Principal Vacancy 2026 – St. John’s College Jaffna | Apply Before 30 November
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Principal Vacancy 2026
ST. JOHN'S COLLEGE, JAFFNA
යාපනය ශාන්ත ජෝන් විද්යාලය – විදුහල්පති පුරප්පාඩුව
யாழ்ப்பாணம் பரி. யோவான் கல்லூரி – அதிபர் பதவி வெற்றிடம்
🏫 About the Vacancy
The Governing Body for Educational Institutions, founded by the Church Missionary Society in Ceylon under the Diocese of Colombo, Church of Ceylon, invites applications from suitably qualified and experienced educational leaders for the position of Principal of St. John's College, Jaffna.
Founded in 1823, St. John's College is one of Sri Lanka's oldest and most distinguished Christian boys' schools, committed to holistic education, character formation and excellence.
Institution: St. John's College, Jaffna
Age Preference: 40–55 Years
Closing Date: 30 November 2026
🎓 Educational Qualifications
- A bachelor's degree from a recognized university is mandatory.
- A postgraduate diploma in education and/or a postgraduate degree in a relevant field is preferred.
- At least 10 years of teaching experience in a recognized school, with proven leadership experience.
✅ Other Requirements
- Sound knowledge of modern educational practices, curriculum development and school administration.
- Strong leadership, communication and interpersonal skills.
- Ability to lead and develop staff, promote teamwork and build effective relationships with students, parents, alumni and stakeholders.
- Competence in financial management, planning and resource management.
- Commitment to the Christian ethos, values, traditions and mission of St. John's College.
- A vision to uphold the heritage and advance the future of the college.
👨🏫 Duties and Responsibilities
- Provide visionary and strategic leadership.
- Maintain high standards of academic excellence and discipline.
- Inspire and develop staff and students.
- Promote co-curricular activities, sports and character formation.
- Ensure effective administration and responsible resource management.
- Strengthen the national and international reputation of the college.
🎂 Age & Salary
The advertisement does not specify a fixed salary amount.
📄 Documents Required
Applications must be accompanied by:
- A comprehensive Curriculum Vitae (CV).
- Copies of relevant educational and professional certificates.
- Names and contact details of two non-related referees.
- A brief statement outlining the applicant's vision for St. John's College, Jaffna.
📮 Application by Post
Applications may be sent to:
Governing Body for Educational Institutions –
founded by the C. M. S. in Ceylon,
The Bishop's Office,
368/3A, Bauddhaloka Mawatha,
Colombo 7,
Sri Lanka.
"Post of Principal, St. John's College Jaffna".
📧 Application by Email
Applicants can also submit their applications by email.
📧 cmsgb1960@gmail.comApplication – Principal, St. John's College, Jaffna
⏰ Application Deadline
Applications should reach the designated address or email on or before the closing date.
🇱🇰 සිංහල සාරාංශය
යාපනය ශාන්ත ජෝන් විද්යාලයේ විදුහල්පති තනතුර සඳහා අයදුම්පත් කැඳවීම – 2026
සුදුසුකම් සහ පළපුරුද්ද සහිත අධ්යාපන නායකයින්ගෙන් අයදුම්පත් කැඳවනු ලැබේ.
- තනතුර: විදුහල්පති
- අධ්යාපන සුදුසුකම්: පිළිගත් විශ්වවිද්යාලයක උපාධියක් අනිවාර්ය වේ.
- පළපුරුද්ද: අවම වශයෙන් වසර 10ක ඉගැන්වීමේ පළපුරුද්ද සහ නායකත්ව පළපුරුද්ද.
- වයස: වයස අවුරුදු 40–55 අතර අය සඳහා ප්රමුඛතාව.
- වැටුප: සුදුසුකම් සහ පළපුරුද්ද අනුව.
- අවසන් දිනය: 2026.11.30
අයදුම්පත් තැපෑලෙන් හෝ විද්යුත් තැපෑලෙන් යොමු කළ හැකිය.
📘 தமிழ் சுருக்கம்
யாழ்ப்பாணம் பரி. யோவான் கல்லூரியில் அதிபர் பதவி வெற்றிடம் – 2026
தகுதியும் அனுபவமும் கொண்ட கல்விசார் தலைமைத்துவப் பண்புகளையுடையவர்களிடமிருந்து அதிபர் பதவிக்கான விண்ணப்பங்கள் கோரப்படுகின்றன.
- பதவி: அதிபர்
- கல்வித் தகைமை: அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பல்கலைக்கழகத்தில் பெற்ற பட்டம் கட்டாயமாகும்.
- மேலதிக தகைமை: கல்வியியலில் பட்டப்பின் டிப்ளோமா மற்றும்/அல்லது தொடர்புடைய துறையில் பட்டப்பின்படிப்பு விரும்பத்தக்கது.
- அனுபவம்: அங்கீகரிக்கப்பட்ட பாடசாலையில் குறைந்தது 10 வருட கற்பித்தல் அனுபவமும் நிரூபிக்கப்பட்ட தலைமைத்துவ அனுபவமும்.
- வயது: 40–55 வயதுக்கிடைப்பட்டவர்களுக்கு முன்னுரிமை.
- சம்பளம்: தகைமை மற்றும் அனுபவத்திற்கு ஏற்ப.
- முடிவுத் திகதி: 30.11.2026
விண்ணப்பங்களை தபால் அல்லது மின்னஞ்சல் மூலமாக அனுப்பலாம்.
மின்னஞ்சல்: cmsgb1960@gmail.com
📢 Important Notice
Applicants are advised to carefully read the official vacancy announcement and ensure that all required documents are submitted before the deadline.
Closing Date: 30.11.2026








