# cao - Wednesday 9 March, 2022
# Next Level
# Next Level
There was a significant drop in the number of people seeking to study midwifery in 2022.
# cao - Friday 5 November, 2021
# Student Options
# Student Options
The new enhanced CAO website now includes Further Education and Apprenticeship options.
# cao - Monday 20 September, 2021
# College
# College
The CAO released its second round of offers to applicants this morning.
# cao - Wednesday 8 September, 2021
# Points Race
# Points Race
Simon Harris said the points race for third level places is ‘not the international norm’.
# cao - Tuesday 7 September, 2021
# Round One
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.
# Exams
# Exams
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
# cao - Sunday 5 September, 2021
# Grade Inflation
# Grade Inflation
The chair of the CAO says grade inflation seen in the last two years is ‘unfair’ to students who deferred college in 2019.
# cao - Friday 3 September, 2021
# What To Do Next
# What To Do Next
Round one offers will be released next Tuesday.
# cao - Monday 12 July, 2021
# CAO
# CAO
There has been a 136% increase in applications from other EU countries, and a 9% increase overall.
# cao - Wednesday 7 July, 2021
# CAO Season
# CAO Season
Round A mainly concerns mature applicants, mature nursing/midwifery applicants, and people who deferred courses.
# cao - Saturday 20 March, 2021
# Third Level
# Third Level
Minister for Higher Education Simon Harris said he intends to “overhaul” the CAO application form next year.
# cao - Tuesday 9 March, 2021
# Third Level
# Third Level
There was a large increase in applications for medicine, too, with 4,031 first preferences.
# cao - Monday 8 March, 2021
# Higher Education
# Higher Education
At present the CAO doesn’t include applications for apprenticeships, or some further education traineeships.
# cao - Wednesday 20 January, 2021
# CAO
# CAO
The CAO has received 66,457 applications to date.
# cao - Thursday 8 October, 2020
# College Places
# College Places
The CAO has offered places to 424 Leaving Cert students who missed out due to the error.
# cao - Monday 5 October, 2020
# CAO
# CAO
Over 6,000 students received improved grades following the discovery of last weeks error in the calculated grades
# cao - Wednesday 23 September, 2020
# Round Two
# Round Two
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.
# cao - Friday 11 September, 2020
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
The Higher Education Minister faced questions about claims students in private schools had been unfairly marked down under the system.
# Round One
# Round One
This afternoon’s Round One offers is official confirmation of whether students got their preferred course.
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Ronan Cloney (20) Cloney has been trying to ensure fairness for deferred CAO applicants since May, when the exams were first cancelled.
# cao - Thursday 10 September, 2020
# The Institute
# The Institute
The Institute of Education wrote to the Taoiseach today claiming its students had been penalised by “the bias” within the process.
# cao - Saturday 8 August, 2020
# Third Level
# Third Level
This round of offers are for those not awaiting their grades for the 2020 Leaving Certificate.
# cao - Saturday 18 July, 2020
# CAO Offers
# CAO Offers
4,769 applicants will get Level 8 course offers with 2,241 applicants being offered a Level 7/6 course.
# cao - Wednesday 8 July, 2020
# Green Shoots
# Green Shoots
The date for the main body of offers for students completing the Leaving Cert has not yet been set.
# cao - Wednesday 1 July, 2020
# Deadline Day
# Deadline Day
CAO points, which are based on Leaving Cert grades, determine what college courses are offered to students.
# cao - Tuesday 10 March, 2020
# Cao Applications
# Cao Applications
A total of 72,973 applications were received by CAO by the due date on 1 February.
# cao - Saturday 1 February, 2020
# Deadline
# Deadline
People who have not yet completed their applications are being urged by CAO to do so immediately.
# cao - Tuesday 27 August, 2019
Browse every course and institution with our dedicated site.
# cao - Thursday 15 August, 2019
# Leaving Cert
# Leaving Cert
Thousands of students received offers for college places today.
# CAO
# CAO
Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.
# Take Your Places
# Take Your Places
There was a slight increase in applications to the CAO this year when compared to last year.
# cao - Tuesday 13 August, 2019
# Exams
# Exams
Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.
# CAO
# CAO
The CAO timeline has changed quite drastically this year.
# cao - Thursday 1 August, 2019
# Cao 2019
# Cao 2019
Round Zero offers must be accepted by 7 August at 5.15pm.
# cao - Friday 5 July, 2019
# Cao 2019
# Cao 2019
Round A offers must be accepted by Wednesday 10 July at 5.15pm.
# cao - Saturday 29 June, 2019
# Change Of Mind
# Change Of Mind
People who have applied to go to college or university can add, remove or change the order of their course choices.
# cao - Saturday 9 March, 2019
# Cao Applications
# Cao Applications
A total of 73,034 applications were received by CAO by the due date on 1 February.
# cao - Monday 25 February, 2019
# Extra Curricular
# Extra Curricular
“It would especially benefit children from public schools around the country and level the playing pitch for them.”
# cao - Friday 15 February, 2019
# Rebecca Carter
# Rebecca Carter
The changes confirmed by the government come after Rebecca Carter secured a place at UCD following a High Court battle.
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