AbstractThe investigation explored some aspects of attitudes held by teachers towards the 9‐13 Middle School. The data were obtained from teachers working in 9‐13 Middle Schools within one northern Metropolitan District. The sample consisted of 708 Middle School teachers, from a total Middle School teaching population of 1063 teachers. The data were collected during the period November 1980 to March 1981. Findings indicated that a majority of these practising teachers held positive attitudes towards the 9‐13 Middle School. Separate ratings were obtained for a variety of subgroups within the total population based on age, sex, status in school and previous training and experience.A questionnaire, in addition to the attitude questionnaire, produced data indicating almost a 2:1 preference for the 9‐13 as opposed to the 8‐12 Middle School. Even accepting the fact that some teachers may prefer the status quo when asked to state a preference in an unstable educational climate such as we have now, it is still felt to be revealing that such a large majority indicated favour for the 9‐13 Middle School. It was also found that over 70% of all the sample teachers found working in a 9‐13 Middle School a satisfyi