Ahad HaAm High School, located in

Petah Tikva, Israel Petah Tikva ( he, פֶּתַח תִּקְוָה, , ), also known as ''Em HaMoshavot'' (), is a city in the Central District (Israel), Central District of Israel, east of Tel Aviv. It was founded in 1878, mainly by Haredi Judaism, Haredi Jews of ...

is named after Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg, primarily known by his

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and

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, Ahad HaAm, ( he, אחד העם, lit. ''one of the people'', Genesis 26:10). The high school won the National Education Award for 2010 from the

Israeli Ministry of Education The Ministry of Education ( he, מִשְׂרָד הַחִנּוּךְ, translit. ''Misrad HaHinukh''; ar, وزارة التربية والتعليم) is the branch of the Israeli government charged with overseeing public education institutions ...

in recognition of its excellence in education and outstanding matriculation rate – 95.32%. The high school campus also houses the

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's Petah Tikva College. It is being currently led by principal Anat Arnon. In September 2013 an adjacent junior high was founded, also named Ahad HaAm, with students continuing from the junior high to the high school. The school is well known for its World Scholar's Cup delegations, most recently winning the best overall team award at the Prague Global Round.

References

External links

Ahad Ha'am High School website
High schools in Israel Educational institutions established in 1959 1959 establishments in Israel Buildings and structures in Petah Tikva {{Israel-school-stub