"Confirmed Cases Also Take the Exam"... The First Qualification Exam of the Year to Be Held on the 10th

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Gwan-woo] Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 9th that the ‘2021 1st Elementary, Middle, and High School Equivalency Exam’ will be held on the 10th.

This exam will be conducted for 1,168 examinees at a total of five test sites: Jeonnam Technical High School (elementary, middle, and high school levels), Gwangju Technical High School (high school level), Gwangju Juvenile Detention Center, Gwangju Prison, and a separate test site for self-quarantined individuals.

The number of examinees is 80 for elementary level, 186 for middle level, and 902 for high school level.

To prevent and contain the spread of COVID-19, thorough disinfection will be conducted before and after the exam at all test sites, and temperature checks will be performed on all exam officials and examinees at the entrance of the test sites.

On the exam day, all examinees must continuously wear masks inside the test sites and bring their admission ticket, identification card, black water-based pen for computer use (black ballpoint pen for elementary level), lunch box, and drinking water to take the exam.

Examinees taking the exam from the first period must arrive at the test site entrance by 8:20 a.m., and those taking the exam from the second period or later must arrive at the entrance 20 minutes before the exam starts.

COVID-19 positive individuals are also allowed to take this equivalency exam.

However, to prevent COVID-19, confirmed cases and self-quarantined individuals cannot take the exam at general test sites; a separate test site will be prepared and operated for them.

Examinees who have been notified of confirmation or self-quarantine and have applied in advance to the Metropolitan Office of Education may take the exam at the separate test site with approval from health authorities.

The successful candidates will be announced on the 11th of next month at 10 a.m. through the ‘Notice Board - Exam Announcements’ section on the Gwangju Metropolitan Office of Education website.

Kim Chu-geun, Director of General Affairs at the Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “Since this equivalency exam is also held under the emergency situation caused by the spread of COVID-19, we will thoroughly implement quarantine measures and do our best to ensure that examinees can take the exam in a safe environment.”

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