Principal — Carmel School, Thiruvananthapuram

Est. 2005 · senior secondary · English medium · Peyad Vilapplil Grama
₹9.9L – ₹16.7LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–8 yrs1 openingsCloses 28 Dec
● posted 19 Jun

Job description

Overview

Join the faculty at Carmel School as a Principal in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala. The school maintains high academic standards alongside a collaborative, professional staff culture. Carmel School in Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala operates as a senior secondary school, established 2005, — a CBSE-affiliated school. A settled, professional environment with clear academic systems, structured staff meetings, and steady infrastructure investment. About the role: the Principal is a senior position blending academic leadership with operational ownership — running reviews, mentoring teachers, handling escalations, and representing the school externally. Core responsibilities:

  • Lead and inspire a high-performing academic team.
  • Maintain standards through reviews, observations, and structured feedback.
  • Drive the assessment, reporting, and parent communication cycle.
  • Manage disciplinary cases, parent escalations, and staff conflicts.
  • Contribute to the school's strategic priorities as part of the leadership group. Candidate requirements:
  • Senior educator with a balanced view of academics and operations.
  • Proven ability to mentor teachers and improve outcomes over time.
  • Strong stakeholder management — board, parents, regulators, vendors.
  • Comfortable with data — assessments, attendance, faculty metrics.
  • A long-term thinker who can also execute well in the short term. Perks and culture:
  • Fair compensation with annual review (₹9.9 LPA – ₹16.7 LPA).
  • Stable, full-time engagement with a clear academic calendar.
  • Regular PD through internal and external programmes.
  • A working culture that takes faculty wellbeing seriously.
  • A school that genuinely cares about student outcomes. Complete your application via the button on this listing so Carmel School receives your details directly. Matching profiles are shortlisted promptly and contacted by the academic office.

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Role details

Vacancies
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Why apply

Salary disclosed up-front — no guesswork before applying.
CBSE school — strong academic systems and recognised curriculum.
Full-time on-roll position — stable contract, not a short engagement.

What you'll handle

·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
·Drive teacher PD across the year, in-house and external.
·Represent the school with the board, regulators and the wider community.

Working in a CBSE school

CBSE schools value teachers comfortable with conceptual lesson design, art-integrated learning and NEP 2020-aligned pedagogy.

Career path

Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Thiruvananthapuram.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
Carmel School
CBSE · Thiruvananthapuram · Est. 2005
2005
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
MARY HELMA ANTONY
PRINCIPAL
930904
AFFILIATION
Thiruvananthapuram, Kerala
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