De Shalit High School | |
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Established | 1943 |
Type | Public |
Principal | Haim Badash |
Students | 2,300 |
Grades | 7–12 |
Location | Rehovot, Israel |
Website | www.deshalit.co.il |
De Shalit High School is a high school and two sister junior high schools located in the city Rehovot, in Israel. It is named after the physicist Amos de-Shalit (1926–1969).
The school has around 2000 students. The pupils in the high school may choose two major subjects out of the following: chemistry, biology, physics, computer science, economics, psychology, geography, Bible, history, literature, music, drama, art, French, Arabic and Sport. Along with these subjects, all pupils have to learn mathematics, English and other core subjects. In addition to intaking and enrolling students from Rehovot, De Shalit High School also absorbs students from the nearby town of Kiryat Ekron.
Students must wear to school a blank shirt, with a color of their choice, with the school logo on it.
De Shalit High School works tightly with the Weizmann Institute of Science. Many students of De Shalit High School participate in many science related projects, mainly in the Davidson Institute of Science Education.