(Haipo) – The Ministry of Education announced on Sunday, 5/31/26, that the matriculation exams scheduled for next week in the northern conflict line communities have been postponed, in light of the ongoing shelling of these communities by missiles and drones from Lebanon. As part of the published outline, some of the exams will be converted to internal grading, and alternative dates will be set for some at a later date.
Postponement of exams and conversion to internal grades
According to the announcement issued by the Ministry of Education, Exams planned for next week in northern conflict-line communities postponedThe matriculation exam in history scheduled for the day after the announcement, as well as the matriculation exam in Arabic for Arabic speakers scheduled for the day after, will be converted to an internal grade.
In addition, the exams for the men's subjects scheduled for Wednesday, June 4, are postponed at this stage. The Examinations Division at the Ministry of Education announced that it will later publish a detailed announcement regarding alternative dates or other alternatives for the postponed exams.
Many localities in the north will receive designated accommodations
The outline published by the Ministry of Education concerns students from the communities of Or HaGnouz, Meron, Bar Yochai, Safsofeh, Yesod Hama'aleh, Kasra-Sami'ah, Beit Jan, and Sde Eliezer. In addition, students from additional communities beyond those defined in Circle 3 – including Abu Sinan, Ba'na, Jadidah-Makher, Julis, Deir al-Assad, Hazor HaGlilit, Tuba-Zangariyya, Yanuh-Jat, Yarka, Kfar Yassif, Karmiel, Majd al-Krom, Mazra'a, Nahaf, Sajur, Acre, Safed, and Ramah – will receive specific accommodations for all of the matriculation exams scheduled for this week.
The Ministry of Education clarified that the decision applies to the coming week only, and that decisions regarding the continuation of the exam period will be made on a weekly basis, in accordance with security developments and Home Front Command guidelines.