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principal

English translation: headmaster


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English term or phrase:principal
English translation:headmaster
Entered by: Tomy Goh
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Art/Literary - Education / Pedagogy
English term or phrase: principal
If you have questions or would like more information about how your child is performing on these goals, please contact your child’s principal or teacher.

Is it the Director of a school or the main teacher who looks after a class, beside other teachers who teach the same class.
Tomy Goh
Local time: 05:52
headmaster
Explanation:
head of the school
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Simon Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:52
Grading comment
Thank you all
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10headmasterSimon Johnson
4 +3head teacher - the highest-ranking teacher in the schoolmediamatrix


Discussion entries: 2





  

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1 min   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
headmaster


Explanation:
head of the school

Simon Johnson
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:52
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Thank you all

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Kim Metzger: The principal seldom teaches in US schools.
7 mins
  -> Thanks Kim - in UK too

agree  zi_neb
12 mins
  -> Thanks

agree  Madeleine MacRae Klintebo: the princi"pal" is your pal
1 hr
  -> Thanks

agree  JaneTranslates
2 hrs
  -> Thanks Jane

agree  veratek
7 hrs
  -> Thanks Vera

agree  Jack Doughty: or headmistress, as the case may be.
8 hrs
  -> Thanks Jack

agree  David Moore
13 hrs
  -> Thanks - vergiss mal nicht die Rechnung!

agree  Patricia Townshend
1 day15 hrs

agree  Reza Mohammadnia
9 days

agree  V_Nedkova
30 days
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2 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +3
head teacher - the highest-ranking teacher in the school


Explanation:
As per UK conventions ...

mediamatrix
Local time: 19:53
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Polangmar: Yes, it includes both sexes.
1 hr

agree  Gary D: We have a Principal, Deputy Principal, Head Teacher and then the Teacher, in most Australian schools.
2 hrs

agree  Reza Mohammadnia
9 days
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