Hanam Mayor Lee Hyun-jae Offers Warm Encouragement at College Entrance Exam Sites... Perfect Support for Safety and Transportation

On November 13, the day of the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, various locations throughout Hanam City were bustling with warm support for the test takers.

Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, visited local examination sites early in the morning on the 13th, the day of the college entrance exam, to encourage the test takers. Photo by Hanam City

Hanam City (Mayor Lee Hyun-jae) established a seamless cooperation system with related agencies, including Hanam Police Station, Hanam Fire Station, and Gwangju Hanam Office of Education, to ensure the safety of examinees and create an environment conducive to concentration during the exam.

Amid these thorough preparations, Mayor Lee Hyun-jae personally visited local test centers early in the morning on the day of the exam to offer warm encouragement to the students and to directly inspect the situation on site.

Previously, on November 10, the city held a video conference with Park Seong-gap, Chief of Hanam Police Station; Cho Cheon-mook, Chief of Hanam Fire Station; and Oh Seong-ae, Superintendent of Gwangju Hanam Office of Education. During the meeting, they discussed the "2026 College Entrance Exam Support Measures," listened directly to parents' concerns about traffic congestion, noise, and emergency response, and immediately devised countermeasures, thereby completing a comprehensive support network for the exam.

Hanam City made detailed efforts such as adjusting public transportation intervals to minimize traffic congestion around test centers, while the Gwangju Hanam Office of Education provided advance guidance on examinee movement routes and strengthened noise management in the vicinity.

Meanwhile, Hanam Police Station deployed officers to each test center and provided emergency transport vehicles for latecomers. During the English listening test, construction work was suspended to allow students to fully concentrate. Hanam Fire Station completed fire safety inspections at all eight test centers, deployed emergency medical teams, and operated an emergency transport system to prepare for any urgent situations.

Starting early in the morning, Mayor Lee Hyun-jae made a busy round of visits to local test centers such as Misagangbyeon High School, Misa High School, Hanam High School, Pungsan High School, and Sinjang High School to encourage the examinees. In front of Namhan High School, he delivered words of support to the students together with Park Seong-gap, Chief of Hanam Police Station.

Lee Hyun-jae, Mayor of Hanam City, visited local examination sites early in the morning on the 13th, the day of the college entrance exam, to encourage the test takers. Photo by Hanam City

Despite the cold weather, Mayor Lee expressed his gratitude to the parents and school staff waiting outside the test centers, and encouraged the examinees passing through the school gates, saying, "Today is the day when the results of your hard work truly shine," and added, "Hanam City will stand by you until the end so that you can fully focus on your exam."

This visit to the exam sites, which combined responsible preparation with related agencies and heartfelt support on the day of the test, became a sincere demonstration of Hanam City's commitment to supporting students in pursuit of their dreams.

This year, the number of test takers in Hanam City increased by 487 compared to last year, reaching a total of 3,459. The exam was held at eight high schools, including Namhan High School, Sinjang High School, Pungsan High School, Misa High School, Misagangbyeon High School, Hanam High School, Gam-il High School, and Wirye High School.

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