Chonnam National University, 343 Pass Teacher Certification Exam... Record High

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Yoon Jamin] Chonnam National University has achieved a remarkable feat by producing 343 successful candidates in the teacher certification exam, marking the highest number of passers in its history.

According to the College of Education at Chonnam National University (Dean Lee Sangkwon) on the 24th, a total of 343 candidates passed the 2020 teacher certification exam, including 298 for public schools and 45 for private schools.

This figure is an increase of 68 from last year's 275 successful candidates.

Last year, there were 264 public school and 11 private school passers, and in 2018, 251 candidates passed (including 1 private school). In 2017, 199 candidates passed (including 4 private school).

This year, the highest number of successful candidates were from the Jeonnam region with 140, followed by Gwangju with 74, Gyeonggi with 44, Jeonbuk with 24, and Seoul with 15, distributed evenly across the country.

By subject, Special Education (Elementary) had the most with 41, followed by Early Childhood Education with 22, Mathematics 21, Ethics 20, Korean Language and Physical Education each with 19, Home Economics and Special Education (Early Childhood) each with 17, Special Education (Secondary) 16, Music 15, Chemistry 14, Earth Science 13, History and Geography each 12, English 11, and Physics and Biology each 6.

Among the successful candidates, 281 were College of Education students, making up the vast majority, 44 were graduate students in education, and 18 passed from general teacher training departments such as Health and Library Science.

Dean Lee Sangkwon of the College of Education said, “Chonnam National University producing the highest number of successful candidates among regional national universities for three consecutive years in the teacher certification exam is the result of a combination of demand-oriented customized program operation, rapid dissemination of recruitment information, and active support from faculty and staff.” He added, “We will continue to strive to nurture excellent educators and become a university that leads the nation's future for the next 100 years.”

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