Bagrut certificate

Bagrut scores are one of the criteria examined in applications to elite military units and Israeli academic institutions.

to the New York State Regents Examinations, the College Board's Advanced Placement (AP) tests, the British A-levels, the German Abitur, and the European Matura.

In academically oriented high schools, the last two years of studies are geared to preparing students for the bagrut exams.

[5] A copy of the 2010 mathematics exam (in the four and five units levels) was leaked to students, but a teacher reported it to authorities and all tests were replaced.

[7] In 2021, all the bagrut exams materials have been temporarily decreased to ensure a high passing rate due to the coronavirus pandemic that prevented students from going to schools as they would normally do.