Emergency Transport Operation for Test Takers on CSAT Morning
386 Personnel Deployed, 17 Assistance Cases and ID Delivery
On the day of the College Scholastic Ability Test, an "emergency transport operation for test takers" unfolded throughout various parts of Gwangju. Police patrol cars and motorcycles rushed to the test sites, and students who were on the verge of tears were guided by police officers to pass through the school gates on time. On this morning, when tension and relief alternated, Gwangju police created yet another memorable "scene from the CSAT."
On the morning of the 13th, a test taker is getting out of a police car at Test Site 21, set up at Seoseok High School in Hwajeong-dong, Seo-gu, Gwangju. Photo by Min Chanki
The Gwangju Metropolitan Police Agency and the Gwangju City Autonomous Police Committee announced that from 6:00 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. on the 13th, they deployed 386 personnel, including traffic and local police, riot squads, and model drivers, to carry out special traffic management along the routes used by test takers and around the test sites. The police received a total of 17 requests for assistance, safely transporting 13 students to their test centers and helping deliver identification cards and test slips in four cases.
At 7:28 a.m. in Sinchang-dong, Gwangsan-gu, a student who was at risk of being late was transported by patrol car to Seoseok High School. At 7:30 a.m., another student was taken from Ssangam-dong to Bitgoeul High School, and at 7:40 a.m., a student was transported from Hak-dong, Dong-gu, to Chosun University High School. Just before 8:00 a.m., students in Juwol-dong, Nam-gu, and Sinan-dong, Buk-gu, who were about to be late, also arrived at their test sites with the help of the police.
On the morning of the 13th, the day of the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test, a teacher is encouraging students in front of the main gate of Seoseok High School in Seo-gu, Gwangju, where the exam site was prepared. Photo by Yonhap News
There were also students who experienced confusion due to mistakes regarding their test sites. At 7:54 a.m., a female student was found crying in front of Bomun High School, saying, "I was supposed to go to Seongdeok High School, but I came to the wrong place," and requested help from the police. The police immediately radioed a patrol car on "test taker transport duty," and the student was safely delivered to the main gate of Seongdeok High School in just eight minutes, covering a distance of 9 kilometers that would normally take 25 minutes.
Kim Hyungjin, the police inspector who carried out the student transport mission that day, said, "My own child is also a test taker, so I couldn't personally drive them to the test site, but I felt a great sense of fulfillment as a police officer being able to help another student get to their exam."
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