Background: School bullying is a pervasive international problem which attracted the concern 
of global research community. Bullying is common among primary and prep school students. 
School bullying is the predominant factor that affects children' physical and mental health. 
These effects carry over into adulthood and include suicide tendencies. Therefore, many 
preventative strategies and technology used to prevent school bullying. Aim of the study was 
to investigate perception, attitudes and self-esteem regarding bullying among preparatory 
school students. Subjects and method: Three hundred students. study was conducted at two 
governmental preparatory schools of Tanta city. Tools: Four tools were used for data 
collection (socio-demographic Data, perception of preparatory school students regarding 
bullying, Bullying attitude scale and Rosenberg self-esteem scale). Results: More than half of 
students had health problems due to their exposure to bullying, about 40% of students had high 
level of perception about bullying, half of students had low level of perception regarding 
bullying, three quarters of students had negative attitude regarding bullying while one quarter 
of students had positive attitude regarding bullying. Conclusion: there were statistical 
significant differences among students' perception, attitudes and self-esteem regarding 
bullying. Recommendations: School students should attend health education programs to 
improve their perception regarding school bullying and to improve their practices about 
bullying prevention and control.