The aim of the research was to identify adequacy of school furniture dimensions with the help of anthropometric measurements experimented on 11 - 12 year-olds. These are the pupils who have switched from classroom teaching to the subject teaching and have lessons in specialized classrooms, which are designed for a specific school subject. We were interested in the discrepancies between pupils' anthropometric dimensions and the dimensions of school furniture situated in science classrooms. The research included 192 pupils (N = 192) in the 6th and 7th grade of primary schools in North-Eastern Slovenia. Readings were made on certain pupils' anthropometric dimensions including stature, popliteal height, buttock-popliteal length, elbow height sitting, thigh thickness, subscapular height and hip width. Measured children's anthropometric dimensions were compared with the dimensions of desks and chairs used by pupils. The research has showed a great mismatch of school furniture with anthropometric dimensions which can have serious consequences on pupils development. It is recommended that school furniture may be acceptable if they are issued in at least three different sizes and that schools actively promote appropriate dynamic in physical behaviour in classrooms. Key words: anthropometry; mismatches; primary school; science classroom furniture.

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