Gyeongnam Office of Education Operates 'Comprehensive Situation Room' Three Days Before CSAT

The Gyeongnam Office of Education will operate a 'Comprehensive Situation Room for the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT)' starting three days before the 2024 CSAT, which will be held on the 16th.

The provincial education office announced that from 1 p.m. on the 13th, it will set up the comprehensive situation room in the auditorium of the provincial education office and operate district situation rooms at the seven education support offices in the test districts.

From that day, they plan to enter a full-scale CSAT management system to prepare for the installation of test sites and smooth traffic measures.

Gyeongnam Office of Education.
Photo by Lee Seryeong

The provincial education office requested public offices, state-owned enterprises, and businesses with more than 50 employees to delay their start time to after 10 a.m. on the CSAT day to ensure that examinees can reach the test sites smoothly.

They formed a support team to respond to emergencies such as earthquakes, heavy snow, and power outages and decided to cooperate with related organizations.

The provincial police agency agreed to implement smooth vehicle traffic measures with all city and county police stations overseeing the 103 test sites established within the province.

They will also work together to support emergency transport vehicles on the CSAT day, control traffic around test sites, and minimize noise.

The provincial education office will operate a cheating report center within the office to prevent dishonest conduct.

They plan to collaborate with the provincial police agency by providing portable metal detectors to each test site and strengthening the management of test papers and exam supervision.

According to the provincial education office, with the easing of COVID-19 quarantine guidelines, separate or isolated test sites will not be operated from this year.

All examinees in the province will take the test at 103 general test sites, and dining areas for examinees diagnosed with COVID-19 will be separately installed at each test site.

The total number of examinees taking the CSAT in the province this year is 29,345, with 14,951 males and 14,384 females.

Kim Kyung-gyu, Director of Career Education, said, “We will closely communicate and cooperate with all related organizations, education support offices in the test districts, and test site schools to ensure the smooth administration of the CSAT. We will do our best to create a testing environment where examinees can demonstrate their abilities comfortably.”

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