“…According to Sudarwan Danim, madrasa heads have a dual role as administrator, manager, leader, head, motivator, negotiator, figure, communicator, representative of the institution in external affairs and other functions (Danim, 2005). School-Based Management (SBM) has emerged as a new paradigm for educational development that is oriented towards school needs (Erwandi, Prananosa, Putra, Yuneti, & Pestalozi, 2023;Fattah, 2004;E. Mulyasa, 2003), especially at Madrasah Aliyah Negeri 1 Bulukumba, aiming to improve the quality of Arabic language learning.…”