Korea Joongang Daily
Korea JoongAng Daily

Half a million students breathe free as life-defining test day ends

Thursday marked the defining moment for hundreds of thousands of takers of the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) in Korea.

2023-11-16

82-year-old grandmother takes this year's Korean college entrance exam

Kim Jeong-ja, who was born in 1941, said she cried at the airport when her daughter was leaving for the United States. She said she couldn't find the departure gate because she was illiterate. Kim has never missed a class in the last five years.

2023-11-16

Student jumps off building on college entrance exam day

A student who was supposed to take the college entrance exam on Thursday was taken to hospital after jumping off from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Hwaseong, Gyeonggi, at 1:50 a.m., the police said.

2023-11-16

Education Ministry gets serious about enforcing Yoon's call for CSAT review

The Ministry of Education said it plans to conduct an audit to see if the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, which administers the state-run college entrance exam, has properly followed the president's instructions to review the CSAT.

2023-06-16

Korean SAT should only cover what's taught in school, Yoon says

President Yoon Suk Yeol instructed the education minister Thursday to exclude material that is not covered by public education from the annual college entrance exam, his office said.

2023-06-16

Cram school tuitions climb as more students retake Korea's college entrance exam

In Korea, many high school seniors who did not get into the school of their dreams wait for nearly a year for the next suneung, held every November.

2023-02-22

Testing times

Workers sort boxes of test sheets for this year’s College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) at a printing plant in Sejong on Monday, three days ahead of the yearly exam.

2022-11-14

Schools go back online ahead of CSATs

With just one week until the national college entrance exams, all high schools switched back to remote classes Thursday as the country tries to prevent virus transmissions among students.

2021-11-11

Bummed about the big exam? These discounts might help.

Retailers and food companies are rolling out promotions targeting students just completing their college entrance exams, which were held on Thursday.

2021-11-18