Gyeonggi Province Sees Slight Drop in 2026 CSAT Absentee Rate Compared to Last Year

Korean History 11.93%, Inquiry Subjects 10.20% Provisionally Tallied
Around 27 Cheating Incidents Reported During CSAT

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent: Lim Taehee) has provisionally compiled the major statistics for the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Gyeonggi Province.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education building. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

As of 6:00 p.m. on November 13, the provisional absentee rates for each section of the 2026 CSAT in Gyeonggi Province are as follows: ▲ Korean Language (1st period) 10.39%, ▲ Mathematics (2nd period) 9.93%, ▲ English (3rd period) 10.66%, ▲ Korean History (4th period) 11.93%, and ▲ Inquiry Subjects 10.20%.

Compared to the absentee rates for each section of the 2025 CSAT (1st period 11.12%, 2nd period 10.53%, 3rd period 11.35%, 4th period Korean History 12.41%, Inquiry Subjects 12.09%), the rates have generally decreased slightly.

The number of cheating incidents reported during the CSAT in the province was provisionally tallied at around 27 cases (with the 5th period not yet counted). These include: ▲ 13 cases of possession of prohibited items or unauthorized devices during the test, ▲ 7 cases of marking answers after the end signal, and ▲ 7 cases of violating procedures for taking the Inquiry Subjects in the 4th period. If these individuals are ultimately confirmed as having committed cheating, their scores for the year will be invalidated.

Meanwhile, the objection period for the 2026 CSAT questions and answers is five days, from November 13 to November 17. Once the final answers are officially announced on November 25, score notifications and distributions are scheduled to begin on December 5.

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