Ahad HaAm High School, located in Petah Tikva, Israel is named after Asher Zvi Hirsch Ginsberg, primarily known by his

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and

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

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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 Shulamit Bar. 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

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delegations, most recently winning the best overall team awards at the 2022 Prague Global Round (Sr. and Jr. level) and second best place at the 2022 Tournament of Champions (Jr.), as well as second best place at the 2023 London 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