Darca Schools

Darca Schools is a network of high schools, working to strengthen the educational system in Israel's geo-social periphery, narrow gaps in Israeli society, and make social mobility more accessible. Today, the network includes 40 schools and 2 regional centers for the study of English using innovative teaching methods. Approximately 21,000 students benefit from the high quality education offered by Darca. Darca Schools espouses the development of excellence in pedagogical fields including educating students to learn substantively and encouraging them to develop curiosity, love of knowledge, and creativity. In a relatively short time, there has been a dramatic increase in the percentage of eligibility for matriculation amongst the network's students. In the previous school year, the matriculation rate amongst the network’s students was 88% – significantly higher than the national average (53.4%). Darca Schools’ unique operational model is channelled towards creating real equality of opportunity between students in the periphery and students of more established communities. The network accomplishes this by means of providing quality education, educational innovation, and study environments which encourage excellence. The educational leadership in the schools has the advantage of close and intensive accompaniment by Darca’s professional staff. Concurrently, Darca Schools promotes the development of an optimal school climate, social involvement, good citizenship and democratic values. Similarly, it advances an education which will strengthen students’ Jewish Israeli identity and develops social values of leadership and community responsibility across all sectors.