DOI: 10.36347/sjahss.2018.v06i07.004

Pages: 1349-1366

The study sought to interrogate teachers and heads of secondary schools on the influence of school heads on school performance. The Full Range Leadership Model was used as the informing theory to the study. Mixed research methodology guided the study and purposive sampling was used to identify schools, heads and teachers to be the participants of the study. The perceptions of both heads and teachers were captured through use of the Multifactor Leadership Questionnaire (MLQ) Form 5-FX-Short. Comparison between teachers’ and head ratings were analysed linked to the annual O’level pass rate. The study revealed that in cases where there was a mismatch between the teachers’ and the head’s ratings, pupil performance was low. In the cases where the two ratings synchronized, the pupil performance was high. It was concluded that heads needed to be aware of the Full Range Leadership model factors and expectations if they are to be effective in their leadership.