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The aim of this research was to establish the roles of leadership skills and teachersperformances by examining the role of motivation of teachers and analyzing the relationshipbetween administrative support and teachers’ performances in private secondary schools inMbarara City. This study was guided by a descriptive survey design using both qualitativeand quantitative approaches. The target population comprised of teachers, head teachersand the LC3 chairperson and school founders from the selected private secondary schools.The researcher obtained responses from selected school founders, head teachers, teachersby using a structured questionnaires and interview guide documentary analysis and focusgroup discussions. It was revealed that most of the respondents, 119 accounting to 73%strongly agreed that leadership skills lead to improved concentration in class, 8 respondentsdisagreed while 1.8% strongly disagreed. On the other hand, it was revealed that most of therespondents, 122 (75%) strongly agreed that motivation of teachers leads to enough timededicated to school, 29 (17.9%) agreed, 8 accounting to 5% disagreed while 3 (1.7%) stronglydisagreed with the statement. Most of the respondents, 122 accounting to 75% stronglyagreed that there is an interpersonal relationship between administrative support andteachers’ performances, 29 respondents accounting to 17.9% agreed, 8 accounting to 5%disagreed while 5 respondents accounting to 1.8% strongly disagreed. It was concluded thatadministrative support is a requirement for the performance of teachers. Such support asoffering of free counselling services and good interpersonal relationships enhanced theperformance of teachers. It was recommended that; school authorities should improve onleadership skills but not dwelling on them as the most important motivational practicerequired for the performance of teachers. This is because whereas the performance ofteachers was good, some leadership skills were poor.