Principal — Railway Higher Secondary School, Madurai
Est. 1889 · senior secondary · Railway Colony
₹8.7L – ₹9.8LCBSEfull-timeOn-site6–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 22 Feb
● posted 14 Nov
Job description
Overview
Railway Higher Secondary School, established 1889, is a CBSE-affiliated senior secondary school in Madurai, Tamilnadu.
The school is hiring a Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹8.7 LPA–₹9.8 LPA per year. Joining: immediate, or as per notice period.
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.
Requirements
Role details
- Vacancies
- 1
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
·Make the final call on disciplinary and safeguarding matters.
·Oversee compliance — affiliation, fire safety, child-safety policies.
·Lead parent communication — newsletters, escalations and the annual address.
·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
Working in a CBSE school
As a CBSE-affiliated school, the calendar is structured around term-wise assessments, project work and board-format mocks for senior grades.
Career path
Explore adjacent roles teachers move to next in Madurai.
- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
Railway Higher Secondary School
CBSE · Madurai · Est. 1889
1889
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
A ANJAMMAL
PRINCIPAL
1980018
AFFILIATION
Madurai, Tamilnadu
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