Special quarantine period for the SAT from 19 … Final decision on day 26 of the test room for students confirmed by corona

[아시아경제 이현주 기자] As a result of the new coronavirus infection (Corona 19), a special quarantine period will be operated from two weeks before the University Aptitude Test (SAT) that will take place on December 3. In addition, the place to perform the test is finally decided on the 26th for the examinee who is confirmed as confirmed.

The Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Health and Welfare reported an intensive SAT security management plan to the Central Headquarters for Disaster Countermeasures and Security and announced it on the 15th.

From the 19th, two weeks before the entry of the SAT, until the date of the test, it operates as a special quarantine period. The Ministry of Education and the Office of Education are planning to carry out quarantine inspections for academies, teaching centers and study cafes, and recommend abstaining from face-to-face teaching for a week before the SAT and recommending a user system for examinees. In addition, instructors and staff of academies and classrooms should also use the self-diagnosis application of the state of health of the Ministry of Education.

Candidates who have been confirmed have been assigned base facilities, such as hospitals and life treatment centers, from the 12th, three weeks before the exam. A total of 29 basic facilities and 120 beds were secured in each city and province. On the 26th (one week before the SAT), the confirmed candidate will determine the actual location of the test by identifying the expected discharge date. If you have been diagnosed with a cure, you can take the SAT at the general examination center. The government plans to respond by hiring additional hospital beds if the number of confirmed candidates increases.

A separate testing center is also operated for quarantined examinees. A total of 113 test sites and 754 test laboratories were secured. Taking into account the registration of confirmed candidates, the installation of the test site begins one week before the entrance exam. Students who cannot move their own vehicle can receive support.

The supervisor of confirmed and quarantined candidates will undergo a diagnostic test after completing the SAT. Exam schools, etc. they can be switched to remote classes the day after the SAT or designated and operated as discretionary vacations.

In case of receiving notification of confirmation / isolation of the examinee
Reveal SAT applicants to the public health center
Call the school district to report the request

The government also guided the actions of the examinees in case they received a confirmation or quarantine notification. Upon receiving the confirmation or quarantine notification, the examinee must inform the public health center that they are an SAT applicant and call the competent education office to report the matters necessary for the application.

Even after the SAT, it functions as a “special student safety period,” as the amount of movement is expected to increase due to college-specific assessments such as interviews and essay writing. Safety management, orientation, and patrols, including infectious disease prevention, are strengthened at various facilities that are expected to be widely used by students from the SAT through Dec. 31.

Vice Premier Yu Eun-hye and the Minister of Education said: “As university-specific assessments continue after the SAT, I ask the public to continue to comply with quarantine regulations and participate in the ‘Safe SAT, Safe College Admissions Creation ‘for Test Takers “.

Reporter Lee Hyun-joo [email protected]