Busan Office of Education Conducts the 2nd Qualification Exam for Elementary, Middle, and High School Graduates

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education will conduct the "2023 2nd Elementary, Middle, and High School Equivalency Examination" starting at 9 a.m. on the 10th at eight testing centers, including Hanbada Middle School in Suyeong-gu.

A total of 2,111 candidates registered for this exam, including 166 for elementary level, 338 for middle school level, and 1,607 for high school level, which is an increase of 243 candidates compared to the second exam last year.

The elementary school test center is located at Hanbada Middle School, the middle school test center at Haegang Middle School, and the high school test centers are set up at Mora, Bunpo, Oncheon, and Dangni Middle Schools respectively. Test centers for juvenile detention center inmates and prisoners have also been prepared at Oryun Information Industry School and Busan Correctional Institution.

Busan Office of Education has also prepared a separate test center to ensure testing opportunities for COVID-19 confirmed cases. The exam will be conducted in compliance with the Central Disease Control Headquarters' test quarantine measures.

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Examinees must bring their admission ticket, identification card, water-based pen for computer use (for middle and high school levels), and black ballpoint pen (for elementary level) and enter the designated exam room by 8:50 a.m. on the exam day. They should also check the examinee guidelines on the Office of Education’s website.

Busan Office of Education has established emergency safety measures as Typhoon Khanun (Typhoon No. 6) is expected to bring heavy rain and strong winds on the exam day.

To ensure examinee safety, the first period entry time has been extended to 8:50 a.m., additional self-study rooms have been secured, and backup proctors have been arranged to cover any absence of supervisors on the exam day, ensuring smooth operation of the equivalency exam.

The successful candidates will be announced at 10 a.m. on September 1 on the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education website, and certificates of passing will be issued at the Office of Education’s General Civil Service Office. For more details, please refer to the Office of Education’s website.

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