SEOUL, Jan. 14 (Korea Bizwire) — As South Korea braces for sweeping changes to its college admissions system following a particularly difficult 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, winter break has become the most intense—and expensive—season yet for private education. Enrollment at winter academies and early preparatory courses for repeat test-takers has surged beyond capacity, with programs [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) – The government said Tuesday all aircraft takeoffs and landings across South Korea will be temporarily prohibited to keep noise down during this year’s annual College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) later this week. According to the transportation ministry, aircraft takeoffs and landings will be restricted for 35 minutes between 1:05 [...]
SEOUL, Nov. 12 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean banks will begin operations an hour later than usual on Thursday due to the national college entrance exam, a local association of banks said Tuesday. Around 520,000 high school seniors and graduates were to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on Thursday. In a move to [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 28 (Korea Bizwire) — The number of applicants for this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) will slightly increase from last year to over 110,000 in Seoul, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said Monday. A total of 110,734 high school seniors and graduates in the capital are scheduled to take the CSAT [...]
SEOUL, June 26 (Korea Bizwire) — The Ministry of Education announced Monday that extremely difficult questions not taught in schools will be eliminated from the annual college entrance exam as part of the government’s efforts to reduce private education expenses. The ministry said it will push for a “fair College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) centered [...]
SEOUL, March 7 (Korea Bizwire) — The Korean Mathematical Society has expressed concerns about the possible reduction of math subjects for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT). In a statement released on Tuesday, the Korean Mathematical Association firmly opposed any attempt to exclude calculus II and geometry from the CSAT. They argued that omitting these [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — Students infected with COVID-19 or in self-quarantine for possible coronavirus exposure will be assigned to separate testing sites for next month’s state-administered college entrance exam to ensure a safe test environment, the education ministry said Tuesday. About 509,800 high school seniors and graduates are set to take this year’s [...]
SEOUL, Dec. 2 (Korea Bizwire) — South Koreans were on high alert Wednesday with only hours to go until hundreds of thousands of students would sit for the annual state college entrance exam during the COVID-19 pandemic. Around 490,000 high school seniors, graduates and others plan to take the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — Students without face masks won’t be allowed to enter a testing site for the national university entrance exam slated for December, the education ministry said Friday, to prevent the spread of the coronavirus during the test. The Ministry of Education unveiled detailed guidelines to safely hold the College Scholastic [...]
SEOUL, Aug. 4 (Korea Bizwire) — South Korean students infected with the novel coronavirus or in self-quarantine can still take the national university entrance exam at separate sites in early December. The Ministry of Education unveiled Tuesday the plan for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT), the country’s biggest academic event of the year, which [...]