Procedure for Registration and Placement for First Grade Academic Year 2023-2024

Children that were born between 1/1/2017  and 31/12/2017  are required to register for First Grade in a public school, a religious public school, or an approved school that is in accordance with the law of mandatory education

Registration Dates:

From Monday 23/1/2023

Until Sunday 12/02/2023

You are requested to register during this time period

Registration Process: 

School Registration will take place online only.

In May 2023, the notification of school placement will be published on the Education Portal: www.ramat-gan.info

And will be sent via mail to the student’s home address.

Education Choice Options:

Below is a list of each of the choices:

First Option:

Public School - You should rank each school in your region (Eshkol) in order of preference.

Please note! You must rank all the schools in your region.

Second Option:

Public Religious School – you must choose from one of the following schools

·        Usha-Yachad – integrated school: dati, secular, and traditional

·        Moreshet Moshe – Torani and Science – each grade has a class for boys and a separate class for girls

·        Ha’Roe – Torani school environmentally focused for girls only

·        Shalom – Torani school for boys only

Third Option:

Non-Regional - as detailed below: 

·        Usha-Yachad – integrated school: dati, secular, and traditional

·        Zomer School - Waldorf Education (Anthroposophic)

·        Yahalom – Montessori growing

·        Michlal – English and Cyber

·        Neta’im - Environmental Education

Registration to non-Regional schools:

When choosing a non-region based school, parents still must register to a public school/religious public school and rank their preference for the schools in their region (Eshkol)

Only after this has completed can a request be submitted online to move to a non-regional school.

For the non-regional schools where enrollment demand is higher than the spaces available, a raffle will be held to fill the spaces.

Requests for moving Regions (Eshkol)

After completing registration, you can submit a transfer request online.

The transfer requests will only be examined after completing registration for the region you are currently based in.

Transfer requests submitted after the dates listed above will not be accepted.

Placement notice for students who submit transfer requests will be published throughout June 2023 on the education portal: www.ramat-gan.info and will be sent via mail to the student’s home address

Please note! We cannot guarantee that your child will be placed at your first preference.

Those that register after the dates listed above, assignment will be based on available space at the schools you have selected and the discretion of the municipality.

Changing your address: 

In the situation that you move, it is your responsibility to update your address with the School Registration Unit, The Department of Elementary School Education, Agaf HaChinuch

Phone: 03-6753370 (Ariella), 03-6753371 (Sharon)

Have the following documents ready:

·        Apartment Lease and Arnona bill – in parents’ name

·        ID of both parents with the updated address

Registration for new students to the city: 

Parents of new students in the city are requested to enter their child(ren)’s details to the Municipal Names Database, The Department of Elementary School Education, Ramat Gan Municipality, Bialik 76

Phone: 03-6753370 (Ariella), 03-6753371 (Sharon)

Have the following documents ready:

·        Form proving cancelation of registration in the city you lived in prior

·        ID of both parents with the updated address

·        Apartment lease and Arnona bill – in parents’ name

Documents should be sent to: rg-yesodi@ramat-gan.muni.il

Placement Process: 

The school placement process is based on the preference of the parents and the constraints of the system.

Criteria for placement in order of priority: