CAO offers to be made on 7 September Leaving Certificate students will receive offers of college places on 7 September, four days after they receive their exam results. Education • 04 Jun 21
Portal for Leaving Cert students opens The online self-service portal for this year's Leaving Certificate students opened at midday and can be accessed over the next seven days. Education • 10 Mar 21
Revamp of CAO system published The way in which students apply for third-level education is to be overhauled to include a connected system for a wider range of further education … Ireland • 08 Mar 21
Significant point increases expected in 2021 CAO system There will be significant point increases in this year's CAO system, the chairperson of the Central Applications Office Board has said. Education • 11 Feb 21
More than half of students offered first preference The points have risen for over two-thirds of degree or Level 8 courses, according to this year's CAO data. Education • 11 Sep 20
CAO issues first round offers of third-level places Around 54,000 applicants have today received 79,000 offers from the CAO for third-level places. More than 47,000 offers are being made at Level 8 or … Ireland • 11 Sep 20
CAO applicants express concern over grade inflation The Department of Education has confirmed that around one quarter of all CAO applicants this year are presenting Leaving Certificate results from a previous year. Education • 03 Sep 20
CAO urges students to check their course applications The CAO has urged students to check their college applications in advance of tomorrow evening to ensure that all course codes listed are correct and … Education • 30 Jun 20
CAO offers: Over 600 points needed for UCD course Over 51,000 students have received offers of college places in the first round offers released by the Central Applications Office. Education • 15 Aug 19
Rise in CAO application for biology and engineering Just over 73,000 students have applied this year for places on third-level courses through the Central Applications Office. Education • 09 Mar 19
CAO points down for more than half of courses offered About 52,000 applicants have received offers of places at third level from the CAO, with changes to both the points and Leaving Cert grading systems … Education • 21 Aug 17
Wait over as thousands of students receive LC results The wait for results is over for almost 60,000 Leaving Cert students in a year which saw a rise in the number of students opting … Ireland • 16 Aug 17
Leaving Cert students warned over CAO deadline Leaving Certificate students have been urged to meet the final deadline for applying to the CAO system at 5.15pm on Monday. Education • 28 Apr 17
CAO receives more than 76,000 applications More than 76,000 applications for third level places for next autumn were received by the CAO by close of business this evening. News • 01 Feb 17
CAO Results: Online Tracker Tool Find the CAO points for every course and third-level institution, and track the rise and fall of points over the past seven years with RTÉ's … News • 22 Aug 16
Increase in numbers applying for college courses There has been a rise for the third year running in the number of student applicants for third-level education, new CAO data shows. News • 09 Mar 16
New CAO points system announced A new CAO points system, which will be used for entry to higher education from 2017 by students now entering 5th Year, has been announced. News • 03 Sep 15
40,000 take up first round CAO offers Almost 40,000 applicants have accepted a third-level place in this year's first round of CAO offers. News • 25 Aug 15
More students opt for construction-related courses New data indicates rising confidence levels among students about the prospect of careers in areas related to the construction industry and in law. News • 09 Mar 15
Students urged to study foreign languages Minister for European Affairs Dara Murphy has encouraged Leaving Cert students to give serious consideration to studying foreign languages at Third Level. News • 01 Feb 15
Second round of CAO offers out today More than 3,000 third level applicants will receive good news this morning as the CAO makes its second round of offers for college places. News • 28 Aug 14
Second round CAO offers available Second round CAO offers are now available online at CAO.ie. News • 29 Aug 13
Deadline for acceptance of first round CAO offers The deadline for acceptance of first round third-level course offers from the Central Applications Office passed at 5.15pm this afternoon. News • 26 Aug 13
Staff cutbacks blamed for exam paper errors Staff cutbacks at the State Examinations Commission played a significant role in the unusually high number of errors in this year's Leaving and Junior Certificate … News • 19 Aug 13
Drop in number of applicants for teaching courses Figures published by the CAO show a significant reduction in the number of students choosing to become teachers. News • 09 Mar 13
