# 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

The CAO points for 2022 have just been released. Find them all here

Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.

159k

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.

23.8k

Aug 5th 2022, 6:00 AM

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: 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.

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

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# 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

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.

Round One offers must be accepted online by 3pm on Monday 13 September.

Four courses have now reached 625 points.

39.1k

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.

175k

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.

23.7k

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.

20.4k

Sep 3rd 2021, 1:07 PM

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.

19.5k

Jul 7th 2021, 12:08 PM

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

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.

13.7k

Mar 8th 2021, 11:51 AM

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.

26.9k

Oct 8th 2020, 2:52 PM

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.

18.8k

Sep 23rd 2020, 1:33 PM

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.

48.4k

Sep 11th 2020, 2:09 PM

'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.

18.3k

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.

68.5k

Sep 10th 2020, 8:22 PM

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.

10.2k

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.

22.8k

Aug 27th 2019, 2:11 PM

CAO round one offers are out - so what's next?

Thousands of students received offers for college places today.

18.4k

Aug 15th 2019, 3:00 PM

Round One CAO points are out now: Find them all right here

Compare every course and institution with our dedicated site.

48.6k

Aug 15th 2019, 2:00 PM

# take your places

Over 50,000 people offered a place in first CAO round

There was a slight increase in applications to the CAO this year when compared to last year.

25.3k

Aug 15th 2019, 2:00 PM

# Exams

Latin, Libya and Leitrim: Leaving Cert results by numbers

Everyone has got their results, so here are the most important statistics from today.

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Aug 13th 2019, 11:54 AM