Principal — St. Mary's English High School, East Singhbhum

Est. 1943 · senior secondary · English medium · Kharkai Link Road
₹7.6L – ₹10.6LCBSEfull-timeOn-site5–10 yrs1 openingsCloses 24 Nov
● posted 20 Jun

Job description

Overview

St. Mary's English High School in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand is inviting applications for a Principal. The role sits inside the school's day-to-day academic delivery and reports into the section head. About St. Mary's English High School: a senior secondary institution in East Singhbhum, Jharkhand — a CBSE-affiliated school, established 1943,. The campus runs a structured academic calendar with steady investment in teaching, co-curriculars, and faculty culture. What the role looks like: the Principal owns outcomes for the assigned section/portfolio — academic quality, faculty development, parent engagement, and student wellbeing — and contributes to the school's strategic plans. 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. Benefits and culture:
  • Salary in line with experience and market norms (₹7.6 LPA – ₹10.6 LPA).
  • Structured calendar with reasonable workload expectations.
  • Professional development through workshops and internal training.
  • A collaborative staff culture with clear leadership backing.
  • Stable, full-time employment at a settled school. Click Apply at the top of this page to share your profile with St. Mary's English High School. Suitable applicants are contacted directly to schedule the next round of conversations.

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

·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 East Singhbhum.

  1. Coordinator→
  2. Academic Coordinator→
  3. Vice Principal→
  4. Principal
St. Mary's English High School
CBSE · East Singhbhum · Est. 1943
1943
FOUNDED
CBSE
BOARD
senior secondary
LEVEL
English
MEDIUM
Vernon Herman DSouza
PRINCIPAL
3430057
AFFILIATION
East Singhbhum, Jharkhand
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