Busan Education Office to Recruit 471 Secondary School Teachers for 2027 Academic Year, Including 356 for Public Schools

356 Recruited for 30 Public School Subjects, 112 for 20 Private School Subjects

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (Superintendent: Kim Seok-jun) announced on September 30 that it will recruit 471 teachers for secondary national, public, and private schools for the 2027 academic year. The selected candidates will include 3 for national schools, 356 for public schools, and 112 for private schools.

At 10:00 a.m. on the same day, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education released on its website the "Implementation Plan for the 2027 Busan National, Public, and Private Secondary School Teacher, Health, Librarian, Specialized Counseling, Nutrition, and Special Education (Secondary) Teacher Candidate Selection Examination."

The number of teachers to be hired for public schools remains at 356, the same as pre-announced on August 5. This is based on the Ministry of Education’s teacher employment policy, teacher retirement due to age limits, and scale of honored retirements.

By field, recruitment will include 289 secondary school teachers, 11 health teachers (kindergarten/elementary), 9 health teachers (secondary), 6 librarians, 16 specialized counseling teachers, 7 nutrition teachers, and 18 special education (secondary) teachers, across a total of 30 subjects. Compared to last year, when 590 public secondary school teachers were recruited, this is a decrease of 234 positions.

For national schools, 3 teachers for the navigation subject will be selected through partially delegated first and second-round exams from Busan Maritime High School. As for private schools, 112 teachers across 20 subjects will be selected through partially delegated first and second-round exams from 42 foundations.

Among these, 19 foundations applied for the "Public and Private Simultaneous Application System." Accordingly, applicants who choose a public school as their first choice can also apply to one of the relevant private foundations as a second choice, if desired.

The Public and Private Simultaneous Application System was introduced in 2017 to resolve private schools’ teacher recruitment difficulties and to expand applicants’ options. Applications will be accepted online through the teachers’ recruitment site from 9:00 a.m. on October 12 to 6:00 p.m. on October 16.

The first round of exams will take place on November 28, and those who pass will be announced on December 29. The second round will be held over two days starting January 20 of next year, and the hands-on practical exam will be conducted on January 14. The final successful candidates will be announced on February 5 of next year.

The first exam will assess educational theory and subject expertise, while the second exam will consist of preparing instructional plans, demonstration lessons, and in-depth interviews on teaching aptitude, depending on the subject. Physical Education, Music, Art, Information, Computer, Electronics, and Mechanical subjects require an additional hands-on practical exam.

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