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The purpose of this study is to investigate the effects of elementary school students' after-school physical activity participation on their enjoyment of the participation. For the purpose, this researcher surveyed 827 students in their 2nd, 4th and 6th grades(male 454, female 373) from G elementary school located in D Metropolitan City. Data for the above factors of the enjoyment of physical activities were analyzed through 3-Way ANOVA in accordance with gender(2), grade(3) and participation or non-participation in after-school physical activities(2). Findings of the study can be summarized as follows. First, if students were higher in grade and if they participate in after-school physical activities, they were higher in the 5 sub-factors of the enjoyment of the participation than lower-grade students. Second, participation or non-participation in after-school physical activities and the enjoyment of the participation in accordance with gender and grade were interactively influencing 'fun' and 'creativity' which belonged to sub-factors of the enjoyment. In conclusion, factors of the enjoyment of after-school physical activity participation are different among students in accordance with their grade and gender. Such factors are more remarkable in part of students who actually participate in physical activities after school. After-school physical activity programs should be developed differently depending on whether they are applied in large and small cities and rural areas.