Schools, gans and daycare in Ma'ale Adumim

The 2027-28 registration dates have not been published yet (checked 9 October 2026). The municipality normally announces them in winter; the 2026-27 timetable below shows what to expect.

Gan (ages 3-6) and first grade

• For 2026-27, registration for municipal gans and first grade ran 19-29 January 2026, online only, through the municipal registration portal, which the municipality links from its registration page when a round opens. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• Children already in a gan must register again for the next year.
• Requests to move schools in grades 2-6 were not accepted after 30 June 2026.
• Registering for gan or school does not register your child for an afternoon programme (tzaharon); that is a separate matnas sign-up (below).
• The municipality publishes registration-zone maps, information booklets for gan and first grade, and the Education Department's contacts on the same page.

The Education Department in City Hall (3 Derech Kedem) sees the public Sun-Thu 08:00-12:00 and Wed 16:00-18:00; the general secretary is on 073-3485657. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

Daycare (ages 0-3)

• Daycare (maon) registration for 2026-27 ran 15 February-8 March 2026 in the Ministry of Labor system, after a government online-ID login. You choose up to two daycares per child; once the ministry confirms a place, you finish registration and pay fees with the daycare. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה), ministry service (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• The municipality publishes a list of daycares by neighbourhood (PDF, February 2026) (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה): matnas daycares in Nofei HaSela, Chalamish, HaTzaftzefa and Mitzpe Nevo, two WIZO daycares (HaEven, Kol HaTor), an Emunah daycare (HaTziltzal), three Chabad daycares, and others. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• The four matnas daycares belong to the community-centre network's "Hatchala Chachama" chain and are recognised, so the Ministry of Labor fee subsidy applies to eligible families. Matnas registration for 2026-27 ran 15 February-14 March 2026. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• The matnas also runs nine family daycares (mishpachtonim) of up to five children aged 3 months to 3 years, in carers' homes, Sun-Thu 07:00-16:30. You must visit before registering; a waiting-list form is open. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

Afternoon programmes (tzaharonim)

• Gan tzaharon: runs inside municipal pre-K and kindergarten gans from the end of gan to 16:45, Sun-Thu, with a hot kosher meat lunch. For 2026-27 the full-year fee is 9,700 NIS (or 9,195 NIS from October), plus 150 NIS registration; a tzaharon opens only if at least 18 children sign up. Registration ran 19 January-30 June 2026; later sign-ups join a waiting list. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• "Nitzanim" in schools: a Ministry of Education programme run by the matnas in seven state primaries (Mamlachti Gimmel, Tomer Rachel, Almog, Megadim, Tzemach HaSadeh, Nofei Sela, Nirim) to 16:00 (Tuesday 15:45). The subsidised grade 1-2 price for 2026-27 is 4,800 NIS a year. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)
• Both are run from the matnas early-childhood branch, 29 Tzemach HaSadeh St (02-5913444).

High school (grades 7-12)

The last published dates are for 2025-26: online registration for the state high schools in two rounds, 9-11 February 2025 and 2 March 2025, on rishum.app (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה). New residents can register in the municipal system; if that fails, bring proof of de-registration from your previous authority, a Ma'ale Adumim rental or purchase contract, an ID card with the sefach listing the child, and recent report cards to the Education Department. Separated parents must come together. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

Which schools are there?

The Ministry of Education lists 122 active institutions in the city, including 75 kindergartens and 16 recognised daycares. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

• State-religious primaries: Sdei Chemed, Tzemach HaSadeh (mamad), Yefe Nof, and Ma'ale HaTorah (separate boys' and girls' schools).
• State primaries: Tzemach HaSadeh, Mamlachti Gimmel, Tomer Rachel, Megadim, Almog and TALI Nofei HaSela.
• Haredi: Talmud Torah Etz HaChaim and Neve Yisrael.
• Secondary: AMIT Eitan (boys) and the AMIT six-year girls' school, Ulpanat Tzvia and Yeshivat Tzvia (state-religious); Amal Dekel Vilnai and Amal Aviation and Space (state).

Kfar Adumim, Nofei Prat and Alon share the Gush Adumim schools, which mix religious and secular children. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

Help for English-speaking and olim children

There is no English-language school in the city. Nefesh B'Nefesh says all schools offer Hebrew lessons for olim, with hours that depend on how many olim there are that year; sometimes the hours are pooled into a city-wide children's ulpan, and olim also get extra tutoring hours. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה) The municipal absorption team (073-3485640) can help with registration. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

We found no French- or Russian-language school programmes in the city.

Getting to school

School transport eligibility, student travel cards and travel refunds are handled by the Education Department's transport unit (073-3486091), with online forms. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)

After school

The city's youth movements (Bnei Akiva, Ezra, Ariel, Tzofim and others) meet on Tuesdays and Friday/Shabbat; the matnas reports about 1,700 members. Source (נפתח בכרטיסייה חדשה)