TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A private high school in Miaoli mistakenly registered more than 30 students for the wrong subjects in the Subject Test for University Entrance, scheduled for Friday and Saturday.
Students who intended to take the history exam were registered for biology, and vice versa. Affected students said they were only informed of the mistake three days before the exam and criticized the school for its lack of urgency in addressing the issue, per CNA.
Miaoli County Councilor Tseng Wen-hsueh (曾玟學) said that he had received complaints from several students. He noted the school’s administrative error could impact the students’ future academic paths and may even result in some having to retake the exam.
Tseng added that he had reported the matter to the K-12 Education Administration in hopes of minimizing the impact on affected students.
In response, the Ministry of Education said that it was notified of the issue on Tuesday, the same day students were allowed to review their exam information and test site assignments. The ministry said that, in the interest of fairness to other test-takers, correcting the subject registration error may not be feasible.
According to the College Entrance Examination Center, students registered through group registration were required to verify their personal information and sign off during the designated confirmation period from June 18 to 20. During this time, any corrections were to be submitted by the student’s high school. The center added that it also sent emails to high schools on June 18 to confirm the submitted registration data.
The center said that a verification window had been provided, but no correction requests were received from the school before the deadline. To maintain fairness, the center said it cannot amend the subject registration errors at this stage.
It added that all preparations for the exam have been completed, including the printing and distribution of test booklets, student rosters, and seating charts for each testing location.
This year’s test has 39,000 registered candidates, about 3,000 fewer than last year. Among all test subjects, mathematics had the highest number of test-takers, with 23,900 students, accounting for 61% of total registrations.
