Test-takers who finished Suneung, South Korea's nationwide college entrance examination, are celebrating the culmination of years of hard work, with an end to the grueling exam that lasted more than eight hours for some.
This year’s test, held at 1,310 venues across the country, saw 554,174 applicants — the highest number since 2019.
A test-taker cheers as she leaves Ewha Girls’ Foreign Language High School in Seoul after taking the Suneung on Thursday. (Yonhap)
A student reunites with her family after finishing the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test at Donga Girls’ High School in Nam-gu, Gwangju, Thursday. (Yonhap)
Test results, to be released Dec. 5, will serve as an assessment factor for college entrance in 2026.
A student who finished her exam at Hongik University High School for Girls in Mapo-gu, Seoul, approaches to be embraced by her mother on Thursday. (Yonhap)
Students who finished the 2026 College Scholastic Ability Test at Yeongbok Girls’ High School in Suwon, Gyeonggi Province, leave the test site on Thursday. (Yonhap)
