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Free education? An average family in Israel will spend NIS 11,000 a year on education services.
Most of the families in Israel whose children are registered to school will spend about 1900 shekels for the school year, according to a survey conducted by Hasdei Naomi. The survey shows that NIS 950 is the estimated cost per child that each family will spend in preparation for the school year, when the average family in Israel has 2 children in a school setting.
The survey, conducted among a representative sample of 400 parents whose children go up to grades 1-12 through the Rafi Smith Research Institute, shows that 56% of parents will pay between 401 and 1000 NIS per child, 20% will pay between 1000 and 2000, 16% to NIS 400, Of parents in Israel will pay over NIS 2,000 per child for the school year. In addition, the older the parents, the more money they will spend. For example, a parent over the age of 46 will spend NIS 1120 per child while a parent under the age of 35 spends NIS 865, and secular students spend more money on their children for the school year: 985 versus 785 NIS. The traditional spend the most 1050 NIS.
In addition, it appears that this year, Israel's parents are forced to save 27% less than the previous year. The estimate was NIS 1,300 per child, whereas this year it is NIS 950. When you look at the expenditure for the academic year in a geographical breakdown, the Sharon residents spend the least amount for each child for the school year - NIS 927. For the sake of comparison, the residents of the south spend NIS 1017 towards the school year with the highest expenditure, while the second place is residents of Tel Aviv and the center with NIS 971 per child.