School Principal
School Principal
School Principal
Roles and responsibilities
School principals need to have previous experience as a senior teacher and as a deputy principal.
School principals:
- manage and coordinate the educational, administrative and financial affairs of a school
- develop approaches to management and policy within broad governmental guidelines in conjunction with the school council
- liaise with other schools, parents and the wider community building positive relationships
- identify student and staff needs now and in the future, and develop ways of addressing those needs
- implement systems and procedures to check school performance and student enrolments, the receipt of fees and the collection and storage of information required for reporting purposes
- collect, analyse and use data to lead decision-making in the solving of complex problems
- supervise the maintenance of school facilities to provide a safe working environment for staff and students
- promote the school through publicity, the development of promotional material, and contact with other organisations including school councils
- manage arrangements for internal examinations
- enforce discipline within the school
- represent the school at community and administrative meetings
- organise and implement methods of raising additional funds in conjunction with parent groups
- manage human resources including staff recruitment, professional development and training
- perform teaching tasks
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Undergraduate Courses To Become
School Principal
Required major/s to pursue this career
You must have a degree with a major in the subject you wish to teach and this subject must be found in the school curriculum.
Postgraduate Courses To Become
Relevant postgraduate courses include:
School Principal
Coursework courses to pursue this career
Postgraduate study is required for this occupation.Relevant postgraduate courses include:
Postgraduate Courses To Become
School Principal
Research courses to pursue this career
The University of Western Australia