Jonghun Park, Superintendent of Education for Gyeongnam Province, visited education support offices in the province's College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) examination districts on November 10, three days before the 2026 CSAT, to inspect the preparation status of the test sites and the storage of question and answer papers.
At the Test Management Headquarters in the Changwon area, Superintendent Park checked each aspect, including the condition of school facilities at the test sites, the status of broadcasting equipment, safety management, transportation measures, and cooperation systems with related agencies.
Jonghun Park, Superintendent of Education for Gyeongnam Province (second from the left), is visiting the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test Management Headquarters in the Changwon area to check the storage status of the question papers. Provided by Gyeongnam Office of Education
He stated, "Our provincial office of education will focus all administrative efforts on ensuring that examinees have the opportunity to take the test under any circumstances," adding, "With the CSAT just three days away, we will do our utmost to ensure that all examinees can take the test in a safe and comfortable environment."
This year, 32,955 examinees in the Gyeongnam region will take the CSAT at 1,277 venues in 105 general test site schools across the province.
On this day, the provincial office of education set up a comprehensive CSAT situation room in the auditorium starting at 1 p.m., and also established district-specific situation rooms at the education support offices in each of the seven test districts to begin operations.
A box containing the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test question papers is being moved to an education support office building in a testing district in Changwon, Gyeongnam. Photo by Se Ryeong Lee
On the day of the CSAT, the office will implement traffic management measures in cooperation with the Gyeongnam Provincial Police Agency and police stations in all cities and counties where the 105 test sites are located. It will also provide emergency transportation support for examinees, enforce traffic controls around test sites, and take measures to minimize noise.
Additionally, in preparation for unexpected situations such as earthquakes, heavy snowfall, or power outages, support teams will be formed to work in cooperation with related agencies.
Furthermore, examinees will be given advance guidance on precautions regarding cheating, portable metal detectors will be distributed to each test site to strengthen inspections, and a cheating report center will be operated within the provincial office of education.
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