343 CNU graduates passed the Teacher Appointment Test for Secondary Schools, recording the largest number of its history.

According to the College of Education (Dean: Professor Lee Sang-gwon), 343 graduates passed the Teacher Appointment Test for Secondary Schools. Specifically, 298 for public schools and 45 for private schools, which is 68 more than the 275 tallied in 2019.

In 2019, 264 passed the test for public schools while 11 applied for private schools while 251 (one for a private school) in 2018 and 199 (4 for private schools) in 2017 were successful in the exam.

The number of successful applicants for nationwide regions is as follows: 140 in Jeollanamdo, 74 in Gwangju, 44 in Gyeong-gi, 24 in Jeonbuk, and 15 in Seoul.

The number of successful applicants who came from the College of Education was 281 while 44 were graduates from the Graduate School of Education and 18 were from non-education majors including health, and library information science.

Professor Lee said, “CNU has recorded the largest number of successful applicants in Teacher Certification Exam among national flagship universities for three consecutive years. This is attributed to the efforts of the College of Education to offer customized support programs for students, prompt dissemination of hiring information, and the undivided attention of faculty members. We will continue our efforts to foster excellent teachers who lead and shape the future path of the country.”