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The main objective of the present study is to inquire the issue of quality and its effective implementation for the application of innovation regarding educational principles and policies. In this context, initially we define the concepts of culture and quality aiming to project the complexity of the specific terms with reference to literature review. There is a thorough analysis of the interconnection between quality and Education through the principles of Total Quality Management and there is particular focus on the more complex concept of quality culture. In addition, considering the underlying difficult of the concept of quality culture to be attributed in quantitative values, there is an effort to highlight the main features of the concept and to identify its contribution for the attainment of objectives that are strongly linked to educational principles and policies. Finally, the study concludes with a connection regarding the interactive relationship of quality culture and innovation, deriving from the fact that they both contribute to the effective development of quality educational systems. In alignment with the theoretical inquiry of the key concepts presented in this study, there is an attempt to project the type of the present organizational culture in schools of the Secondary Education and the desired organizational culture which is possible to transform the existing culture into a quality culture.