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# CAO

Last month
August 2023
# CAO
CAO: 60% of courses see fall in point requirements
59% of level 8 applicants for their first choice, and 85% of students got their top three
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Aug 31st 2023, 10:14 AM
# CAO
The CAO points for 2023 have just been released. Find them all here
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
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Aug 30th 2023, 2:00 PM
# CAO
Simon Harris says Leaving Cert isn't 'cruel' but there is 'an obsession with the points race'
Leaving Certificate students are to receive their results this Friday.
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Aug 23rd 2023, 12:28 PM
This year
2023
# Degree
'Historic change' allows students to earn university degree outside the points system
From September, students will be able to enrol in courses in a Further Education institution before progressing to a Higher Education institution to complete their degree.
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Jul 7th 2023, 11:05 AM
# Leaving Cert
CAO Round One offers to be released on 30 August
Leaving Cert results will come out on 25 August, which is closer to the usual release date than the last two years.
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May 25th 2023, 3:58 PM
# 3RD LEVEL
CAO deadline closes with over 78k applications
A Change of Course Choices facility will become available on the CAO website this Friday.
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Feb 1st 2023, 6:52 PM
Last year
2022
# CAO
Over 57,000 people offered place in CAO Round One, up more than 2,000 on last year
CAO ‘points’ dropped very slightly but remained close to last year’s levels.
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Sep 8th 2022, 5:44 PM
# CAO
The CAO points for 2022 have just been released. Find them all here
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
162k
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Updated
Sep 8th 2022, 2:14 PM
# round zero
Over 4,000 applicants will receive CAO Round Zero offers today
This round of offers is for people who are not competing with those waiting for 2022 leaving cert results.
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Aug 5th 2022, 6:00 AM
# Leaving Cert
Leaving Cert: CAO round one offers to come out on 8 September
Leaving Cert results will be delayed again this year, coming out in early September rather than mid-August.
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Jun 24th 2022, 5:19 PM
# Leaving Cert
Leaving Cert: CAO round one offers to come out on 8 September
Leaving Cert results will be delayed again this year, coming out in early September rather than mid-August.
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Jun 24th 2022, 4:58 PM
# Next Level
Over 20% increase in applications for courses related to the environment, new CAO figures show
There was a significant drop in the number of people seeking to study midwifery in 2022.
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Mar 9th 2022, 6:35 AM
All time
# student options
There's a 'national obsession' with the points race, says Harris highlighting CAO changes
The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.
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Nov 5th 2021, 1:02 PM
# Third Level
CAO opens for third level applications today
It opens at noon today.
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Nov 5th 2021, 6:30 AM
# College
Nearly 1,500 students receive first higher education offer in second CAO round
The CAO released its second round of offers to applicants this morning.
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Sep 20th 2021, 12:56 PM
# Points Race
Higher education minister questions if Leaving Cert is ‘right way to go’
Simon Harris said the points race for third level places is ‘not the international norm’.
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Sep 8th 2021, 7:31 PM
# Round one
Over 55,000 people offered place in CAO Round One - points rise in teaching, business and health
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
Round One offers must be accepted online by 3pm on Monday 13 September.
Four courses have now reached 625 points.
'Inevitable' that points for most courses will increase due to record-breaking Leaving Cert results
Simon Harris: It's time to end the Leaving Cert points race in Ireland
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Sep 7th 2021, 2:00 PM
# Exams
The CAO points for 2021 have just been released. Find them all here
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
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Updated
Sep 7th 2021, 2:00 PM
# grade inflation
'Inevitable' that points for most courses will increase due to record-breaking Leaving Cert results
The chair of the CAO says grade inflation seen in the last two years is ‘unfair’ to students who deferred college in 2019.
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Sep 5th 2021, 4:24 PM
# what to do next
Leaving Cert: Here's when all the CAO offers will be released – and when they must be accepted
Round one offers will be released next Tuesday.
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Sep 3rd 2021, 1:07 PM
# CAO
Surge in applications for environment, education, and journalism courses
There has been a 136% increase in applications from other EU countries, and a 9% increase overall.
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Jul 12th 2021, 3:37 PM
# CAO Season
6,700 CAO applicants receive Round A offers today
Round A mainly concerns mature applicants, mature nursing/midwifery applicants, and people who deferred courses.
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Jul 7th 2021, 12:08 PM
# Third Level
Reform needed on Leaving Certificate and CAO application, says higher education minister
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said he intends to “overhaul” the CAO application form next year.
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Mar 20th 2021, 10:52 AM
# Third Level
Over 20% increase in people applying to study nursing, CAO figures show
There was a large increase in applications for medicine, too, with 4,031 first preferences.
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Mar 9th 2021, 8:39 AM
# Higher Education
CAO system set to be overhauled as government plans to ramp up apprenticeship numbers
At present the CAO doesn’t include applications for apprenticeships, or some further education traineeships.
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Mar 8th 2021, 11:51 AM
# CAO
CAO surge sees thousands more apply for third-level courses than in previous years
The CAO has received 66,457 applications to date.
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Jan 20th 2021, 10:34 PM
# College places
Students hit by calculated grades error have been offered college places
The CAO has offered places to 424 Leaving Cert students who missed out due to the error.
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Oct 8th 2020, 2:52 PM
# CAO
Leaving Cert students affected by calculated grades error to be included in Round 4 CAO offers
Over 6,000 students received improved grades following the discovery of last weeks error in the calculated grades
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Oct 5th 2020, 5:38 PM
# Round Two
CAO issues almost 3,000 Round Two offers
Here’s how to check what you’ve been offered, and how long you have to think about whether you want to accept the offer.
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Sep 23rd 2020, 1:33 PM
# Leaving Cert
Harris defends calculated grades and says it meant students in more disadvantaged schools didn't lose out
The Higher Education Minister faced questions about claims students in private schools had been unfairly marked down under the system.
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Sep 11th 2020, 6:17 PM
# Round one
Over 50,000 people offered a place in first CAO round as points rise in health, business, teaching
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
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Sep 11th 2020, 2:09 PM
# Leaving Cert
'We're forgotten about': Students carrying over results fear being overlooked as CAO offers due out
Ronan Cloney (20) Cloney has been trying to ensure fairness for deferred CAO applicants since May, when the exams were first cancelled.
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Sep 11th 2020, 12:05 AM
# The Institute
Dublin private school says its students were 'significantly penalised' by Leaving Cert calculated grades process
The Institute of Education wrote to the Taoiseach today claiming its students had been penalised by “the bias” within the process.
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Sep 10th 2020, 8:22 PM
# Third Level
Over 4,000 applicants to receive their Round Zero CAO offers today
This round of offers are for those not awaiting their grades for the 2020 Leaving Certificate.
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Aug 8th 2020, 6:15 AM
# CAO offers
5,800 CAO applicants will receive Round A offers this morning
4,769 applicants will get Level 8 course offers with 2,241 applicants being offered a Level 7/6 course.
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Jul 18th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Green shoots
CAO applications: Jump in demand for climate and transport college courses
The date for the main body of offers for students completing the Leaving Cert has not yet been set.
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Jul 8th 2020, 2:39 PM
# Deadline Day
Last chance for students to alter applications as CAO change-of-mind option closes today
CAO points, which are based on Leaving Cert grades, determine what college courses are offered to students.
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Jul 1st 2020, 6:00 AM
# cao applications
CAO applications show drop in languages, arts and agriculture
A total of 72,973 applications were received by CAO by the due date on 1 February.
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Mar 10th 2020, 6:00 AM
# Deadline
Want to apply for an undergraduate course through CAO? The deadline is this evening
People who have not yet completed their applications are being urged by CAO to do so immediately.
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Feb 1st 2020, 6:30 AM
Looking for the Round Two CAO points? Find them all right here
Browse every course and institution with our dedicated site.
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Aug 27th 2019, 2:11 PM
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