Recruitment of 4,410 Secondary School Teachers Nationwide Next Year... 23 Fewer Than Last Year

2022 School Year Secondary Teacher Recruitment Numbers Increase by 493 Compared to Prior Notice
Significant Decreases in Gyeongbuk (55) and Daegu (33), Gyeongnam Increases by 23
588 Special Education Teachers, 2,436 Health, Nutrition, Librarian, and Professional Counselor Teachers Recruited
Seoul Secondary Teacher Recruitment Increases by 2 to 390 Compared to Previous Year

Provincial and metropolitan offices of education across the country will select 4,410 public middle school teachers for the 2022 academic year, a decrease of 23 compared to the previous year.

On the 15th, the Ministry of Education announced that the number of middle school teachers to be selected, based on the recruitment announcements collected from the provincial and metropolitan offices of education, is 4,410, which is 493 more than the preliminary notice (3,917). This corresponds to the maximum range (4,270 to 4,410) mentioned in the teacher supply and demand plan by the Ministry of Education.

The regions with a significant decrease in recruitment compared to the previous year are Gyeongbuk (55) and Daegu (33). On the other hand, the number of recruits increased in Gyeongnam (23), Gangwon (11), and Gyeonggi, Busan, and Jeonbuk (10 each).

The number of special education teachers to be selected is 588, an increase of 26 compared to the previous year and 311 compared to the preliminary notice. The number of recruits increased by 311 compared to the preliminary notice.

The total number of health, nutrition, librarian, and professional counseling teachers to be selected nationwide is 2,436, an increase of 84 compared to the previous year. In particular, Seoul (84), Chungbuk (45), Daegu (28), and Gyeongbuk (10) saw a significant decrease in recruitment compared to the previous year.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education also announced the implementation plan for the appointment exams for middle school teachers, special education teachers, and health, nutrition, librarian, and professional counseling teachers on the same day.

The number of middle school teachers to be selected in Seoul is 390, an increase of 2 compared to the previous year. In addition, there are 80 special (middle school), 49 health, 27 nutrition, 14 librarian, and 76 professional counseling positions. The recruitment scale for health (36), nutrition (27), and professional counseling (14) has significantly decreased. Although the number of recruits decreased by 74 compared to last year, it increased by 150 compared to the preliminary notice in August.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education entrusts the first exam to 68 private schools and selects 175 private school teachers. By field, they select ▲154 middle school ▲6 special (middle school) ▲8 health ▲1 nutrition ▲2 librarian ▲4 professional counseling teachers, totaling 175 across 30 subjects. Exams are also conducted for seven subjects not recruited in public schools (Japanese, electricity, electronics, construction, commerce, clothing, design).

The first exam is held simultaneously with the public exam, and the first-round passers are selected at 4 to 5 times the number of positions by each corporation. The final successful candidates are determined through the second exam conducted by each corporation. For national schools, the Seoul School for the Blind is entrusted with the first exam and selects 4 special (middle school) teachers.

Applications for the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will be accepted from October 25 to 29 through the NAIS online recruitment system for teaching staff. The first exam will be held on November 27, and the second exam on January 19 and 25 of next year. The announcement of the first exam passers will be on December 31, and the final successful candidates will be announced on February 10 of next year.

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