By Kim Bo-eun
The education ministry said Wednesday the college scholastic aptitude test (CSAT), which was set to take place today, will be postponed for a week due to the 5.4 magnitude quake that jolted the city of Pohang.
This is the first time the test has been delayed due to a natural phenomenon since it began being administered in 1993.
"We have decided to hold the CSAT on Nov. 23 considering the safety of students, as well as fairness in administrating the test," Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Kim Sang-kon said in a briefing at the Seoul Government Complex.
The interior ministry and the education office of North Gyeongsang Province proposed the delay of the test, Kim said.
Multiple cracks from the quake were found in the walls of 14 schools in Pohang where the test was set to take place.
"We will find other schools unaffected by the quake for the students to take the test and also reschedule the college entrance procedure," the minister added.
Earlier in the day the ministry announced that it would hold the test as scheduled, considering there was no major damage from the quake.
However, after President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with senior secretaries, the ministry announced the postponement.
The education ministry said Wednesday the college scholastic aptitude test (CSAT), which was set to take place today, will be postponed for a week due to the 5.4 magnitude quake that jolted the city of Pohang.
This is the first time the test has been delayed due to a natural phenomenon since it began being administered in 1993.
"We have decided to hold the CSAT on Nov. 23 considering the safety of students, as well as fairness in administrating the test," Deputy Prime Minister and Education Minister Kim Sang-kon said in a briefing at the Seoul Government Complex.
The interior ministry and the education office of North Gyeongsang Province proposed the delay of the test, Kim said.
Multiple cracks from the quake were found in the walls of 14 schools in Pohang where the test was set to take place.
"We will find other schools unaffected by the quake for the students to take the test and also reschedule the college entrance procedure," the minister added.
Earlier in the day the ministry announced that it would hold the test as scheduled, considering there was no major damage from the quake.
However, after President Moon Jae-in held a meeting with senior secretaries, the ministry announced the postponement.
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