For the first time in history, the number of students accepted for the SAT hovers around 400,000 … the percentage of graduates is ‘highest’ in 17 years

The number of applicants for the 2021 College Academic Ability Test (SAT), which takes effect on December 3, has dropped to 400,000 for the first time in SAT history. On the other hand, the proportion of graduates registered the highest since 2005.

On the 21st, the Korean Institute for Curriculum and Assessment (Assessment Agency) said, “As a result of receiving applications by the 18th, the number of students who received the 2021 SAT was 490.3433.” The number of applicants decreased by 55,301 since the 2020 school year, and for the first time in SAT history, there were fewer than 500,000. Due to the decline in the school-age population, the number of applicants for the SAT has decreased from its peak of 71.2227 in 2011. Given that the absenteeism rate for the last SAT was 11.7%, it is expected that the real number of candidates for this SAT is about 430,000. There were 15.5720 (33%) and 315.039 (67%) math recipients, respectively, showing the level of the previous year.

On the 2021 SAT, the proportion of graduates among accepted applicants was 27.0% (133,069 students). It was up 1.1% p compared to 25.9% in the 2020 school year. This is the highest level in 17 years since 2005 when the current SAT system was introduced. The previous record was 26.8% in 2006. Man-ki Lee, director of the Institute for the Evaluation of Education, said: “If the third-year high school students do their best at any time and consider the non-compliance rate of the SAT as in the previous year, the percentage of graduates among the actual SAT candidates will be close to 30%. ” The strong trend of top-ranking graduates is expected to be more prominent. “

Candidates are currently awaiting the September mock assessment report card and are preparing to receive applications starting on the 23rd. Seong-ho Lim, Executive Director of Jongno Academy, predicted: “The college admission fee remains the same, but because the number of students has decreased, there is a high possibility that the passing line will be reduced both regularly and regularly. ” CEO Lim said: “If the number of multiple passes increases frequently, the number of additional passes may increase from time to time. Therefore, at this time, the tendency to over-apply may be less. “

Meanwhile, the Ministry of Education plans to announce the preventive measures against Corona 19 in the next month. Furthermore, the education authorities have maintained the position that ‘there is no adjustment of the level of difficulty due to Corona 19’ in response to some arguments that ‘the difficulty of the entrance examination should be reduced in view of the disruption in the educational field due to to Corona 19 ‘. The Ministry of Education recently responded to the National Council of Provincial Superintendents of Education with the intention that “(the difficulty setting) may confuse test takers, so be careful.” I’m not doing “.