Daegu to hold 2027 CSAT June mock exam Thursday at 113 test sites

The Daegu Future Education Research Institute announced Monday that the June mock exam for the 2027 College Scholastic Ability Test will be held Thursday at 113 test sites across Daegu — 87 high schools, 25 hagwon sites and the institute itself — beginning at 8:40 a.m.

Developed by the Korea Institute for Curriculum and Evaluation, the mock exam gives students an early read on the question trends and difficulty level of this year's CSAT.

It also serves as a key opportunity for test-takers to assess their current standing and address weak areas ahead of the 2027 CSAT, scheduled for November.

A total of 21,133 students in Daegu are registered to sit the exam this year, down 703 from last year.

Enrollment among current high school students fell by 1,100 year on year to 16,370, while the number of repeat test-takers and those who passed the high school equivalency exam rose by 392 to 4,763.

The exam covers Korean language, mathematics, English, Korean history, social studies, science, vocational studies, and a second foreign language or classical Chinese.

In the first-period Korean language section, students take a common set of questions before choosing one elective — either "Speech and Writing" or "Language and Media." In the second-period mathematics section, students complete a common portion before selecting one of three electives: "Probability and Statistics," "Calculus" or "Geometry."

In the social studies and science sections, students may take up to two subjects regardless of academic track. In the vocational studies section, students take the compulsory subject "Successful Vocational Life" and may add one elective, for a maximum of two subjects.

Korean history is mandatory for all test-takers. Students who do not sit the Korean history section will have their entire exam invalidated and will not receive a score report.

Individual score reports will be distributed through application centers starting at 9 a.m. on July 1.

On the same day, all 17 metropolitan and provincial education offices nationwide will jointly administer the National Academic Achievement Assessment for first- and second-year high school students.

The assessment will cover academic proficiency and career and college planning for 16,880 first-year students at 74 schools and 15,696 second-year students at 75 schools.

"I hope test-takers approach this exam with the same mindset they would bring to the actual CSAT, and use it as an opportunity to build an effective study plan for the time remaining," institute director Kim Jong-hyeop said.