High-performance leaders are clearly stated as a wish in the 5 PPPM Shift 2013 -2025 which ensures
high-performance leadership is placed in each school that refers to the principal and headmaster of
excellence. High-performing leaders are recognized to drive the achievement of students towards
excellence due to their ability to ensure the civilization and positive school environment, clear
direction, close collaboration, high commitment, staff improvement program and good external
relation. Recognizing the importance of high-performing leaders in creating more Cluster School of
Excellence (SKK), the criteria, leadership training and leader development process are highlighted as
well as describing the study gap based on the development of high-performing leadership. The criteria
of high-performing leaders include leaders’ practices, preliminary factors, and leaders’ future direction.
Next, leadership training such as NPQEL is closely linked to the Continum Leadership Development.
Leadership development is based on leadership phase before starting career, while being a teacher, before becoming headmaster, while being headmaster, while being SKK headmaster, and future phase.
Discussions on these aspects have led to the findings of the study’s gap on matters in the development
phases of SKK’s headmaster as well as in the conceptual framework that have a profound impact on
high-performance leaders.