Thc topic of this research was strategic management in educational institutions. This research's aim errpitically examined thc direct md indilect effects of strategic leadcrship on competitive advantage and the indircst effect nrcdiatcd by unique resourccs. This study used Alternative Structural Equation Model narncly Panial Lcast Squarc. The samples comprised of 79 iiom 114 coruse chairman that had bcen surveycd atld reruntcd the filied questionuaire (69 percents). The result slrowed the sigl ficant direct and indirect eft'ects of sffategic leadership on cornpetitivc advantage, and unique resources as inrervening variai:lc. So, to create comperitive advantage, the courses had to srengthen the stlategic leadership alld cleveloped unique resoulcc. I'he finding ofthis study supported Resource Based Review, had contuibution to the stratcgis managemcnt literature. alld gave imporlance infr:rmarion ro both practitio[crs and policy rnakers on thc subjocr matter.