___________________________________________________ International Journal of Educational Best Practices (IJEBP) Vol.5 No.2 October 2021 ISSN: 2581-0847 DOI: 10.32851/ijebp.v5n2.p223-230 223 THE EFFECT OF PRINCIPAL'S LEADERSHIP ON THE PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL SCIENCE TEACHERS M. Yogi Riyantama Isjoni 1 , Indra Primahardani 2 , Asyrul Fikri 3 1,2,3 Faculty of Teachers Training and Education, Universitas Riau, Indonesia Corresponding author: m.yogi@lecturer.unri.ac.id INTRODUCTION Teachers are the leading figures in changing the educational paradigm at schools. They are one of the important elements for the success of achieving the school's vision and missions. Teachers are expected to work enthusiastically, full of initiative, full of passion and with a high will. The high work spirit of the teachers is manifested in the form of creativity and initiative in organizing the learning process. If all of the aspects are well done, they will produce teachers’ good performance as well. Article Info Abstract Received: 07 September 2021 Accepted: 25 October 2021 Published: 26 October 2021 ______________________ Keywords: Leadership; principal’s leadership; social science teachers’ performance The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of principal's leadership on social science teachers’ performance. The research was conducted in Pelalawan Regency taking Social Science teachers in Pelalawan Regency as the research subjects. The method used was a survey with quantitative techniques. The research sample was 150 Pelalawan Regency teachers selected using random sampling technique. The instrument used to collect data was a set of questionnaires used to quantify the school principal leadership level. Data of teachers’ performance were gathered from the teachers’ competency test (UKG) data. The results of this study indicate that there is a significant and positive influence of the principal's leadership on the performance of social science teachers at SMPN Pelalawan. The results of this study are expected to be useful for the improvement of the performance of school principals and social science teachers in Pelalawan Regency.