Seoul Out-of-School Youths Eligible for October Scholastic Aptitude Test for High School Seniors

Out-of-school youths will now be able to take the national joint scholastic achievement test for high school seniors scheduled for this coming October.

The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced that it will grant eligibility to take the national joint scholastic achievement test for high school seniors, which will be held on October 20, to out-of-school youths as well.

While the October test is in principle administered only to currently enrolled high school students, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education has temporarily opened the path to boost the learning motivation of out-of-school youths and provide them with objective data necessary for designing their career paths and higher education.

The eligible applicants are out-of-school youths under the Act on the Support for Out-of-School Youths who plan to take the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT).

However, applicants must be registered with an out-of-school youth support center within the jurisdiction of Seoul or the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Out-of-School Youth Support Center, and must either have passed the high school graduation equivalency examination or have applied for the second high school graduation equivalency examination of 2026.

Out-of-school youths who wish to take the test can submit an online application through the Seoul Metropolitan Out-of-School Youth Support Center, Seoul Dream Center, or the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education Out-of-School Youth Support Center.

The application period runs for nine days from tomorrow (the 3rd) until the 11th.

There is no application fee, and the exam will be conducted at a test site designated by the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education.

Based on the results of this pilot operation, the office plans to discuss with provincial and metropolitan offices of education nationwide next year regarding plans to provide out-of-school youths across the country with the opportunity to take the scholastic achievement test.

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