The principal holds a vital role in
leading and guiding educators and all staff under him/her by providing strong
leadership and a clear vision to the entire
school community. They are tasked
with creating a safe, supportive, and peaceful
environment that promotes excellence in teaching and learning. The principal
manages the daily operations of the school and ensures that all activities are
effectively carried out. This position is fully responsible for decision-making and is accountable for the management for driving student success, strengthening
instructional practices, and maintaining a positive, productive work
environment
1. Provide leadership to improve academic excellence and students’ achievements by developing
the academic and support staff.
2. Direct
the support staff by empowering them to perform their duties and
responsibilities to achieve set targets in the academic year.
3. Ensure the safety of all students, staff members and all the visitors of the school.
4. Make a collaborative effort to protect the school premises and properties which belong to the school.
5. Orient new staff members (academic / support) to the school & relevant departments.
6. Monitor and assess the performance of all staff members (academic / support) with clear
overall objectivity.
7. Direct relevant staff in recovering school fees arrears on time.
1. Act at the first contact person to meet and discuss with parents for all new admissions in school
Provide necessary information to the parents to determine the suitable
curriculum for their students proving the academic and sports achievements
obtained by our own students in the
school.
2. Recommend the placement test papers and conducting interviews to grant the admission
approval based on the test results.
1. Implement all scheduled events in each term according to the common year plan and branch school calendar with the
participation of students, academic staff and support staff.
2. Supervise the attendance and absenteeism of the academic and support staff.
3. Take necessary actions to minimize poor attendance, late coming and absenteeism.
6. Fulfill
vacancies of the academic and support staff in liaison with the HR Department before the commencement of term.
7. Maintain
effective communication to keep the staff, students and parents properly
informed of any new information and/or changes.
8. Recommend and implement changes which will lead to improving the administration,
supervision and opportunity for student development.
9. Ensure
all activities (both day and night) are smoothly taking place in the school through the
1. Support
the training and development of especially teaching staff to improve the
quality of teaching.
3. Proper supervision of daily relief assignments ensuring the proper teaching and learning process in the
absence of a subject teacher/ class teacher.
4. Observe lessons of teachers randomly and regularly and ensure teacher evaluations are conducted.
5. Conduct midterm tests, term tests adhering to the given time periods in the three terms.
6. Ensure that all term test papers are set according to the given structure.
7. Ensure that all test papers from the branch are finally checked by you before being released.
8. Conduct
parent – teacher meetings and make arrangements to call parents to improve the standard of the students when necessary.
9. Identify weaker students and students who need more attention with the support of subject teachers and sectional heads and schedule remedial classes for term.
11. Analyze overall results according to the grades obtained.
12. Conduct interviews to guide students on subject combinations for O/L and A/L classes.
13. Ensure that all students achieve their academic targets.
1. Maintain a standard of student behavior to minimize school and classroom interruptions.
2. Resolve student behavioral problems, if necessary, with the involvement of parents.
4. Maintain a school environment which discourages disputes among students.
1. Maintain attendance registers for academic staff, support staff and students.
2. Maintain and check teacher record books. Maintaining mark books including marks of midterm
and term test.
3. Check the accuracy of winners list prepared for annual award ceremonies.
4. Ensure through effective monitoring the proper usage
and handling of all documents related to the staff, school properties (photocopy & printing machine/ Generator / electricity and water bills /
school buses)
5. Handle CVs and call qualified experienced applicants
for interviews and direct them to the second interviews after observing their
demonstration lessons.
6. Ensure that booklists are confirmed by all teachers
when instructed by the Coordinating Principal and Head of Academic Affairs and are distributed to students before the end of term.
7. Keep all records relevant to the lesson plans and
schemes of work in National & Cambridge Curriculum.
8. Ensure that teachers have copies of the lesson plans
and schemes of work before commencement of
term, they are prepared for the first week of term well in advance, and the lesson plans
are shared with students on the first day of term.
1. Organize all annual events such as New Year
celebrations, religious functions, Sports meet, English day & Staff trips well in advance according to your branch school calendar. Trips should be avoided just before
tests/exams.
2. Check all duty rosters, assigned to the teachers, for all events and conduct meetings to explain about their duties and
responsibilities.
3. Conduct two or three rehearsals sessions before each function
1. Make arrangements to provide the necessary books, instruments, tools, devices and equipment for the library, Chemistry
and Physics labs & computer labs.
2. Ensure that all school properties and equipment are well maintained by the relevant staff.
3. Make arrangements to obtain the required number of
chairs, tables & cupboards at the end of the term, before the next term
begins.
4. Ensure that class teachers are held responsible for maintaining the school properties and equipment. Students are to pay for the property they
purposely destroy.
What We Do
Royal Institute is a Sri Lankan private education group operating Royal Institute International School across several branches, with programs spanning nursery through Advanced Level under AMI, Cambridge, Edexcel, and national curricula. Its education network also includes the Royal Institute of Colombo, which offers degree and certificate pathways through international university partnerships, along with English-language and teacher-training programs.








