CAO

60% of CAO applicants are offered their first choice

60% of CAO applicants are offered their first choice

Almost 60,000 leaving cert students received offers for college places through the CAO this morning. The Central Applications Office, which administers college entry on behalf of the universities and colleges, has now issued 87,075 offers to 57,980 applicants – with most students pleased with the news. For Level 8 or degree-level courses, almost 60% of […]

3 years ago

This is the reason the Leaving Cert results are earlier this year

This is the reason the Leaving Cert results are earlier this year

The results are coming out on August 25th. It was announced yesterday that the Leaving Cert results would be released on August 25th of this year, earlier than they were in the few years previous. Now being given to students a week earlier than last year, as well as the CAO being released earlier also […]

3 years ago

What to say to your child if they didn’t get the course they wanted

What to say to your child if they didn’t get the course they wanted

“I felt like the biggest failure on the planet” There are many moments from your teenage years that you’ll never forget. Your first kiss, your first love, your last day of school, and the dreaded day the CAO results come out. I can still feel the searing stress and intensity that was buzzing through my […]

5 years ago