In this study an attempt was made to study the opportunities and challenges ofrncluster school program in Addis Ababa City Administration. To this end, thernresearch was conducted u sing both quantitative and qualitative data gatheringrntechniques. The subjects of the study were 138 teachers and 26 key teachersrnand directors identified from purposefully selected primary schools. BesidesrnEducation officials from different educational levels we re involved in the study.rnThe organized data form these sources were analyzed and interpreted usingrnmean average mean and t-test to compare responses.rnNevertheless, as it is indicated in the data, the implementation of SCP in thernstudy area was not as it was intended to be. However, the major factors thatrnhinder the implementation we re s hortage of budge, insufficiency of time, poorrnplanning and management high work load, low initiation on the part of educationrnofficials, directors, collaborators and alleviation of teachers from the planning andrnmanagement of school cluster programme.rnEstablishing clear and work able guideline creating strong partnership betweenrnschool cluster program and key stake holders, conducting discussion forums andrnmonitoring and evaluation on continuous basis were recommended for possiblernintervention of the program.