The paper investigates the musical preferences of primary and secondary school students towards classical music. The study examined (a) the relationship between age and preferences for classical music, (b) the difference between male students and female students in relation to classical music preferences, (c) the difference between students who attend extracurricular education and those who did not attend towards classical music preferences music and (d) the connection of familiarity of musical passages and preferences for classical music. 15 musical fragments of classical music from different musical-historical periods were presented to a sample of 238 second, fifth and eighth grade elementary school students and 278 second and fourth grade high school students. The obtained results indicate that younger students show greater inclinations towards classical music compared to older ones – from the age of eight to eighteen, the preference is in a slight decline. There is a gender difference in the preference of classical music – female students prefer classical music over male students. Furthermore, the variable of attending extracurricular music instruction did not prove to be a significant predictor of classical music preferences, while students showed greater preference to well-known compositions.