The School Year That Ended Today: Amal Students Rise to the Challenge

 The school year that ended today was one of the most challenging Israel’s education system has known, yet within this reality, Amal Educational Network proved that care, resilience and high expectations can move students forward. Amid war, social tension and rising youth violence, Amal schools became anchors of stability for their communities, placing emotional safety, human connection and values‑based education side by side with academic excellence and technological innovation.

At the same time, this year brought clear, measurable progress in student outcomes. According to the latest national data, Amal is now ranked number three among the eight major school networks in Israel. This is a significant achievement that reflects hard work that led to consistent improvement in key indicators such as eligibility and excellence rates and stronger results in core matriculation subjects. These findings show that the same practices that protect students’ wellbeing, i.e. close mentoring, small learning communities, and an emphasis on responsibility, effort and mutual respect are also driving higher academic performance across the network.

Looking ahead, Amal is determined to deepen this dual commitment to high‑quality learning and a warm, inclusive school climate so that every young person has both the skills and the emotional foundation needed for a meaningful life in a diverse, democratic, and technologically advanced society. We are profoundly grateful to our partners and friends around the world whose trust and support helped make this progress possible; your investment is reflected not only in higher charts and rankings, but in thousands of students who completed this complex year with a stronger sense of capability, belonging, and hope.