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Objective To understand the hygiene and safety status of living and drinking water in the schools of Anlu City to provide a basis for improving the living and drinking water quality in schools. Methods A total of 138 samples of living and drinking water in whole schools of Anlu City during 2015 were collected,including well water,tap water,water from cold out-let and hot outlet of bottled water. The hygienic status of water quality was detected according to the related standard. Results Among 138 water samples,72 samples were unqualified with the disqualification rate of 52.2%,among them,which of tap water was 60.7%(12/28),which of well water was 66.7%(32/48),which of cold outlet water in bottled water was 48.4%(15/31) and which of hot outlet water was 25.8%(8/31). The disqualification rate of tap water in urban schools was 0,which was lower than 77.3%(17/22) in rural schools,the difference was statistically significant (χ2=11.802,P<0.05). The item disqualification indexes were mainly microbial and sensory indexes ,the small parts were the general chemical and toxic indexes. The disqualification rate of free chlorine in villages and towns tap water was 54.5%(12/22),indicating that villages and towns tap water was not fully dis-infected. Conclusion The quality of living and drinking water in the schools of Anlu City is poorer , especially in villages and towns schools. The hygienic facility investment,maintenance,supervision and management of school living and drinking water should be strengthened for ensuring the hygiene and safety of drinking water in teachers and students. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]