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# Education

Round 2: over 3,000 applicants receive new offers for college

1,185 applicants have received their first offer from CAO.

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Aug 30th 2012, 8:28 AM

Voices

Column: The Leaving Cert ‘points race’ is bad – but it’s better than alternatives

‘Radical’ new proposals for interviews are really a return to the past, writes Joanna Tuffy TD. Instead, we need a much wider debate on third level education.

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Aug 24th 2012, 7:00 AM

# Points Race

Trinity scheme to offer college places to students below CAO minimum

A pilot programme – intended to begin with Law in 2014 – will see some places reserved for students measured on alternative grounds.

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Aug 21st 2012, 11:24 AM

# Your Say

Poll: Should more than just points be considered for entry to college courses?

A new scheme at TCD means students will need personal statements and references from teachers to get into college. Good idea?

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Aug 21st 2012, 10:46 AM

# CAO

Over 21,000 CAO offers accepted online today

That’s 639 more acceptances than at the end of the first day of CAO offers in 2011.

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Aug 20th 2012, 9:25 PM

Evening Wrap

The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock.

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Aug 20th 2012, 4:55 PM

# Points Race

Maths and IT courses see biggest surge in CAO points race

Mathematics and Physics at the University of Limerick saw the highest points surge – up by a whopping 145 points.

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Aug 20th 2012, 12:02 PM

# CAO

CAO offers: the main points

STEM is the new acronym of the day, standing for the popular-again subjects of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

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Aug 20th 2012, 10:16 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know as you start your day.

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Aug 20th 2012, 8:32 AM

# CAO

Pics: Frustrated students take to Twitter as problems hit CAO website

One user wrote: “I’ve just had my parents in sitting on my bed as I was rejected by a website. CAO, you’re destroying my family.” Users are being urged to refresh the site if encountering problems.

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Aug 20th 2012, 8:10 AM

# Leaving Cert

Do you use what you learn in school... after you leave school?

The Leaving Cert results have been occupying the minds of over 55,000 students today – TheJournal.ie team reflects on how much of the senior cycle curriculum we go on to use in real life…

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Aug 15th 2012, 5:30 PM

# Leaving Cert

Which Leaving Cert subjects produce the most A grades?

Some subjects produced proportionally more top grades – while others had higher failure rates than most.

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Aug 15th 2012, 1:40 PM

# Points Race

Almost 11,000 Leaving Cert students to benefit from bonus Maths points

The college points race begins in earnest on Monday – but already the bonus points project seems to be working.

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Aug 15th 2012, 12:51 PM

# Congratulations

'You deserve to celebrate your achievements' - Minister congratulates LC students

Leaving Cert results are being issued to over 55,800 students around Ireland today.

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Aug 15th 2012, 7:00 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 The nine stories you need to know this morning.

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Aug 13th 2012, 8:35 AM

# Leaving Cert

Fewer students to sit this year's Leaving Cert

Over 50,000 students, 13 days, 3.1 million exam papers, 105 subjects. Shudder.

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Jun 1st 2012, 10:46 AM

# Going to College

Surge in tuition fees sees major spike in UK CAO applicants

Rising tuition fees in England, Wales and Northern Ireland have seen hundreds more students apply to come to colleges here.

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Mar 9th 2012, 7:59 AM

# Points Race

Report expected to make the case for capping places in college

Ruairí Quinn is set to receive a report outlining the need for student numbers to be capped in order to avoid the return of fees.

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Nov 8th 2011, 10:06 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you should know this morning…

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Sep 7th 2011, 8:38 AM

# The Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

The battle for Tripoli rages on, the bishop of Cloyne breaks his silence, Ireland’s latest viral sensation and… can we turn light bulbs into wifi routers?

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Aug 22nd 2011, 8:02 PM

# In Numbers

In numbers: how Ireland's students fared in Leaving Cert 2011

Which subjects had the best pass rates? Which had the fewest taking higher level? We’ve crunched the numbers to find out.

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Aug 17th 2011, 3:59 PM

# Leaving Cert

Nearly 58,000 students discover their Leaving Certificate results

Anxious moments for students across the country as they find out if they’ve got the points they need…

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Aug 17th 2011, 6:01 AM

Good Morning

The 9 at 9 Nine things you really should know this morning…

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Aug 15th 2011, 8:29 AM

# Leaving Cert

High points: Science could be next to offer a bonus to Leaving Cert students

The education minister has said that offering extra Leaving Cert points to students who sit Science subjects is a possibility.

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Jul 28th 2011, 9:49 PM

# Daily Fix

The Daily Fix: Monday

Catch up on the day’s news, including: Zuma arrives in Libya for mediation; Prison Inspector criticises investigations into prisoner deaths; and what really happens when you don’t pay your TV licence…

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May 30th 2011, 8:03 PM

# Education

Education minister says the CAO system needs to change

Ruairi Quinn says that radical new approaches and more complex entry routes to third level education are needed. He says it is a priority for his department.

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May 30th 2011, 6:51 PM

LIVE

The Daily Fix: Tuesday

In today’s Fix: dog ownership could be outlawed in Iran; more drivers caught speeding; and Ukraine promised €550m to build Chernobyl reactor containment shell.

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Apr 19th 2011, 8:17 PM