Gyeongnam Office of Education to Publicly Recruit Public Secondary and Private School Teachers for 2026 Academic Year

674 Public Secondary School Teachers
157 Private School Teachers to Be Recruited

The Gyeongnam Office of Education will publicly recruit 674 teachers for public secondary schools and 157 commissioned teachers for private schools for the 2026 academic year.

The number of public school positions includes: ▲576 secondary school teachers ▲32 special education (secondary) teachers ▲30 health teachers ▲5 librarian teachers ▲13 professional counseling teachers ▲18 nutrition teachers.

This is an increase of 106 positions compared to the 568 positions pre-announced on August 6, reflecting efforts to expand the teacher workforce for the stable implementation of the high school credit system, including the operation of online schools and joint curricula.

Gyeongnam Office of Education. Photo by Lee Seryung

For private schools, the provincial office of education will conduct the first round of recruitment exams for 157 teachers in 22 subjects, commissioned by 55 private school foundations in the province.

Among these, for 10 subjects commissioned by 9 foundations, the second round of exams will be conducted in the same manner as for public schools.

Applications must be submitted through the 'Online Teacher Recruitment System' from 9:00 a.m. on October 13 to 6:00 p.m. on October 17.

The first round of exams will be held on November 22, consisting of education (essay type) and major subjects A and B (short-answer and descriptive types).

The second round of exams for practical subjects such as physical education, music, art, electricity, information, and computer will take place from January 13 to 14 next year (two days for art, one day for other subjects). Preparation of teaching and learning plans, class demonstrations, and in-depth interviews for teaching aptitude will be conducted from January 20 to 21 next year.

The list of successful candidates for the first round will be announced on December 26, and the final successful candidates will be announced on February 5 next year.

The provincial office of education is currently recruiting 222 teachers for kindergartens, elementary schools, and special schools (kindergarten and elementary levels).

The first round of exams for these positions will be held on November 8, and the final successful candidates will be announced on January 28 next year.

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