Gumi Office of Education Conducts Computerized Lottery for 2026 Middle School Admission Assignment

Focusing on Fairness and Transparency
Total of 4,228 Applicants, Down 568 from Last Year
Results to Be Announced on January 9 (Friday) at 2:00 p.m. on the Gumi Office of Education Website

On January 6 at 2:00 p.m., the Gumi Office of Education in North Gyeongsang Province (Superintendent Min Byungdo) conducted a computerized lottery for the "2026 Middle School Admission Assignment" in the multipurpose auditorium on the first floor of the Gumi Office of Education.

(Left) Min Byungdo, Gumi Education Superintendent, is giving a greeting. (Right) A computerized lottery is being conducted for the "2026 Middle School Admission Assignment." Photo by Kim Ihwan

This assignment targeted four school districts within Gumi City-Gangseo, Okgye-Sandong, Indong, and Goa-as well as five middle school zones (Seonsan, Mueul, Doge, Haepyeong, and Osang). This year, the total number of applicants was 4,228, a decrease of 568 from the previous year due to a decline in the school-age population.

The detailed number of applicants by district is as follows: Gangseo Middle School District, 1,832; Okgye-Sandong Middle School District, 1,217; Indong Middle School District, 591; Goa Middle School District, 433; and the five middle school zones, 155. Of the total 4,228 applicants, 2,228 were male students and 2,000 were female students.

The computerized lottery utilized the NEIS-based middle school entrance assignment program developed by the Gyeongsangbuk-do Office of Education to enhance objectivity and reliability. To verify the transparency of the assignment results, more than 30 people-including representatives of parents, officials from the Gumi Police Station and Gumi City Hall, journalists, school officials, and education office staff-attended and directly observed the entire process.

The Gumi Office of Education focused on ensuring fairness in the assignment process by using a random computerized lottery method that reflected the applicants’ order of preference. The results of the lottery will be announced on January 9 (Friday) at 2:00 p.m. on the Gumi Office of Education website.

Min Byungdo, Superintendent of the Gumi Office of Education, stated, "We prioritized transparency in the process to ensure that every student is assigned fairly, and we will do our best to create a safe and happy educational environment where our students, starting from this new beginning, can nurture their dreams."