Reply To: Yeshiva High School Graduates versus Public High School Graduates

The Regents are generally given to all high school students, Yeshiva or pubic, in the schools that administer it.

It is my impression from speaking to people in both Yeshiva and public education that Yeshiva high school graduates are notably on a higher level than public high school graduates in their same city/borough/district in Math and English. And with social studies and science I’ve heard anything from Yeshiva high school graduates are on par with public school graduates abilities to they’re ahead in knowledge.

And, of course, this entire discussion doesn’t even address the fact that Yeshiva students, in addition to their secular studies also take many advanced courses — literally starting as little children in the very low grades — in Hebrew language, Aramaic (at least entry level), Biblical law, Advanced Talmidical law, Jewish history, Jewish commentaries, etcetera. And virtually all are bilingual with very many trilingual.