ABSTRACT The major purpose of the study is to explore the viewpoints about the issues related to the placement of elementary and junior high school principals in Taiwan. The issues include the advantages or defects of the principal placement system, the formation of the principal placement committee, the implementation of the principal placement action, the qualifications and the criterion of the principal placement, and the arrangement of those who fail to be principals to become teachers again. The study, based on the literature review, designed a questionnaire about these issues related to the placement of elementary and junior high school principals in Taiwan. The objects of questionnaire survey include administrators of educational department, members of education committee in the councils, principals, managers, teachers and parents of elementary and junior high schools, which are randomly selected in eight cities. There are a total of 645 respondents. According to results of the study, some suggestions are made for education administration and future studies.