzrin with 97.4%. The rate of eligibility for five math units rose from 16% to 17.1%, and in English from 46.8% to 48.7%. The number of outstanding students rose from 16,538 to 18,743. Education Minister Yoav Kisch welcomed the data, calling the students "the victory generation of the State of Israel."