This study was conducted to oplore the major managen"al problems encouTlteredrnby geneml secoTldary school pn'lI cipals in SNNPRS and to fonvard possiblernrecommendatioTls. To this effect, de scn'ptiue research method was employed.rnQuestionllaires were used as data gathering tool. The data were collected fromrntwo zones aTld one special woreda of the region using purposive samplingrnteclmique for riley had more untmined pn"ncipals rlWlI others. In rile samplernstudy areas, eight general secondanJ schools were s elected by 10ttenJ samplingrntechnique. A total of 151 teachers, 13 pn"ncipals and 41 woreda educationrnofficers were included as subjects of the study using by availability sampling.rnThe data tabulated were analyzed with tile help of percentage, mean, weightedrnmean, chi-square test and t-test. The findings of the study revealed out tlwtrnGSSPs in the study areas were lIot qualified . Besides, they did not haverns ufficient trainiTlg to run the schools. Funller more, they were assigned by WED.rnDue to the s e, untrained principals fa ced many problems. For illstaTlce,rnmarwgement fUTlctions (planning, s taffing, alld reportillg) were rarely practiced.rnMore oue r, they lacked appropn"ate alld rele vant sk.ills to carry out their day tornday activities. Specifically, teachers were not interested by management styles ofrnpn'ncipals; parents, NGOs and employers w ere not motiuelted to participate in thernschool activities; and the attention given by those pn"ncipals to professionalrnd e velopment was minimal. 11111S, van"ous interventions are important to save thernendange red school manageme nt. Accordingly, the appointment of schoolrnpn"ncipals should be on the basis of profession and principals slwuld be trainedrnand qualified before they become prin.cipals .