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Sakhnin school tops national table for excellence matriculation, 82.4%

103 of 125 graduates of al-Bashaer school earned the distinguished certificate, ministry data show.

Dense hillside town of white and stone houses.
Sakhnin in the Lower Galilee, July 2025. Photo: Shlomo Roded, CC BY 2.5, Wikimedia Commons.

Al-Bashaer school for science and leadership in Sakhnin, part of the Arab Orthodox College network, had 82.4% of graduates earning a distinguished matriculation certificate in the Education Ministry's 2025 data, ranking it first among Arab and Jewish schools on that measure.

103 of its 125 graduates earned the certificate. Principal Dr. Amir al-Haj called it a source of pride and responsibility.

Separate ministry data for 2024-2025 showed Sajur, al-Jish and Hurfeish among 18 local authorities with no exam booklets cancelled for integrity breaches; Kseifa and Abu Snan had the highest Arab rate at 2.5%.

  • 82.4%distinguished matriculation
  • 103/125graduates

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