proper records keeping is important for school leadership for the following reasons:
- to keep track of the students' performance especially when students' parents or other stakeholders are interested in the performance history, or for transcripts etc.
- for easy access for information and for auditing reasons, where officers urgently need the information.
- they keep and maintain confidentiality of students' performance records and staff appraisal and performance records.
- for accountability and transparency purposes in terms of financial transactions.