German Conversation · Level 120
45 words
German word
Schulleitung
Pronunciation
IPA/ˈʃuːlˌlaɪ̯tʊŋ/
Meaning
- feminine nounschool administration
Example
Die Schulleitung hat die Eltern informiert.
The school administration informed the parents.
More examples
Die Schulleitung hat den neuen Stundenplan genehmigt.
The school administration approved the new timetable.
Core concept
The people or governing group steering a school's organization and educational direction.
Common phrases
mit der Schulleitung sprechen
speak with the school administration
die Schulleitung informieren
inform the school administration
in Absprache mit der Schulleitung
in consultation with the school administration
Similar words
Schulleiter: The principal responsible for daily educational management and decisions at a specific school.
Schulverwaltung: The administrative body handling a school's records and non-teaching tasks.
Schulaufsicht: The public authority overseeing a school's educational quality and legal compliance.
Schulträger: The municipality or organization responsible for founding, funding, and maintaining a school.
Definition in German
Personen oder ein Gremium, das eine Schule organisatorisch und pädagogisch leitet.
Word origin
Schulleitung is a compound of Schule, meaning school, and Leitung, a noun formed from leiten, meaning to lead or direct.
Usage tips
- Schulleitung is feminine and can refer to a leadership body, while an individual head is called a Schulleiter or Schulleiterin.
Other meanings
- principalnoun
- school management teamnoun
Related words
- Schulleiterprincipalnoun
- Schulleiterinfemale principalnoun
- Schulleitungsmitgliedmember of the school administrationnoun