This work-based project capstone aims to study the pre requisites effective leadership and management attributes of principal in the Mon National College (MNC) and Jeepyah Education (JES) Centre, in Mon State, Myanmar. This report is organized into five sections. The first section describes the introduction about the Mon National College and the Jeepyah Education Centre and the rational of the research.

In the second section, the aims and objectives of the research and the problem of the research, problems in the MNC and the JES is expressed.

In the third section, the preliminary literature review – appropriate selection and justification of education or management techniques, tools chosen for use is explained. The definition of institutions, leadership, competency and capability, principal’s competency and capability, leadership typology were defined. Moreover, the most appropriate leadership styles and models and effective management methods such as the instructional leadership, transformational leadership, situational leadership, distributed leadership, autocratic leadership, democratic leadership, and laissez-faire leadership were explained. Follow with this, in research design, types of research, proposed research methodology, population and sampling techniques, data collection methods are included.

In the fourth section, data analysis and finding are presented. The leadership and management behaviour of the principal of the MNC and JES indicated by the teachers, students, board members, parents and respected community members, and themselves, were separately presented.

In the fifth section, the last section, the conclusion and recommendations are included. The conclusion of the finding related to the strengths and requirements of the principal of the MNC and JES were expressed. After that the recommendation based on the perception of the academic researchers were added. The suggestions for the both institutions were provided in the end of the report.