Busan Office of Education Conducts September Mock Test for 2023 College Scholastic Ability Test ... 27,195 Participants

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Hwang Du-yeol] The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will conduct the ‘2023 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) September Mock Exam’ on the 31st at 122 high schools and 24 designated academies in the Busan area.

The mock exam will be held in 17 cities and provinces nationwide. In Busan, a total of 27,195 students will take the exam, including 23,058 current students and 4,137 graduates and GED holders.

The mock exam is conducted to help examinees improve their adaptability to the format of the 2023 CSAT, which will be held on November 17.

The nature of the exam, test areas, and number of questions will be the same as the 2023 CSAT. The system from last year’s CSAT will also be maintained.

The first session Korean language area and the second session mathematics area will be conducted in a ‘common subject + elective subject’ structure, and after adjusting elective subject scores using common subject scores, standard scores and grades will be calculated. The fourth session inquiry area allows examinees to select and take up to two subjects regardless of the academic track.

To prevent and control the spread of COVID-19, temperature checks and respiratory symptom screenings will be conducted upon entry to the test site, and examinees and supervisors must wear masks during the exam.

Graduates who do not receive meal support must bring their own water or packed meals.

The mock exam also provides an opportunity for COVID-19 confirmed cases to take the test. Confirmed current students can take the exam in separate rooms depending on the examinee’s wishes and school conditions.

Confirmed graduates can apply in advance for on-site testing at a separate test center in the city through the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation CSAT website, according to their preference.

Examinees who find on-site testing difficult can take the exam online via the evaluation institute’s online testing site or receive the question papers from a family member or cohabitant at the test site after the exam ends, take the exam at home, and then submit their answers on the online testing site.

The deadline for submitting answers on the online testing site is 9:00 PM on September 1, and once answers are entered and submission is completed, a score report will be provided.

Scores for the mock exam will be notified to examinees on September 29.

Kwon Hyuk-je, Director of Secondary Education at the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “Since the mock exam includes graduates, it will be very helpful for examinees to objectively check their position nationwide and adapt to new question types and levels.”

The Busan Office of Education will also conduct the 2022 September National Joint Academic Achievement Test for first and second-year high school students on the 31st. For the National Joint Academic Achievement Test, 20,573 second-year and 20,789 first-year students from 109 high schools in the district will participate.

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