School principals and administrators

NOC

40021

- School principals and administrators of elementary and secondary education

principals manage and evaluate the activities of teachers and other staff of elementary or secondary schools. Administrators manage and evaluate the academic affairs of school systems.

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School principals plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the activities of teachers and other staff of an elementary or secondary school. They are employed by public and private schools. Administrators of elementary and secondary education plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate the academic affairs of a school system. They are employed by school boards.

Main Duties

This group performs some or all of the following duties:

School principals

Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through department heads or supervisors, the activities of teachers and support staff

Review programs to ensure conformance to school board or provincial standards and develop programs within limits of authority

Coordinate teaching activities of the institution by making personnel assignments, determining class size and preparing timetables

Organize and maintain procedures for the keeping of records

Prepare and administer institution or program budget

Direct and coordinate school maintenance services and the use of school facilities

May recruit and hire teachers and other staff

May teach.

Administrators of elementary and secondary education

Plan, organize, direct, control and evaluate, through school principals, the academic affairs of a school district

Evaluate curriculum, teaching methods and community participation in programs for a school district and revise programs as required

Develop and administer programs for the education and training of students and adults

Make recommendations concerning the annual operating budget of a school district

Direct the recruitment, appointment, training, evaluation and promotion of teaching personnel.

Also Known As

board of education administrator
chief superintendent - schools
director of education - correctional institution
director of school for the hearing impaired
district school superintendent

private school headmaster/mistress

school principal

school vice-principal

secondary school principal

superintendent of elementary education

superintendent of secondary schools

superintendent of special education

Requirements

Employment Requirements

A bachelor's degree in education is required.

A master's degree in education may be required.

Several years of experience as a senior teacher or department head are required.

A teacher's certificate for the province of employment is required.

School principals may require a principal's certificate.

Administrators of elementary and secondary education may require a supervisory officer certificate.

Provincial Regulation

Provincially Regulated: Yes

Regulation Body

Department of Education and Early Childhood Development

Employment by Sex

The following graph shows the percentage of men and women working in this occupation in New Brunswick.

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64.5%

Female

35.5%

Male

Employment by age

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by age group.

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0.0%

15-24

0.0%

25-34

33.9%

35-44

46.6%

45-54

19.5%

55-64

0.0%

65+

Employment by highest level of education

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick by highest level of education achieved.

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0.0%

No Certificate, Diploma or Degree

0.0%

High School, Diploma or Equivalent

0.0%

Apprenticeship or Trades Certificate or Diploma

2.5%

College or University Below Bachelor Level

97.5%

University - Bachelor Level or Above

Employment by Industry

The following graph shows the industry groups in which the largest shares of persons working in this occupation in New Brunswick are employed. Small percentages for all top three industry groups may suggest employment for this occupation is widely distributed amongst many industry groups.

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99.2%

Educational services

N/A

0.8%

All Other Industries

Employment by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the breakdown of all persons employed in this occupation in New Brunswick by which economic region they reside in.

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21.30%

Northeast

27.00%

Southeast

23.80%

Southwest

20.50%

Central

7.40%

Northwest

Economic Regions

The following map displays New Brunswick’s five economic regions. An economic region (ER) is a grouping of counties, created as a standard unit for analysis of regional economic activity across Canada.

Annual Average Salary by Economic Regions

The following graph shows the average salary of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

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$102,000

Northeast

$104,000

Southeast

$102,000

Southwest

$98,000

Central

$100,000

Northwest

Economic Regions

Hourly Median Wages by Economic Regions

The following represents the median hourly wage of all persons employed in this occupation in each of New Brunswick’s five economic regions.

Salary

The following shows the average salary of everyone who worked full-time and year-round in this occupation across each of the Atlantic Provinces and nationally.

Employment Outlook

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