32,474 Gyeongnam Students Apply for 2027 University Entrance Exam ... Down 481 from Last Year

For the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test scheduled for November, a total of 32,474 candidates from the Gyeongnam region have applied.

The Gyeongnam Office of Education announced on September 7 that this figure was compiled after receiving test applications from August 24 to September 4.

This represents a decrease of 481 candidates (1.5%) compared to last year’s 32,955 applicants.

The appearance of examinees about to start the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test on the day of the exam.
[Photo by Se-ryeong Lee]

By qualification, 24,735 (76.2%) are expected graduates, the largest group, followed by 6,750 graduates (20.8%), and 989 candidates (3.0%) who passed the equivalency exam or hold other recognized educational backgrounds.

Compared to last year, the number of expected graduates decreased by 1,215 from 25,950, the number of graduates increased by 696 from 6,054, and the number of equivalency exam passers or other qualified applicants increased by 38 from 951.

Accordingly, the proportion of graduates among all applicants rose from 18.4% to 20.8%, while those recognized by other means, including the equivalency exam, also increased from 2.9% to 3.0%.

By gender, there are 16,444 male candidates (50.6%) and 16,030 female candidates (49.4%).

By subject area, 31,865 applied for Korean, 29,751 for mathematics, and 31,190 for English.

In the inquiry areas, 20,661 applied for social inquiry, 6,548 for combined social and science inquiry, 3,795 for science inquiry, and 56 for vocational inquiry.

By test district, Changwon has 10,301 candidates, Gimhae 5,776, Jinju 5,727, Tongyeong 4,174, Yangsan 4,136, Miryang 1,204, and Geochang 1,156.

The 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test will be held on November 19, and the scores will be announced on December 11.

Jin Sunhee, Director of Career Education at the Gyeongnam Office of Education, said, "We will do our best to manage the test sites and support candidates so that they can fully demonstrate their abilities in a stable environment," adding, "We hope students will calmly prepare for the test and take care of their health in the remaining period."

This content was produced with the assistance of AI translation services.