Principal — St Hildas Higher Secondary School, Ooty

An opening for a Principal in Ooty, tamil-nadu-boarding-schools ooty at St Hildas Higher Secondary School. The school is expanding its team for the new session and welcomes both experienced and high-potential candidates. St Hildas Higher Secondary School in Ooty, tamil-nadu-boarding-schools ooty operates as a senior secondary school, established 1895, — a ICSE / CISCE-affiliated school. A settled, professional environment with clear academic systems, structured staff meetings, and steady infrastructure investment. Context: the Principal reports into the Principal and works alongside other senior leaders. The role carries academic and operational responsibilities and is central to the school's day-to-day functioning. 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. Ideal candidate — you have:
• 8+ years in school education with leadership exposure.
• Direct experience running a section, department, or full school.
• A point of view on good teaching, good assessments, and good schools.
• Patience to coach and firmness to enforce standards.
• Strong personal organisation across multiple workstreams. Perks and culture:
• Fair compensation with annual review (₹11.1 LPA – ₹21.5 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. Apply now using this listing, and your CV reaches the St Hildas Higher Secondary School hiring team within minutes. Applications are reviewed on a rolling basis; expect a response inside one working week.