This study aims to evaluate the impact of school head leadership skills on teacher retention specifically in Nabunturan East and West Districts, the significant relationship between school head leadership skills and teacher retention, and which leadership skill perceived to be greatly influential to teachers, thus strengthening the teacher retention. Grounded in Maslow’s (1943) Hierarchy of Needs which emphasizes the progression of human physiological and safety needs to higher-order needs such as self-actualization as the highest level. A quantitative descriptive - correlational study was employed utilizing a proportional stratified random sampling method to 150 public-school teachers in Nabunturan East and West Districts, Nabunturan, Davao de Oro with diversified school context and leadership experience. As a result, the statistical analysis revealed a significant positive relationship between school head leadership skills and teacher retention. Among the five leadership skills measured, delegation was found to be the most significant predictor of teacher retention, with the highest correlation value. The study concluded that effective school head leadership skills play vital role in retaining teachers to their respective local teaching positions. Furthermore, the information gain from this study will benefit the learners, teachers, school heads, Department of Education and policy makers.