Abstract

• The main aim of this study is to study the organizational health of Basic Education Schools in Hlegu Township. Both quantitative and qualitative methods were used in this study. by using the proportionate stratified sampling method, (307) teachers nested in fifteen schools were selected as sample from three strata – senior teachers, junior teachers and primary teachers in Hlegu Township. The organizational health of school questionnaire, open-ended questions, interview, and observation checklist were used to collect the required data. The internal consistency (Cronbach’s alpha) of questionnaire was (0.91). Descriptive statistics, Independent Samples t test, and One-way ANOVA were used to analyze the quantitative data. According to organizational health index, one school had low organizational health index, eleven schools had average organizational health index, two schools had above average organizational health index and one school had high organizational health index. The organizational index was not significantly different between urban school and rural schools as a result of t test. In accordance with type of schools, the organizational health indexes were significantly different among three types of schools (post primary schools, middle schools, and high schools) according to one-way ANOVA result. In line with qualitative study, it was found that teachers notably pointed out the problems of unreasonable parental demands, insufficient resource support and low students’ interest in learning. At low organizational health index school, the teachers pointed out that the principal’s managerial functions are the most important ones to be an organizational healthy school.