The purpose of the study is to identify the relationship between transformative leadership practices among school leaders and the level of school effectiveness. The study population consisted of teachers from 6 national secondary schools in Petaling Jaya District, Selangor. A total of 120 teachers were involved as respondents. The research design is a quantitative method that uses questionnaires that present as many as 25 items for the independent variable and as many as 30 items for the dependent variable. Data were analyzed using descriptive and inferential statistical methods. The primary data analyzed using the Statistical Package for Social Science (SPSS) version 21.0 software shows that the results of the study are the level of transformational leadership of the principal, the level of school effectiveness and the relationship between these two variables has been identified in accordance with the objectives of the study. All aspects of the study variables are at a high level, where the transformational leadership level of the principal of the motivational inspiration item shows the highest mean score value of 4.56. The results of the study also found that the transformational leadership factor of charismatic elements, increased influence, individual consideration, intellectual stimulation and motivational inspiration can significantly affect the level of school effectiveness among teachers in schools in the Petaling Utama district, Selangor. Based on the findings of this study, discussions and implications were also discussed.
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