Educational and Religious Institutions
According to CBS, Beersheba has 81 schools and a student population of 33,623: 60 elementary schools with an enrollment of 17,211, and 39 high schools with an enrollment of 16,412. Of Beersheba's 12th graders, 52.7% earned a Bagrut matriculation certificate in 2001. The city also has several private schools and Yeshivot which cater to the religious sector.
Beersheba is home to one of Israel's major universities, Ben-Gurion University of the Negev located on an urban campus in the city (Dalet neighborhood). Other schools in Beersheva are the Open University of Israel, Sami Shamoon Academic College of Engineering. Kaye Academic College of Education, Practical Engineering College of Beersheba (Hamichlala ha technologit shel Be'er sheva), and a campus of the Israeli Air and Space college (Techni Be'er sheva )
The historic mosque in Beersheba was renovated and is used as a municipal museum, as the city has had no significant Arab population. In 2009, Muslim groups in the vicinity petitioned for its use as a functioning mosque. The city has adapted it as a museum of the history of Beersheba.
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