Character education involves creating a school environment that helps students understand, care about, and act upon ethical values. The purpose of this study was to describe character education and its influence on fifth-grade students at SD Negeri Minasa Upa, Kota Makassar. This research was conducted using an ex-post facto approach. The results showed that character education falls into the moderate category, with a percentage of 73.3%, while student behavior is also in the moderate category, with a percentage of 68.9%.