A school secretary oversees school administration tasks. The job responsibilities include preparing communications, reports and other documents, record keeping, greeting visitors, keeping records of staff and students, managing daily cash flow, etc. You will manage a range of people – teachers, parents, students, etc. Sometimes you will also meet up with education officers, social workers, etc.

You will also be responsible for printing and photocopying various documents, entering statistical details to the computer and keeping reports, etc. The responsibilities can also extend to school meals management, purchasing equipment and stationery, making payments for services received, and keeping records of bank deposits.

In smaller schools, you will be required to handle all the management functions in addition to the above listed responsibilities.