Israel’s primary school system consists of 800 000 students in 2 200 schools. At the end of their primary education, students move on to the secondary education system, which is divided into junior and senior high schools. In 2007, enrolment in the secondary education comprised 610 000 students in 1 588 schools, from grade 7-12. Those on a track to academically-oriented studies were placed in “grammar schools.”