24,402 Daegu Area CSAT Test Takers... 12% Decrease Compared to Last Year

CSAT Registration Deadline... Increase in Math 'Type Ga' and Science Inquiry Choices "Impact of STEM Field Development Policy"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Park Dong-wook] The number of examinees in the Daegu area for the 2021 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) was 24,402, showing a decrease of 3,410 (12.26%) compared to the previous year. This is a reduction of 6,052 compared to the 2019 academic year.

According to the Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education on the 21st, the number of 'currently enrolled students' who applied for the CSAT was 17,414, a decrease of 2,914 from last year. Graduates also decreased by 542 to 6,275 compared to last year, but the number of those who passed the qualification exam increased by 46 to 713. Among the applicants, currently enrolled students accounted for 71.36%, graduates 25.72%, and qualification exam passers 2.92%.

The gender distribution was 12,632 males (51.77%) and 11,770 females (48.23%), with 862 more males. The distribution of subject choices in the inquiry areas was 11,694 (47.92%) in social studies inquiry, 12,287 (50.35%) in science inquiry, and 134 (0.55%) in vocational inquiry. Excluding 109 who chose one subject and 287 who did not choose any, 24,006 chose two subjects.

Among all applicants, 20,893 (85.62%) selected five subject areas, and 2,582 (10.58%) selected all six areas including the second foreign language and Chinese characters. The remaining 927 (3.8%) selected four or fewer areas.

Regarding the second foreign language and Chinese characters area, 2,609 applicants (10.69%) chose this area, while 21,793 (89.3%) did not. Among those who selected the second foreign language and Chinese characters, Arabic I (1,808), Japanese I (292), and Chinese Characters I (161) were the most chosen subjects, with Arabic I accounting for a dominant 69.3%.

The Daegu Metropolitan Office of Education pointed out the following characteristics of this year’s CSAT: ▲ a significant decrease in the number of currently enrolled and graduate applicants due to the decline in the school-age population and a relative increase in the proportion of graduates ▲ an increase in the selection rate of Mathematics Type Ga and science inquiry subjects, mainly chosen by natural science students, influenced by policies fostering science and engineering fields.

An official from the Office of Education stated, "Due to COVID-19 and the need to maintain social distancing, the number of examinees per test room has been reduced from 28 to 24. Therefore, despite the decrease in the number of examinees, the number of test rooms is expected to increase compared to last year."

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