Israel

In 2012, According to (Scho ol Tool), there are 18 ICSD students who were born in Israel, and 20 students speak Hebrew as a first language.
Israel has two official languages, Hebrew and Arabic, with Hebrew spoken by the majority of the population, and Arabic spoken by the Arab minority. Many Israelies are immigrants who grew up speaking another language in addition to Hebrew. Education is mandatory in Israel for children between the ages of three to eighteen. According to the United Nations, Israel has a literacy rate of 97.1% and ranks third in the world in the number of academic degrees per capita.

** Did You Know? (Israeli Education System) **
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The US Government’s Fulbright Program is one of the world’s most prestigious and widely-known academic exchange programs. The main goal of the Fulbright Program, initiated in 1946 by Senator J. William Fulbright, is to strengthen the basis for peace by strengthening mutual understanding between the people of the United States and the peoples of partner countries around the world. Student and faculty exchanges at the highest possible level of academic excellence are the principal means employed by the Fulbright Program to achieve this goal. This is link to the Education in Israel. || Education in Israel is a precious legacy. Following the tradition of past generations, education continues to be a fundamental value and is recognized as the key to the future. The educational system aims to prepare children to become responsible members of a democratic, pluralistic society in which people from different ethnic, religious, cultural and political backgrounds coexist. ||
 * [[image:education-in-israel.png link="@http://www.fulbright.org.il/index.php?id=667"]] || ====__Fulbright Program: Education in Israel__====
 * [[image:education-in-israels-Screen-shot-2012-03-01-at-7.49.10-AM.png link="@http://www.mfa.gov.il/MFA/Facts+About+Israel/Education/Education.htm"]] || ====Israel Ministry of Foreign Affairs: Education====