Lim Tae-hee, superintendent of Gyeonggi Province, proposed a reform plan for college entrance exams – 매일경제

Expansion of essay-type evaluation Abolish relative evaluation of school records Integrated Selection of Occasionally and Periodically Proposed adjustment of college admission timing

Lim Tae-hee, superintendent of Gyeonggi Province, proposed a reform plan for college entrance exams that calls for converting the College Scholastic Ability Test (CSAT) into a five-step absolute evaluation from 2032, effectively turning it into a qualification test and integrating selection of occasional and regular admission. The proposal also includes the introduction of essay-type evaluation in the CSAT, the abolition of relative evaluation of school records, and measures to adjust the timing of college admission.

Superintendent Lim held a press conference at the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education on the 21st and said, “In order to restore the essence of education, it is urgent to reform the university entrance system,” adding, “We will discuss with the National Council of Superintendents of Education, the Korea University Education Council, and the National Board of Education so that the final plan for college admission for the 2032 school year is finalized by the end of this year.”

Superintendent Lim proposed a plan to switch to a five-stage absolute evaluation from the 2032 school year, believing that the CSAT induces excessive competition and private education. Currently, the College Scholastic Ability Test is applied only to English and is operated under a nine-grade relative evaluation system for other subjects. In addition, a plan to add an essay-type evaluation in the CSAT and abolish the CSAT English listening evaluation altogether was included in the reorganization plan. “In order to evaluate self-directed thinking, it is absolutely necessary to introduce a written and essay-type evaluation,” superintendent Lim said. “We propose to abolish the English listening evaluation completely in consideration of social costs, such as aircraft taking off and landing being banned nationwide.”

Like the College Scholastic Ability Test, it was proposed to expand the essay-type evaluation by switching to the five-stage absolute evaluation instead of the relative evaluation. To this end, a plan was proposed to introduce a step-by-step essay evaluation from first-year middle school students in 2026. The school life record book (birthrate) announced that it will be improved in the form of a checklist to solve the problem of deviation depending on teacher or school competency.

For the college entrance examination, a plan to integrate and operate occasional and regular admission was proposed. The integrated screening comprehensively reflects the school record evaluation, the Ministry of Life, and the SAT scores. The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education explained that it aims to simplify the selection process to increase the predictability of passing.

In order to normalize the high school curriculum, superintendent Lim also suggested that the grades of the second semester of high school should be reflected in the school records. While securing the scoring period for the essay-type evaluation by advancing the SAT exam to September, △ Completion of the second semester’s internal assessment by early November △ Deadline for the Ministry of Life in mid-November △ Adjust the timing of college admission to the order of applications in mid-December.

The university entrance reform plan, which was unveiled on the same day, was prepared by a special task force (TF) set up by the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education in July last year with about 60 internal and external experts.

In response to the proposal, Lee Ju-hee, a talent policy planning officer at the Ministry of Education, said, “If the discussion on the direction of improving the loan is mature enough, we will be able to review it with the National Education Commission.” Currently, the National Education Commission is discussing the introduction of the essay and essay type of the CSAT and the introduction of the absolute evaluation of high school students in the process of establishing a mid- to long-term national education development plan.