The paper presents the qualitative analysis of schools' responses to self-evaluation questionnaire used in the process of school self-analysis and self-evaluation. Based on the school effectiveness model, themes covered in the questionnaire included financial and material conditions of schooling, school management, quality of teaching processes, quality of teaching plans and programmes, support programmes for pupils, presence of extracurricular activities in school, partnership with parents and local community etc. The analysis gave insight into the self-perceptions of schools and their position regarding possible steps toward school improvement
