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Introduction: In recent decades, interest in research involving quality of life (QL) has progressed substantially, however, in children is still scarce. Objective: To evaluate the perception of quality of life in children from a public school. Method: Cross-sectional and descriptive study in children from a public school. Work approved by the Ethics Committee. We investigated 153 children between six and 13 years (mean 8.4 ± 1.5 years), from May to August 2013. The evaluation consisted personal, lifestyle habits, anthropometry (weight, height and BMI) and QL assessment by AUQUEI (Autoquestionnaire Qualité de Vie Enfant Imagé). Results: Among the 153 children studied, 43.8% were male and 56.2% female. Predominant age were seven (34.64%) and nine years (24.18%). Most children enrolled in 2nd (37.91%) and 5th years grade (24.18%). We observed 72.55% and 27.45% normal children overweight (16.34% overweight and 11.11% obese). The mean total score of QL was 50.78 ± 6.06 points, considering cutoff 48, 73.86% of children with positive QL and 26.14% lower QL. The recreation domain showed the highest and autonomy the lower perception of QL. Conclusions: The findings of the study show that the QL of children was regarded as the most positive and best entertainment. This study presents ongoing seeking to expand the sample and highlights the importance of further research with QV to deepen this discussion in different age groups.

children; quality of life