Pan-Jonam Gwangju Integrated Office of Education Announces 346 Local Government Officials Passed Recruitment Exam

A total of 346 Candidates Selected, Including 260 for Educational Administration

Women Account for 63.3% of Successful Candidates

59.8% in Their 20s... Youngest at 18, Oldest at 56

The Pan-Jonam Gwangju Integrated Special City Office of Education announced on its website on August 6 that it has released the list of the 346 final successful candidates for the 2026 local government official recruitment examination.

The final candidates were selected after a written exam held on June 20, followed by interviews on July 30. By job category, the successful candidates include the largest group of 260 for educational administration (248 in the general category, 7 for people with disabilities, 5 from low-income backgrounds), 26 for cooking (22 in the general category, 2 for national merit, 2 from vocational high schools), 15 for facility management, 15 for driving, 12 for IT, 10 for librarians, 3 for records researchers, 3 for health officers, and 2 for food sanitation, among others.

Pan-Jeonnam Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education exterior view

Looking at the gender distribution, women were predominant. 219 women (63.3%) passed the exam, significantly outnumbering the 127 men (36.7%). In particular, for the educational administration category, the gender equality recruitment policy allowed 11 additional candidates to pass above the initially planned quota.

By age group, those in their 20s accounted for the largest proportion with 207 individuals, or 59.8% of all successful candidates. The oldest candidate to pass, aged 56, was selected in the cooking (general) category, while the youngest, at 18, passed in the cooking (vocational high school) category.

The Pan-Jonam Gwangju Integrated Special City Office of Education (Jonam) will conduct the registration of new appointee candidates for three days from August 12 to August 14 at the Education Support Center (Gymnasium) of the Jonam Office Building.

Further details regarding the list of successful candidates and the registration process for new appointee candidates can be found on the Pan-Jonam Gwangju Integrated Special City Office of Education website under 'Personnel/Recruitment/Announcements → Public Service Exams → Results Announcements.'

Meanwhile, the final results for the 2026 1st local government official recruitment examination of the Pan-Jonam Gwangju Integrated Special City Office of Education (Gwangju) are scheduled to be announced on August 19.

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