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On the morning of the 3rd, high school seniors preparing for the 2022 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) are getting ready for the June mock exam at Yeouido Girls' High School in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul. A total of 482,899 students registered for the first mock exam of the 2022 CSAT, which has been reorganized into an integrated liberal arts and science format. Among them, 415,794 (86.1%) are current students, and 67,105 (13.9%) are graduates and others.

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation (KICE) will conduct the September mock test for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) on September 1. Test takers who are not currently high school seniors (grade 3 students) among those taking the September mock test will be eligible for COVID-19 vaccination in August.

On the 23rd, KICE announced that it will conduct the September mock test in accordance with this year’s CSAT system.

The Ministry of Education and KICE will check the vaccination willingness of test takers who are not high school seniors, such as repeat test takers (N-su students) taking the August mock test, to prioritize vaccination for test takers. Those who wish to be vaccinated can make a reservation in advance according to the Korea Disease Control and Prevention Agency’s guidelines and receive the vaccine in August. Those planning to take the CSAT but not participating in the September mock test can also receive vaccination starting in August, as the vaccine is available for citizens aged 18 to 49. Taking the vaccine is not mandatory to take the CSAT.

KICE stated, “Priority vaccination is being promoted by the Ministry of Education and health authorities to ensure the safe test-taking of students preparing for the exam amid the COVID-19 situation. To ensure smooth test administration, only those who will actually take the exam should apply.”

In line with the revised CSAT system this year, Korean language, mathematics, and vocational exploration subjects will be restructured into a “common subject + elective subject” format. The 2015 revised curriculum will be applied, and the EBS CSAT textbooks and lecture linkage rate will remain at 50%, the same as this year’s CSAT. The Korean language elective subjects are Speech and Writing, and Language and Media. The mathematics elective subjects are Probability and Statistics, Calculus, and Geometry. For social studies and science exploration, students can choose two subjects from 17 options. The second foreign language and Chinese characters subjects are graded on an absolute scale. In the English section, there are a total of 45 questions, with 17 listening questions to be completed within 25 minutes.

For vocational exploration, students can select two subjects from six options, and must take the common specialized subject “Successful Vocational Life” among the two. To be eligible for the vocational exploration section, students must have completed at least 86 credits of the Industry Demand Customized and Specialized High School Specialized Curriculum II (for those who graduated before March 1, 2020, the vocational specialized curriculum) (80 credits for those who graduated before March 1, 2016).

Starting from the June mock test, answer sheets for the Korean history and exploration sections will be provided separately to test takers. After the Korean history section ends, the Korean history question and answer sheets will be collected, and the exploration section question and answer sheets will be distributed, with 15 minutes allocated for the collection and distribution process. During this time, those who did not select any exploration subjects may move to the waiting room.

The registration period for this mock test is from June 28 to July 8. Current students should register at their enrolled schools, graduates can register at their high schools or academies depending on their preference, and test takers without a school background such as GED holders should apply at one of the 86 education offices in their current residential district or at an eligible academy. Test takers other than current students must pay a fee of 12,000 KRW. Score reports can be collected at the registration site on September 30.

The score report will include standard scores, percentiles, and grades (9 levels) for each section and subject. For the English, Korean history, and second foreign language/Chinese characters sections, which are graded on an absolute scale, only grades (9 levels) will be recorded. If a test taker does not take the mandatory Korean history section, the test will be invalidated and no score report will be provided.

KICE will provide an online testing opportunity and separate scores for those who wish to take the test but cannot enter the test site due to fever, self-quarantine, or other reasons.

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