Jeonnam '2021 College Entrance Exam Applications' Decrease by 11.2% Compared to Previous Year

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-kyung] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced the application results for the '2021 College Scholastic Ability Test.'

According to the Jeollanam-do Office of Education on the 21st, a total of 14,208 applicants registered from the application period held from the 3rd to the 18th, which is an 11.2% decrease compared to last year.

By qualification, the number of current students decreased by 1,746 to 12,012, graduates decreased by 61 to 1,896, and other applicants such as those who passed the qualification exam increased by 20 to 300.

By gender, male students registered 7,046, a decrease of 833 from the previous year, and female students registered 7,162, a decrease of 952.

The number of applicants by subject area was 14,155 (99.6%) for Korean, 13,718 (96.6%) for Mathematics, 14,084 (99.1%) for English, 14,208 (100%) for Korean History, 13,669 (96.2%) for Inquiry subjects, and 1,491 (10.5%) for Second Foreign Language/Chinese Characters.

Among the 13,718 applicants for the Mathematics section, 4,211 chose type 'Ga' and 9,507 chose type 'Na'. Among the 13,669 applicants for the Inquiry section, 6,978 chose Social Studies.

6,483 applicants chose Science Inquiry, and 208 chose Vocational Inquiry. For the Inquiry section, 13,604 applicants, accounting for 95.7% of all applicants, selected the maximum number of two subjects per area.

The Office of Education plans to thoroughly prepare for strict quarantine and exam site management to ensure the College Scholastic Ability Test proceeds smoothly amid the COVID-19 situation.

Director of Education Wi Kyung-jong said, “Meticulous health management including adherence to personal quarantine rules is necessary, and I hope all third-year high school examinees maintain their concentration and continue studying until the test day,” adding, “Schools should strive to create a study-friendly atmosphere for final test preparations and prevent COVID-19 among examinees.”

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