Huvudmaster
Huvudmaster is a term used in Swedish to denote the head administrator of a school, typically equivalent to the English "headmaster" or "principal." The word combines huvud ("head") and mästare ("master"). In contemporary Sweden, the chief administrative role of a school is commonly referred to as rektor, while huvudmaster is more historical or regional and may be encountered in older texts or specific institutions. In other contexts or languages, similar terms are headteacher in the UK and principal in the US.
A huvudmaster is responsible for the overall leadership of a school, including pedagogical direction, administration, budgeting,
In most of Sweden today, the title rektor is used, and responsibility for schools is distributed across