Secondary Principal - Kuwait - August 2026
- Country:
- Kuwait
- Region:
- School - Middle East
- Curriculum:
- United Kingdom
- Level:
- Secondary/ Middle(12-15), Secondary/High(16-18)
- Start Date:
- 16 August 2026
- Initial Contract Length:
- 2 year, renewable
- Curriculum Experience Required:
- Strongly prefer it
SECONDARY PRINCIPAL FOR AUGUST 2026
Salary: KWD 1300-1500 tax free per month
+ Accommodation provision - Single Accommodation. (If Family accommodation, then only 90 KD per month will be paid by the hired).
+ Annual ticket for self
+ Medical Insurance for self
Location: Kuwait
Start Date: August 2026
School Type: UK curriculum international private school (K-18)
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor Degree in Education or relevant degree with valid professional teaching qualification. Master in Education/Management is highly desirable.
• A minimum of 12 - 15 years of experience in British Curriculum Schools, with atleast 2 years in leadership role, preferably in the Secondary.
• Leadership Certifications such as NPQSL/NPQH/NPQEL is mandatory.
• Experience in GCC region is highly desirable.
Located close to Kuwait City and a member of the British Schools of the Middle East association, the school offers not only a tempting professional opportunity to work in a progressive multicultural learning environment but also a personal prospect of experiencing an overseas life in the Gulf region where one can enjoy a safe and adventurous existence within a welcoming expatriate community.
Although the school uses an adapted version of the National Curriculum of England and Wales, your experience will be culturally and internationally flavoured on every level and you should be happy and willing to lead in an environment that will stretch your skills of differentiation; students are 40% Kuwaiti and the remaining cohort hail from over 40 nationalities, most of whom speak English as a second language.
Please contact your local Edvectus advisor today.
Salary: KWD 1300-1500 tax free per month
+ Accommodation provision - Single Accommodation. (If Family accommodation, then only 90 KD per month will be paid by the hired).
+ Annual ticket for self
+ Medical Insurance for self
Location: Kuwait
Start Date: August 2026
School Type: UK curriculum international private school (K-18)
Qualifications and Experience
• Bachelor Degree in Education or relevant degree with valid professional teaching qualification. Master in Education/Management is highly desirable.
• A minimum of 12 - 15 years of experience in British Curriculum Schools, with atleast 2 years in leadership role, preferably in the Secondary.
• Leadership Certifications such as NPQSL/NPQH/NPQEL is mandatory.
• Experience in GCC region is highly desirable.
Located close to Kuwait City and a member of the British Schools of the Middle East association, the school offers not only a tempting professional opportunity to work in a progressive multicultural learning environment but also a personal prospect of experiencing an overseas life in the Gulf region where one can enjoy a safe and adventurous existence within a welcoming expatriate community.
Although the school uses an adapted version of the National Curriculum of England and Wales, your experience will be culturally and internationally flavoured on every level and you should be happy and willing to lead in an environment that will stretch your skills of differentiation; students are 40% Kuwaiti and the remaining cohort hail from over 40 nationalities, most of whom speak English as a second language.
Please contact your local Edvectus advisor today.
- Number Of Students:
- 1200
- Student Make Up:
- 38 nationalities / 43% Kuwaiti, 25% Egyptian and 9% Lebanese
- Regional Info:
- Kuwait is your prototypical oil-rich state, and provides ex-pats with a gentle transition into the Muslim world. In your free time you can enjoy wandering around mosques, souks and other sandy traces of bygone Bedouin days. Behind the glitzy opulence lies a deep sense of traditional values and warm Arabian hospitality. Kuwait City and the surrounding communities are developing into buzzing metropolises with gleaming high rises, numerous luxury hotels, brand new shopping malls, lots of cafes and restaurants, cinemas and lush parks set along wide avenues. Kuwait is now regarded as a relatively safe destination with plenty to interest the traveler,
- Tax Rate:
- Tax Free
- Housing:
- 1 bedroom apartment
- Benefits:
- Flights -yearly, Gratuity or end of service bonus, Housing - provided, Medical or Health insurance, Tuition discount for dependants, Utilities paid
- Suited To:
- Activity - swimming beaches, Activity-typical water sporting types, Climate - warmer, Infrastructure - Moderately developed, Unmarried partners - not suitable, Westernised - moderately
- Minimum Years Experience:
- 3.0
- Curriculum Experience Required:
- Strongly prefer it
- Will Accept Newly Qualified Teachers:
- N
- Visa Restriction:
- Females cannot sponsor spouse or dependents, Younger than 60