National Joint Academic Achievement Test Online Site Crashes... Sudden Trouble for Remote Test Takers

Nationwide Joint Academic Assessment for High School Grades 1-3 Held on the 24th
Site Access Issues Occurred Immediately After Exam Started
Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education: "More Concurrent Users Than Expected"

On the 24th, when the 2022 National Joint Academic Achievement Evaluation was conducted, third-year high school students at Yeouido Girls' High School in Yeongdeungpo-gu, Seoul, were receiving their exam papers. Photo by Joint Press Corps

[Asia Economy Reporter Han Jinju] The National Joint Academic Achievement Test was held on the 24th, but the site crashed immediately after the exam started, causing a disaster for students who intended to take the test from home.

According to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education on the 24th, an access failure occurred on the National Joint Academic Achievement Test online homepage, which started at 8:40 a.m. this day. Even after 10 a.m., the site remains inaccessible.

Unlike last year, when exams were conducted separately by grade, this year, students from grades 10 to 12 take the test simultaneously. Students who intended to take the exam at home due to confirmed cases, quarantine, or home study have failed to access the online site and have been unable to take the exam.

This year's academic achievement test is hosted by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, and it is presumed that the overload occurred due to higher-than-expected traffic from many students taking the test from home. A Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education official explained, "There were more home test-takers than expected, and it seems that simultaneous access caused the issue," adding, "We are currently assessing the situation."

The March academic achievement test is only available to high school students, and the scores of home test-takers are not included in the aggregate. The admissions industry believes that considering the higher-than-expected number of home test-takers, the reliability of statistics such as the ratio of elective subject test-takers may decrease further.

Lim Seong-ho, CEO of Jongro Academy, said, "The academic achievement test is the first step of this year's admissions, and the fact that many did not take the test means there were many test-takers whose scores were not reflected, which could cause distortion in the sample. The participation rate in elective subjects and score differences by subject will remain unknown, so it is expected to be difficult to judge based on the results alone. It should only be regarded as a level of adapting to the formal format."

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