The main objective of this study was to assess the status of AIDS education in thernsecond cycle primary school of the Oromia region. To achieve this purpose, schoolteachingrnmaterials were surveyed; school implementation practices of AIDS educationrnwere examined; and students' awareness level on HI VIA IDS was tested.rnTeaching materials of three school subjects (Science/Biology, Health and Physicalrneducation, and Social Studies) were purposively selected and analyzed for objectivesrnand contents of AIDS education. By systematic random sampling technique, 600rnstudents from both sexes and settings were selected to fill student questionnaires.rnTeachers teaching the school subjects in which AIDS education is integrated havernfilled the feedback form adapted from works of WHO. Club coordinators from eachrnsampled schools have also responded to questions on how the implementationrnpractices of the club. Parents and curriculum experts were interviewed on the presentrnschool AIDS education programs.rnFor data collection purposes, coding sheets, questionnaires, and tests were employed.rnPercentage and t-test were used for analyzing the data.rnIt was found out that inadequacies of AIDS education objectives and contents werernobserved. Only in grade six and eight Science courses and in grade seven H.P.Erncourses that few issues of AIDS were integrated. The available contents ignored thernimportance of care and support for people living with the virus.rnThe results of school survey revealed that teachers and Anti-AIDS club coordinatorrnwere not given enough orientation to successfully implement the program. Therninvolvement of the risk groups and different social agencies in the development andrnimplementation of the programs were unsatisfactory. Meager resources were beingrnallocated for the implementation of the program. The peer education approachrnreported to be very fruitful in many countries was not properly applied in the schoolsrnobserved. There were no enough references for teachers and students in the schools.rnParents have strong interest if the school can assume the responsibility of informingrntheir children about AIDS.rnIn spite of the above constraints, students have demonstrated an appreciablernknowledge base on the first three categories. Deficiencies were, however, observed onrnthe importance of care and support for people living with HIV/AIDS both in curricularnand actually on the students' score. Students have demonstrated that they have norncaring attitude for the victims. There is a statistically Significant awareness differencesrnbetween male and female. Males were more aware than females were. Setting has notrnbrought about statistically significant difference of awareness on the studentsrnrnBased on the findings of the study, it was recommended that AIDS educationrnobjectives and contents as well as interactive teaching methodologies suggested byrnWHO should be adapted and integrated into all relevant school subjects. Continuousrnrefreshment courses should be given to teachers coordinating School Anti-AIDS clubsrnand those teaching subjects in AIDS education is integrated; per-services-trainingrn(particularly sciences courses) should give much room to desensitizing the wound-bernteachers on sexual issues. The peer educator's approach, which is loosely followed inrnschools, should be strengthened. Program designers and implementers should involvernrisk groups, parents and different agencies in the development and implementation ofrnthe programs to collaboratively win the war declared on AIDS. Finally, the feasibility ofrnindependent curricula on Sex and AIDS Education shall be studied