Busan secondary school teacher exam draws 7.8-to-1 competition ratio

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education said Wednesday that 3,662 people applied for 471 positions in the 2027 academic year selection exam for public, national and private secondary school teacher candidates, yielding an average competition ratio of 7.8 to 1. That is up from 5.9 to 1 last year.

For public secondary school teachers, 2,956 applicants competed for 312 positions in the general recruitment category, producing a ratio of 9.5 to 1. Music was the most competitive subject, with 150 applicants vying for 7 spots at 21.4 to 1, while information and computer studies had the lowest ratio at 4.7 to 1, with 75 applicants for 16 positions.

The quota reserved for applicants with disabilities drew only 18 applicants for 26 positions, recording a ratio of 0.7 to 1, with eight subjects falling short of their targets.

For public secondary special education schools, 88 applicants competed for 17 positions in the general category at 5.2 to 1, while the disability-quota slot drew exactly one applicant for one position.

Private secondary schools, whose exams are administered by the city education office, received 583 applications for 112 positions at 5.2 to 1, and national secondary schools drew 16 applicants for 3 positions at 5.3 to 1. A full breakdown by subject is available on the education office's website under the notices and recruitment section.

Exam venues for the first-round written test will be announced at 10 a.m. on Nov. 20 through the education office's website. Examinees must arrive at their assigned test rooms by 8:30 a.m. on Nov. 28 with their admission ticket and identification.