Influence of School Administrators’ Leadership Styles on Academic Performance of Secondary Schools in Yatta Sub County, Machakos County, Kenya.

The academic performance of secondary schools in Kenya is a matter of critical importance, not only for the students themselves but also for the nation’s socio-economic development. The administrative strategies embraced in management of public schools have great influence on the overall academic performance of the institutions. The purpose of this study was to examine the influence of administrative styles on academic performance of public secondary schools in Yatta Sub County, Machakos County. The study was guided by the following research objectives; to determine the influence of school administrators’ leadership styles on academic performance of secondary schools in Yatta Sub County, Machakos County.The study is significant since it provides crucial insights to policy makers and other stakeholders in the education sector into the influences of administrative styles on academic performance of public secondary schools. The study adopted descriptive research design and the target population was 16 public secondary schools in Yatta Sub County with 262 teachers out of which a sample size of 158 respondents was drawn. Data was collected using self-administered structured questionnaires and later analyzed using the statistical package for social sciences version 23 using multiple regression analysis to establish the relationship between the independent variables and dependent variable. The study found out that there is a great influence of school administrator’s leadership styles on the overall academic performance of public schools. Based on these findings the study therefore concludes that school administrators’ leadership styles have a substantial influence on the overall academic performance of public secondary schools in Yatta sub county in Machakos county. Regarding these conclusions, the study therefore recommended that: School administrators should engage in diverse leadership development programs that expose them to a range of leadership styles and their potential impacts on student motivation and academic commitment.