South Korea requests police investigation after English answers leaked from June academic achievement assessment, making it clear before exams even begin

City and provincial education offices across the country have decided to request an investigation into the leaking of English questions and answers in advance of the nationwide joint academic achievement assessment administered in June for first-year high school students.
On the 5th, the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education announced, "17 city and provincial education offices will jointly request the police to investigate the leak of the correct answers to the English section of the June National Joint Academic Assessment."
According to the education world, the questions in the English section of the National Federation of Academic Achievement Assessment (FISA) held on the 4th, along with the correct answers and explanations, were posted in advance in an open chat room with around 3,200 people, including cram school teachers.
The questions and answers were shared at 12:30 p.m., 40 minutes before the exam start time of 1:10 p.m., according to the report.
Normally, the questions and answers are released after the exam is over.
The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said, "To date, we have not been able to ascertain the structure of the SNS group chat room, the identity of the leaker, or the route or facts of the leak. We have requested the police to investigate and will take action against those involved and prevent recurrence."
"Depending on the outcome of the investigation, the education office will take further steps, such as taking action against those involved, and will strengthen security," the city's education office said.
The National Joint Academic Assessment has been conducted jointly by city and provincial education bureaus since the 2002 school year, and is not reflected in school report grades.
The four education offices in Seoul, Busan, Incheon, and Gyeonggi take turns
The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education set the exam in June. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education is the general administration office in charge of establishing the basic plan.