# 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.
# cao - Wednesday 10 October, 2018
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