Central Applications Office

Minister for Education says exam authorities will ‘give an opportunity for students to return to pre-Covid levels’

Inflated grades may be popular with students but they also pose serious disadvantages

Almost 61,000 students receiving their exam results from 10am on Friday

Students continue to receive significantly higher grades than previous years

Finding comes from office’s ‘change of mind’ data, which details students’ third level course choices as of July 1st deadline

It is important to understand the component parts: there are two key numbers associated with each school listed.

CAO offers: Estimated 80 per cent of college applicants will likely secure one of their top-three course preferences

Students will begin their studies at a further education provider before completing their course at higher education colleges

Move follows confirmation earlier this week that Leaving Cert results will issue a week earlier than last year

Carpe diem: you are never too old to follow your dreams

Concern Leaving Cert results will be delayed this year due to second exam sitting

New arrivals will have access to same supports and grants available to Irish students

Round One: Irish Times Results Helpdesk will answer questions at irishtimes.com

Steps you can take ahead of the next stage of your education

Now is the time to review your CAO course selection in order to get them right by the July 1st deadline.

Mature students, overseas applications push third-level applications to new high

First-preference applications for environment courses up 70%

The points for any given third-level course can rise or fall each year

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Almost 3,000 offers for college places issued in latest round with a deadline of noon on Friday

Concerns many college applicants may seek to defer due to Covid-19

Steps you can take ahead of the next stage of your education

Round One: The wait is almost over for thousands of applicants

A reduction in the artificially inflated range of choices would lead to lower drop-out rates

Applicants should consider current offer as potentially the only offer they may receive

Tens of thousands of students wait to find out if they get their course of choice

Lists should be considered alongside whole-school evaluations and subject inspection reports

Surveys show the number of Irish children able to speak a second language well below the EU norm

News, analysis and expert advice on the CAO’s first round offers for 2018

Drop in applications comes despite initiatives to attract more students to the sector

Reserve school places and control car insurance costs, 139-page report recommends

A reduction in the artificially inflated range of choices would lead to lower drop-out rates

Number of courses where ‘random selection’ is used to limit entry falls by more than half

Irish Times helpdesk available from 9am to answer queries about third-level offers

Europe’s priorities in secession talks are set out – but what will it mean for Irish business?

Nursing and education also down, while law, construction are up

Applicants say they can’t decide what to study and have to make big career decisions

A reduction in the artificially inflated range of choices would lead to lower drop-out rates

Whole school evaluations are not always the most accessible form of information

Increased interest in study and training outside of universities expressed by attendees