The study is based on the assessment of instructional and administrative strategies applied by principals to improve academic performance of students in schools. This simply means that the individual talents of everyone in school needs to be maximized for the effective benefit of the school, students, parents, and the society at large. It is therefore obvious that principals should apply numerous administrative strategies that suit the individual secondary school to enhance educational development in the nation. The instrument used for the study is a self-designed research questionnaire.