Principal — Woodside School, Nilgiris
Est. 1991 · senior secondary · English medium · Woodside Ootacamund The
₹9.6L – ₹14.4LCBSEfull-timeOn-site7–11 yrs1 openingsCloses 26 Jan
● posted 12 Nov
Job description
Overview
Woodside School, established 1991, is a CBSE-affiliated senior secondary school in Nilgiris, Tamilnadu.
The school is hiring a Principal. 1 position open. Indicative pay: ₹9.6 LPA–₹14.4 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
·Chair leadership-team meetings and own the school's KPIs.
·Lead parent communication — newsletters, escalations and the annual address.
·Set the school's annual academic and operational plan.
·Hire, coach and (where needed) exit faculty to maintain the standard.
·Approve and monitor the annual budget.
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 Nilgiris.
- Coordinator→
- Academic Coordinator→
- Vice Principal→
- Principal
Woodside School
CBSE · Nilgiris · Est. 1991
1991
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
A Shamini
PRINCIPAL
1930146
AFFILIATION
Nilgiris, Tamilnadu
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