Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Announces Plans to Recruit 2,799 Public School Teachers for 2027 Academic Year

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education to Announce Final Implementation Plan in September

883 Elementary, 1,145 Secondary, and 177 Kindergarten Teachers to Be Recruited

Second-Round English Assessment for Elementary Teachers Commissioned to Evaluation Institute

Assessment Area for Secondary School Music Practical Exam Revised

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent: Minseok Ahn) is scheduled to recruit a total of 2,799 teachers for public kindergartens, elementary schools, secondary schools, and special schools for the 2027 academic year.

On August 5, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education announced that it has pre-disclosed the specific recruitment fields and the expected number of positions for the "2027 Gyeonggi-do Public School Teacher Appointment Candidate Selection Exam" via its official website.

Exterior view of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

By category, secondary school teachers account for the largest portion with 1,145 positions. This is followed by 883 elementary school teachers, 352 special education teachers, 242 positions for health, librarian, school counselor, and nutrition teachers, and 177 kindergarten teachers.

The number of openings announced in this preliminary notice may be subject to change depending on future teacher supply and demand. The final list of categories and positions will be confirmed in the implementation plan announcement scheduled for release in September.

The implementation plan for the teacher recruitment exams for kindergarten, elementary school, and special school (kindergarten and elementary) teachers will be announced on September 9. Applications can be submitted from September 28 to October 2, and the first round of exams will be held on November 7. The second round of exams will take place from January 6 to 8 next year.

The implementation plan for the recruitment exams for secondary school teachers, as well as health, librarian, school counselor, nutrition, and special school (secondary) teachers, will be announced on September 30. Applications will be accepted from October 12 to 16, with the first round of exams on November 28 and the second round scheduled for January 20–21 next year.

From this exam onward, applicants applying for positions designated for people with disabilities in more than one city or province must cancel applications for regions they do not wish to take the test in within the designated cancellation period.

The second round English evaluation for the elementary school teacher recruitment exam will transition from being administered by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education to being commissioned to the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation. In the secondary school music practical exam, the assessment area will be changed from "singing folk songs while playing the Janggu" to "singing Korean traditional music while playing rhythmic patterns." Applicants will be able to choose either the Janggu or the Buk as their rhythmic accompaniment instrument.

Further details can be found in the "News & Updates" under "Exam Information" on the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education website.

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