Head of School
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Key facts
- Role
- Head of School
- School
- Delhi Public School
- City
- Guwahati
- State
- Assam
- Board
- CBSE
- School type
- Senior Secondary
- Employment type
- Full Time
- Salary
- ₹12.2L – ₹21.6L per year
- Experience
- 5–7 years
- Posted
- 5 Jun 2026
- Closing date
- 13 Aug 2026
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Bands vary by school size, tenure and board affiliation.
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- 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.
Job description
Overview
Delhi Public School is hiring a Head of School in Guwahati, Assam. A full-time role — a CBSE-affiliated school, with structured planning time and clear academic deliverables. School profile: Delhi Public School in Guwahati, Assam — a senior secondary setup, established 1996, — a CBSE-affiliated school. Recognised for structured academic planning, regular parent engagement, and a deliberate culture of student mentorship. About the role: the Head of School is a senior position blending academic leadership with operational ownership — running reviews, mentoring teachers, handling escalations, and representing the school externally. Day to day, you will:
- Run faculty meetings, academic reviews, and section-level planning.
- Observe classes, give actionable feedback, follow up on teacher development.
- Approve calendars, assessment papers, and major parent communication.
- Engage with leadership on hiring, budgets, and infrastructure needs.
- Spend time on the floor — corridors, classrooms, labs — to read the school accurately. 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 (₹12.2 LPA – ₹21.6 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. Send your CV through this listing — no separate email is required for Delhi Public School. The hiring lead reaches out personally to take qualifying candidates forward.
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What is the salary for this Head of School role?
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How much experience do I need for this Head of School role?
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Key facts about Delhi Public School
- Founded
- 1996
- Board
- CBSE
- Type
- Senior Secondary
- Student-teacher ratio
- 10:1
Service before Self" is the motto of DPS Guwahati.Our mission is to impart value-oriented Quality Education with emphasis on National Integration to develop children as good human beings with well rounded personality,scientific mindset and a global outlook. DPS is considered one of the top boarding schools in Guwahati, Assam . Quality education calls for involvement of our stake-holders: management,teachers,students,parents and the community in our mission and we are committed to continually improving our quality management system..
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