This research was conducted in order to study the opinion of Primary and High school students about the Olympic education course. Students attending the 5th to 6th primary school grade (N=164) and the 1st to

3rd high school grade (N=164) of randomly selected schools residing at the three main cities of Thrace (Xan- thi, Komotini and Alexandroupoli) participated in the study. Data were collected using the Athens 2004, Education and Training section Questionnaire, which was slightly modified for the purpose of the study. Frequencies and t-test were used for statistical analysis. According to the results, all the students demon- strated an overall positive opinion for the Olympic education course. The percentage of positive answers however, was significantly higher for primary comparing to higher school graders, which tended to be more reserved and uncertain. All the students gave different answers about the lesson’s contents, the sports that must be included in the lesson, the lesson’ s grading system and the time of the day that the lesson was cur- ried out. It was concluded that that the Olympic education course contributed in the acquirement of new knowledge and skills, promoted friendship and moral team play in an environment highly focused on exer- cise and learning. It seems that this is a course which is truly accepted by the students, complementing the Greek educational system.

Keywords: students’ opinion, Olympic Education, primary school, high school