International Journal of Multidisciplinary Studies and Innovative Research ISSN: 2737-7180 (Print), ISSN: 2737-7172 (Online) DOI: http://doi.org/10.21681/IJMSIR-09174-5017-2021 Volume 04, pp. 103-114 February 2021 Journal Homepage: https://ijmsir.org Page 103 THE INFLUENCE OF LEADERSHIP ON SCHOOL CLIMATE: A CASE OF SENIOR HIGH SCHOOLS IN HOHOE MUNICIPALITY OF GHANA Rev. Fr. (Dr.) Augustine Owusu-Addo Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre, P.O. Box 363, Sunyani aoaddo58@aol.com Yeboah Carlos Catholic University College of Ghana, Fiapre Sunyani, Bono Region, Ghana caelosugbs@gmail.com Daniel Amadiok Department of Teacher Education, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology danielamadiok@gmail.com Phyllis Bernice Kwarteng Donkor PhD Department of Teacher Education, University of Ghana Pbkwartengdonkor@ug.edu.gh Abstracts: Leadership style has so much potential influence on institutions that it should be considered seriously in organizational behavior, especially in educational institutions. The study, therefore, examined the leadership and its potential influence on the climate of selected Senior High Schools in the Hohoe Municipal in the Volta Region of Ghana. The specific objectives of the study were; to identify the dominant leadership styles exhibited by the heads in the selected senior high schools, find out how teachers perceived the leadership style of the heads in the selected senior high schools, evaluate the organizational climate of the selected senior high schools and establish the relationship between leadership styles and school climate. The study adopted a descriptive survey method. The study population included all the teachers in the three selected senior high schools. Proportionate sampling was used to select 100 teachers as the sampling size, while simple random sampling was used to select respondents from each of the three selected senior high schools, and the main instruments used for data collection were questionnaires adapted for this study's purpose. Two different questionnaires were used. The study revealed the following findings: democratic leadership style was dominantly used by the heads of the selected SHS, the school climate of the selected schools was positive, and there was an inverse relationship between school climate and leadership style of the Head. Based on the findings, the following recommendations were made: heads' of senior high schools which serve over 10 years in a particular school should be transferred to another school, the heads should continuously undertake educational leadership courses, teachers should undertake in-service course in educational leadership and heads should involve teachers and students in decision making in all matters relating to school administration in order to foster positive school climate. Keywords: Leadership, Sschool climate, Study population, Leadership style. INTRODUCTION All over the developing world, educating a nation remains the most vital strategy for the development of the society (Aikaman & Unterhalter, 2005). Studies have shown that the human resource ultimately determines the pace of its economic and social development and not its natural or capital resources. Dontwi, S. (2013) . Although several social institutions, such as the home, the church, and the mass media, engage in the socialization process at various levels, the most important institutional set-up for developing human capital is the formal education system of primary, secondary, and tertiary training (Nsubuga, 2003). The crucial role of formal education in developing human resources for personal fulfillment, social and economic advancement cannot be overemphasized. Stressing this point, Aboagye (2002) said that "the