Tllis study was conducted 10 identiJjl the major practices and problems prevailing aroundrnthe management of prim[lfY school facilit ies in Arsi zone. Particularly focusing on thernadequacy and compatibility of school facilil ies to the teaching learning and therncompetence of school decision makers in the managemenl of school jacilities, were deltrnlith to answer the basic research questions.rnPurpose descriptive survey method was employed in this study. Data were collected usingrntllree tvpe of quesiioli llaire to 5 Wereda Education Office Heads . .; WI'/"edo EducaliollrnPlanners, 13 supervisors 23 principals, 19 vice princ/fJals and 10.; Teachers " 'illl IOtalrn168 respondents selecled ;;-0111 five Weredas and twenty five schools using purposive.rnavailability and ralldoll1 sampling techniques.rnThe dora were analyzed using percentages and chi-square test. The study findingrncOllveyed that the basic school facili ties such as classrooms, jill"niture. library andrnlaboratories were reported to be scarce and some of them were not available. Even thernavailable fac ililies " 'ere nOI organized appropriately 10 implell/en! Ihe lIel" l11elhods ofrnleaching in the cunicllium. Furthermore, their planning and procuring systems have arnproblem due to the illcoll1petence of school decision makers.rnDepending on the findings and cone/us ions drawn ;;-01/1 the stlldy at capac it)' bllilding andrnevaluating the systems of planning and procuring school fac ililies have beenrnrecommended