ABSTRACT The research was concerned with the factors affecting School Administration under Universal Primary Education in Kabwangasj Sub-County in Pallisa District. The study identified the factors, their impacts and the measures of solving them. Using a cross-sectional survey research design, the samples gathered in the s~dy were got from the U.P.E Schools. The researcher made use of the questionnaire technique with the aid of focus group discussions to collect data. The data was categorized through the use of descriptive statistics with the aid of frequencies and percentages The major findings of the study were leading and managing change as a stress factor to school administrators, lack of accountability of funds as a hindering factor to appropriate use of funds in schools, delegation of responsibilities is the most exercise management skill; then the impact of administratjye and social relationships is lack of transparency. Recommendations included; the need for school administrators to be trained and equipped with managemei~t skills to be able to handle and address specific challenges, a need on the paii of education colleges to train fu~ire school administrators on how they can overcome day to day administratix,e challenges and above all, the need on the part of government to lobby for more financial support from both internal and external sources to supplement their financial base and allocatioi~s to the educatioi~ ministry
