This research aimed to; 1. Study the state of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of school students, 2. Develop a model of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of school students, and 3. Propose the model of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of students in schools under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area. The mixed research methods were used in the study. The qualitative data were collected from documents, in-depth interviews with 5 school administrators and focus group discussions with 9 experts and then analyzed by content analysis. The quantitative data were collected through questionnaires from 400 teachers and 345 school administrators under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area obtained by multi-stage random sampling. The data were analyzed by percentage, frequency, mean, standard deviation, and priority needs index.

The research results found that;

1. The state of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of school students, the first priority was on Good Conduct in Action, followed by Good Conduct in Thought, and Good Conduct in Speech. In social skills of Good Conduct in Action, students could manage and solve problems by themselves, and in career skills, students realized the importance of work and punctuality. In Good Conduct in Speech in communication skills aspect, students knew how to listen to the others and with
cross-cultural skills; they felt proud and satisfied in their own culture. Thinking skills in Good Conduct in Thought, students could decide and find ways in solving problems, in mental skills, they understood similarity and dissimilarity of individuals and in emotional skills, they could manage emotions having negative results. 

2. The development of a model of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of students in schools under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area consisted of 5 components; 1. Principle, 2. Objective, 3. Life skills development process that consisted of 1) Life skills components, 2) Life skills development step, 3) Dhamma for Life skills development, 4) Life skills development project, 4. Application, and 5. Achievement condition.

3. The result of examination and evaluation of the model of life skills based on Buddhist educational administration of students in schools under the Office of Secondary Educational Service Area was at a high level totally. In details, the highest level was on usefulness, followed by accuracy, appropriateness, and feasibility respectively.

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