Ihe main purpose of this study was to examine the status and challenges of achieving UPlc' inrntraditional gold-mining of Berta community of /Jenishangul-Gumuz Regional stale: the case ofrnHerta community children, jiJcusing on identifying the major challenges that impederneduutional participation of Herta children and proposing possible inlervention strategiesjin'rnpolicy makers and planners and other stakeholders to enhance primwy education participalionrn.Filh quality education in traditional gold mining areas of 13GRS /() achieve this, a descriptivernsurvey method was employed in the sludy. Ii) this end, data were collecled from re/evanlrndocuments and 307 subjects, comprising 120 primwy school students, 80 primary schoolrnleachers, 30 Berta community elders, 15 school principals, 30 VIA and 15 KCIU members, 6 _rnregional experls,2 zonal desk and 9 woreda education experts were included. /)ala wererncolleCied ji"om primwy and secondwy sources. the primwy data for the sludy was collectedrnthrough using questionnaire, interview, foclls group discllssion and observation. the secondwyrndata were collecled ji"om differenl sources of documents, i. e. annual abstract of the region, thernregionul UPE plan and other relevanl documents. /3oth primwy and secondwy sources of dafarnwere analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively using relevant statistical tools such as tahles,rnji"equency, percentages, the mean, Std, significance and t-test were used Based on Ihe majorrn.findings of the sludy revealed among other things that school related , OUI of school, socioeconomicrnand also socio-cllituralfaciors were all idenlified 10 be Ihe major challenges 10 therneducalional participalion of /3erla children and in atlaining UPlc' by Ihe year 20 15. On Ihernbasis of Ihe resulls of the findings, the study recommends the H(jIUcB to come up with usingrnother viable strategies like Altemative basic education, expansion of non-jiJrmal and adultrneduca/ion, appropriale .'i-Chool mapping, using flexible school calendar, upgrading Ihe exislingrnsch('ols, increasing the role of Ihe privale seclor, improving school environment, expansion 0/rnavailahle school buildings and classrooms Fum locally available materials, slrenglheningrnschool community partnership, eSlablishing boarding schools e.lpecially low cost I'araboardingrnschools thai are in harmony wilh the life condition (!f tradilional gold miningrnc:omtl11lnity, school feeding program, provision (!f quality teaching materials, incel1lives jin'rnolphans and vulnerable children, expan.I'{()n 0/ inclusive and .Ipedal need.lÂ· educalion,rnawareness crea/ion on gender equily, addressing security issue in collabora/ion wilh Iherncommllility, clan chiej5 and religious leaders, the necessily (!f crealing a sense of ownership alrnvarious levels and making continuo/.lsjiJllow up and providingji"equenl supervi.wny sup/,orl asrnan il'llervenlionfi)r Ihe successful attainment of UFE