Best Practices of South African Public School Leaders: A holistic legal-based practice of excellence aims to contribute to the field of education management, law and policy by sharing critical and inspiring experiences of principals and other educational leaders regarding their best practices in public schools. 

• Chapter 1:  Improving Access to and Availability of Public School Education 
• Chapter 2:  Fundraising in No-fee Public Schools 
• Chapter 3:  Best Academic Practices that Lead to Excellent Performance in Public Schools 
• Chapter 4:  Towards Excellence in Public Schools’ Staff and Learner Motivation 
• Chapter 5:  Co-operative governance: Best practices in public  schools 
• Chapter 6:  The Role of Principals’ Associations in Excellence in Public Schools 
• Chapter 7:  The Roles of Professional Associations for Teachers in Excellence in Public Schools 
• Chapter 8:  The Role of School Governing Body Associations in Achieving Excellence in School Governance 
• Chapter 9:  The Role of Teacher Unions in Driving Excellence in Public Schools 
• Chapter 10: Excellence in the Creation of a Safe and Disciplined School Environment 
• Chapter 11:  Resource Management for Clean Audit Reports in Public Schools 
• Chapter 12:  Schools as Learning Organisations for Staff Members 
• Chapter 13:  Re-Imagining Excellence in Public School Principalship from a National Teaching Awards Perspective 
• Chapter 14: Enhancing Excellence in Stakeholder Involvement in Public Schools: The Role of School Leaders 
• Chapter 15: Concluding Remarks 
• Index