The purpose of the study was to explore teachersâ€™, studentsâ€™ and parentsâ€™ attituderntoward the transition from Afaan Oromoo to English medium of instruction inrnearly grade 9. For the purpose, directors, teachers, students and parents were thernmain subjects of the study. The method employed to gather the necessary datarnwere interview, questionnaire and focus group discussion. The data collectedrnwere analyzed both quantitatively and qualitatively. To analyze the quantitativerndata collected using frequency counts and their percentage were used.rnThe finding of the study confirmed that the attempt made to prepare teachers tornteach in the new medium of instruction was so weak and the effort done tornprepare this weakness by preparing workshops and seminars was insufficient.rnAlmost all teachers and students were found to have unfavorable attitudernwhereas few parents had a sense of agreement in using Afaan Oromoo medium ofrninstruction for grade 7 and 8. But all teachers and students and most of thernparents agreed to use English language as medium of instruction starting fromrngrade 7.rnThe participation of teachers in activities such as evaluation and workshoprnattending to build their capacity was low. It was again found out that until 1995rnE.C there was weak interaction and information exchange system between andrnamong the different levels of educational offices. But since 1995 E.C therninteraction and information exchange system is showing progress.rnMoreover, the result of study revealed that there was little community supportrnand involvement in school related activities. On the basis of these findings,rnawareness and skill development by training and retraining, improvingrninteraction and teachers contributions, improving quality of teaching materialsrnand encouraging teachers and education officials to conduct were recommended