SAE Schools

Ten Schools — Serving All Sectors of Israeli Society

United under a common commitment to educational excellence and youth leadership and activism, SAE operates ten high schools spanning the national (non-religious), national religious, ultra-orthodox and Israeli Arab curriculum streams that are recognized by the Ministry of Education.

SAE high schools include:

co-ed national Mae Boyar, Reut, Ein Gedi and K.A.N. Community High Schools and Inbar Leadership School for Girls,
co-ed religious Dror/Shacharit High School and Ulpanat Tayla High School for girls,
ultra-orthodox Da’at Tvunot Yeshiva High School and Shoshanim Sicience and Arts High School for Haredi Girls, and
Sindiana — The Arab Youth Village for Leadership.

The Mae Boyar High School and Residential Campus — With its unique learning environment and focus on academic excellence, Boyar is recognized as one of the leading high schools in Israel. It educates 700 day school students from Jerusalem and 300 boarders from developing communities across the nation. Learn more.

Da’at Tvunot Yeshiva High School and Residence — Established in 2013 as an innovative Yeshiva high school for mainstream, ultraorthodox (Haredi) boys between 13 and 18, Da’at Tvunot (formerly Hachmey Lev) combines traditional Jewish studies with a general academic curriculum. Over 90% of students in the graduating classes earn a full Israeli matriculation certificate. Learn more.

Ein Gedi Middle-Senior High School and Residence — Ein Gedi Middle-High School, overlooking the Dead Sea, prides irself not only on its high academic ranking in matriculation certificate tests, but also its unique environmental studies programs, arts and communication classes, as well as theater, music, film and media studies.

Inbar Leadership School for Girls — Inbar, established in 2019, is the first secular leadership school for girls in Israel. It provides girls with an equal opportunity to develop and grow into significant and influential women — leaders in their communities. Learn more.

K.A.N. Community High School — Established in 2014 as a community high school for 125 boys and girls from religious, traditional and secular homes. K.A.N. encourages every child from every background to form their own Jewish identity.

Reut High School — A pluralistic co-ed community school of 370 students established in Jerusalem in 1999 by pedagogic visionary Dr. Aryeh Geiger (z”l), Reut fosters Jewish learning, social action and mutual respect among all streams of Judaism. Reut moved into a new state of the art building in Fall 2020. Learn more,

Shacharit High School/Dror High School — Shacharit was launched in 2021 as the first co-ed religious high school in Israel in the spirit of High Tech High (HTH). It is a successor to thhe Dror high school in which observant Jewish boys and gorls studey together in a learning environment that respects and is committed to the traditions of Jewish life. Learn more.

Shoshanim Science and Arts High School for Haredi Girls — Founded in 2019, Shoshanim is the first 4-year high school in Israel for Haredi girls focused on science and the arts and attaining a full matriculation certificate. Learn more.

Sindiana – The Arab Youth Village for Leadership — The goal at Sindiana, a partnership between SAE and the nearby Arab communities, is to develop young leaders for the Israeli Arab community. The school, founded in 2017, focuses on social and academic excellence, leadership and culture and identity. Learn more.

Ulpanat Talya (formerly Midrashiat Amalia) High School and Residence — Talya is a national religious high school and boarding complex for 300 orthodox young women from Jerusalem and across the country. Tayla’s unique and innovative academic track enables students to attain a B.A. or B.Sc. college degree while studying in high school through 13th year. Learn more.

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Residential Educational Campuses

SAE’s educational residences provide capable but disadvantaged teenagers from the development towns and rural regions of Israel with educational, social, and emotional services.

The highly dedicated and skilled professional teams in the residences assist these youth to adopt the healthy attitudes, behaviors, and skills that are necessary to attain excellent grades at school, develop leadership qualities, and attend university. Students at SAE schools are committed to volunteerism in order to generate positive changes in their communities and in the Jewish world.

There are currently close to 1,000 students from 120 Israeli towns across the country enrolled in SAE’s eight educational residences: Mae Boyar, Da’at Tvunot, Ein-Carmit and Ulpanat Talya in Jerusalem, Ein Gedi in Ein Gedi, Ort-Netanya in Netanya, Steinberg Interdisciplinary Residential Educational Campus for Excellence in Kfar-Saba and SAE’s first Arab Residential Campus at Sindiana – The Arab Youth Village for Leadership in Givat Haviva.

Ein Carmit Residential Educational Campus — Ein Carmit is a pluralistic coeducational residence established in 2000 in the Jerusalem hills with 110 students, mostly from disadvantaged communities across Israel. Students study in area high schools and receive tutoring and mentoring support.

ORT Netanya Residential Educational Campus — Established in 1968 by SAE in partnership with ORT-Israel, the residence provides a stimulating and nurturing environment for 100 high potential youth, mostly from developing towns and cities in Israel, who study at the adjacent ORT Yad Levovich High School. Learn more.

Steinberg Interdisciplinary Residential Educational Campus for Excellence — Established in 1967 by SAE, Steinberg offers a range of academic tracks and choice of five high schools in Kfar Saba. Extensive tutoring and support services provide talented students, many from peripheral towns in the north, with a real chance for success.

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