Primary schools
Mevaseret Zion has three state primary schools, HaShalom, Hador Tal'i and Moledet, and two state-religious (mamlachti dati) ones, Hemdat HaShaked and Tzlilei Noam. Children are placed by address through the local council's education department. See schools.
Middle and high school
The town has one middle school (HaYovel) and one high school, Har'el High School. The Ministry of Education also lists the Kol Mevaser yeshiva high school and the Divrei Yechezkel talmud torah.
Yeshiva and gap year
Yeshivat Sha'arei Mevasseret Zion has a kollel and a gap-year programme for students from English-speaking high schools.
Day care
The Ministry of Education lists 23 registered day-care centres and family day care (mishpachtonim) in Mevaseret; see day care. Har Adar, Kiryat Ye'arim, Tzuba and the nearby kibbutzim have their own.
Nearby
The Alon regional school serves the Ma'ale HaHamisha and Kiryat Anavim area, Har Adar has its own school, and Abu Ghosh has Arabic-language primary and high schools.