No toilets and tap water were found in the study areas. 55.60% of the respondents used mostly water from the stream while 25.50% used from the wells. 82.20% of the respondents were self-treated in most cases of the above mentioned disease while 12.50% received treatment from the health center and 10.2% traditional healers. The major cause of this infection are favourable environmental conditions for the unhygienic living conditions, poor sanitation, overcrowding, vector, lack of prophylactic measures and ineffectiveness of the malaraial control programmes etc. According to DMCP, 1990 - 1991, incidence was found to be 6.72% and 5.93% respectively in N.W.F.P. These figures are also less as compared to the present study. Conclusion The results of this study provide baseline knowledge about the prevalence of malaria in school going children and indicate areas which are focus with respect to the knowledge as well as improving the quality of education about various aspects of malaria such as preventive measures which being empowered to maintain their health by using the techniques which they learned about this disease.