noun
head teacher system; system of assigning administrative duties to teachers
Refers to a system in Japanese schools where regular teachers are given additional administrative roles, such as grade-level head or department head, alongside their teaching duties.
多くの学校では主任制を導入して、教員の負担を分散させている。
Many schools have introduced the head teacher system to distribute the workload among teachers.
主任制のもと
Under the head teacher system, he coordinates meetings as the grade-level head.
教務主任 is a specific administrative position (academic affairs head), whereas 主任制 is the broader system that includes various head teacher roles.
Compound of 主任 (head, person in charge) and 制 (system, institution). The term is used primarily in educational contexts to describe a system of assigning administrative roles to teachers.