Prosser, Julia JudithMoodley, Vinita2017-11-152017-11-152004DIT107419http://hdl.handle.net/10321/2688Dissertation submitted in partial compliance with the requirements for the Master's Degree in Technology: Education (Management), Durban Institute of Technology, Durban, South Africa, 2004.The role of the principal is critical in ensuring that schools run efficiently and effectively. It is for this reason that an incumbent for the post of principal obtains the necessary experience in all aspects of management to fulfill this role. Prior to 1994, applicants were promoted strictly according to hierarchical ranking, that is, a Level One educator was promoted first to head of department, then to deputy principal and thereafter to the position of a principal. This ensured that by the time educators became principals they had acquired, through experience, the necessary management skills to run their schools.85 penSchool principals--South Africa--DurbanSchool principals--Selection and appointmentTeachers--PromotionsAnimationhttps://doi.org/10.51415/10321/2688