Competition Rate for Seoul Public Middle School Teachers 9.8 to 1... Korean Language 20.51 to 1

Competition Rate Rises Due to Reduction of 74 Selected Candidates
Secondary School Subject Competition Rate Slightly Increases to 12.46 to 1
Competition Rate for Privately Entrusted Teacher Selection is 28.70 to 1

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that the application competition rate for public secondary school teacher candidates increased to 9.81 to 1 compared to the previous year.

On the 3rd, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced the application results for the 2022 academic year public (national and private) secondary school teachers, special (secondary) education, health, nutrition, librarian, and professional counseling teacher candidate selection competitive exam.

For public secondary school teachers, 636 positions were recruited with 6,239 applicants. Although the number of positions decreased by 74 compared to last year, the number of applicants remained similar, resulting in a higher competition rate than last year (8.79 to 1).

The competition rate for secondary (subject) teacher appointments rose slightly to 12.46 to 1 from 12.04 to 1 the previous year. In particular, the Korean language subject had the highest competition rate at 20.51 to 1, with 964 applicants for 47 positions.

Other subjects had the following competition rates: ▲Music 18.21 to 1 ▲English 17.14 to 1 ▲History 15.86 to 1 ▲Physical Education 13.74 to 1 ▲Home Economics 12.50 to 1 ▲Mathematics 11.52 to 1 ▲Biology 11.13 to 1 ▲General Social Studies 10.11 to 1.

Private school teachers recorded a competition rate of 28.70 to 1, with 5,022 applicants for 175 positions. This is a slight decrease from last year's competition rate of 32.21 to 1. Although the number of applicants increased, the number of positions also increased by 44 compared to the previous year.

The first round of the 2022 academic year public (national and private) secondary school teacher, special (secondary) education, health, nutrition, librarian, and professional counseling teacher candidate selection competitive exam will be held on the 27th. Specific details such as the exam location will be announced on the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education website on the 19th.

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