Te'udat Bagrut (Hebrew: תעודת בגרות - certification of maturity) is the name of the official high school qualification certificate in Israel, also called a matriculation certificate (though not to be confused with a High school diploma or certificate which are also given in Israel after completion of the twelveth grade). The bagrut certificate is similar to the English A-levels, German Abitur and Austrian Matura. The certificate is given to the student after passing written (and in some cases oral) exams, obtaining a passing mark (55% or higher) in each exam. Hebrew redirects here. ... A diploma awarded for the completion of high school. ... An A-level, short for Advanced Level, is a General Certificate of Education usually taken during Further Education and after GCSEs. ... Abitur (from Latin abire = go away, go off) is the word commonly used in Germany for the final exams young adults (aged 18, 19 or 20) take at the end of their secondary education, usually after 12 or 13 years of schooling. ... Matura (Matur, Maturita) is the word commonly used in Austria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Italy, Liechtenstein, Poland, Serbia, Slovenia and Switzerland for the final exams young adults (aged 18 or 19) take at the end of their secondary education. ...

The entire process of the examination is governed by the the country's Ministry of Education. Furthermore, the exams of all compulsory subjects (see below), and most facultative subjects, are designed and written by the Ministry as well, thereby creating a standard measure of the students' knowledge throughout the country. Education Ministers of Israel, 1949 to present. ...

The following subjects are compulsory for obtaining the certificate:

• Hebrew Bible or the Holy Scriptures of Christianity or Islam, in the relevant sectors of the population.
• Language
  • Hebrew or Arabic grammar
  • Hebrew or Arabic composition
• English language (written and oral)
• Mathematics
• Knowledge of the nation and state (ידע העם והמדינה)
  • Civics and Minorities studies
  • History of the Jewish or Arab nation
  • World History
• Hebrew/Arab and world literature
• At least one facultative subject, such as geography, physics, chemistry, computers, Arabic, French etc.
• Gymnastics

For most subject matter exams, the student may choose the level of difficulty he or she would like to be tested under. This level of difficulty is expressed as "units of study" (yehidot bagrut), from 1 (least difficult) to 5 (most difficult). In order to receive a "full" matirculation certificate, the student must take and pass at least one subject matter exam at the 5-unit level of difficulty and earn a total of at least 21 combined study units in all bagrut exams taken. 11th century manuscript of the Hebrew Bible with Targum This article discusses usage of the term Hebrew Bible. For the article on the Hebrew Bible itself, see Tanakh. ... Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ... This article is becoming very long. ... Islam (Arabic:  ) is a monotheistic religion based upon the Quran, its principal scripture, whose followers, known as Muslims (مسلم), believe God (Arabic: الله ) sent through revelations to Muhammad. ... Hebrew grammar is partly analytical, expressing such forms as dative, ablative, and accusative using prepositional particles rather than morphological cases. ... Arabic is a Semitic language. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ... Euclid, Greek mathematician, 3rd century BC, known today as the father of geometry; shown here in a detail of The School of Athens by Raphael. ... Civics is the science of comparative government and means of administering public trusts - the theory of governance as applied to state institutions. ... In sociology and in voting theory, a minority is a sub-group that is outnumbered by persons who do not belong to it. ... History is the study of human affairs through time. ... The Arabs (Arabic: عرب) are a heterogeneous ethnic group who are predominantly speakers of the Arabic language, mainly found throughout the Middle East and North Africa. ... World History is a field of historical study that emerged as a distinct academic field in the 1980s. ... Old book bindings at the Merton College library. ... Gymnastics is a sport involving the performance of sequences of movements requiring physical strength, flexibility, and kinesthetic awareness, such as handsprings, handstands, forward rolls, arials and tucks. ...

See also

• Education in Israel