Principal Track in DepEd is the administrative career path away from classroom teaching.
Hierarchy:
- Principal I (SG-19, ~₱56,000/month) — small school
- Principal II (SG-20)
- Principal III (SG-21)
- Principal IV (SG-22, ~₱75,000+/month) — large school
- Education Programme Supervisor (district level)
- Schools Division Superintendent (province/city)
- Regional Director
- Undersecretary
- Secretary of Education
Path requirements:
- Strong teaching evaluations
- Master's degree
- Leadership training
- Successful interview/selection process
What it means for you:
- Career mobility for ambitious teachers
- Higher salary ceiling than classroom teaching
- Less direct teaching, more administration
- Significant government bureaucracy + politics
- Path to senior PHL educational leadership