TY - JOUR KW - school achievement KW - leadership in diversity KW - ?conforming school? or national type secondary school culture SP - 282 TI - LEADING IN DIVERSITY: A TALE OF TWO SCHOOLS AV - public JF - PROCEEDINGS 3rd REGIONAL CONFERENCE ON EDUCATIONAL LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT ID - iab_repo485 UR - http://www.iab.edu.my EP - 290 A1 - Tai, Cheah Chu PB - Institut Aminuddin Baki N2 - This paper is a personal reflection of a Malaysian secondary school principal in two schools in Sabah, Malaysia. The author, Malaysian Chinese, held positions as school teacher and teacher trainer prior to school principal highlighted academic achievement in both schools using Malaysian public examinations ? SPM and PMR as measures during her headship from 2007 through 2012. The first school, a predominantly Kadazan-Dusun community, was a large rural government day school with an enrolment of about 1500. The second school, with enrolment of about 1300, belongs to the ?conforming school? or government aided school. This type of school serves primarily the Chinese community but over time, it is found to be quite diverse. The gain in SPM examination is 0.57 over four years in the first school and 0.68 in two years in the second school. The gain in PMR examination is 0.57 and 0.12 respectively. Y1 - 2015/// ER -