7 test sites, 3,677 examinees covered ahead of Thursday's CSAT; 21 staff deployed at 9 transport hubs for emergency rides
Construction and noise work near test sites to halt; post-exam inspections of youth-restricted venues planned
Gwangjin-gu in Seoul is launching a comprehensive support plan to help examinees sit the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test safely on Thursday.
This year, 3,677 examinees will take the exam across seven test sites in the district, including Konkuk University High School and Gwangnam High School. The district held a joint preparedness meeting with related agencies — including the Seongdong-Gwangjin Office of Education, the Gwangjin Police Station and the Gwangjin Fire Station — to review support arrangements covering traffic, noise and safety management.
On exam day, the district will operate an "examinee transport support center" from 6 a.m. to 8:10 a.m. Twenty-one staff members will be deployed at six subway stations in the district — Junggok, Achasan, Gangbyeon, Guui, Gwangnaru and Konkuk University — as well as three locations with limited transport access. District vehicles will be on standby to provide emergency rides to examinees at risk of arriving late.
Working alongside the Gwangjin Model Drivers Association, the district will also direct traffic at intersections near the seven test sites. Officers will focus on clearing illegally parked vehicles from nearby roads to ease congestion and help examinees enter the venues without delay.
Noise management around test sites will also be tightened. The district plans to send notices to nearby construction sites and noise-generating businesses asking them to keep noise to a minimum, and will require all construction and noisy work in the vicinity to stop entirely on exam day. Dedicated personnel will be assigned to each test site to conduct on-site patrols and inspections.
After the exam, the district will shift its focus to protecting young people. Inspectors will conduct intensive checks at food and beverage establishments — including fusion bars and beer halls — expected to see a surge in visits from examinees and other young people, verifying compliance with regulations on the sale of alcohol to minors and restrictions on their entry and employment. A joint inspection team comprising food hygiene inspectors will be formed, and relevant notices will be distributed to businesses.
In areas expected to draw large crowds, the district will run a joint public-private safety campaign to prevent accidents that could occur in the aftermath of the exam.
Gwangjin-gu District Mayor Kim Kyung-ho said the district would "carefully monitor traffic and the surrounding environment right up to exam day so that examinees can fully demonstrate the skills they have worked so hard to develop," adding that it would "spare no effort in protecting young people and maintaining safety management even after the exam is over." Kim also extended words of encouragement to examinees and their parents for their long efforts.
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