CAO 2021 Timeline: Late CAO Applications

CAO 2021 Timeline: Late CAO Applications

Please take note that the closing date for late CAO applications is May 1st at 5.15 pm. You will be required to pay a fee of €60 for an online application up to this date. No further applications will be accepted for the 2021 academic year after May 1st at 5.15 pm. You can read […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: Additional Email

CAO 2021 Timeline: Additional Email

CAO 2021 Timeline: Additional Email: In the coming days/weeks, CAO will be emailing a number of applicants outlining the steps such applicants must take to either supply, edit or remove examination data (see sample text of LC email below). This email is not the Statement of Application email – this is an additional email arising as a result of CAO’s […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: GAMSAT Test Window Opens

CAO 2021 Timeline: GAMSAT Test Window Opens

CAO Timeline: GAMSAT Test Window Opens The window for students who have registered to take the GAMSAT (Graduate Medical Schools Admissions Test) exam opens from 17th – 30th March 2021. GAMSAT (Graduate Medical Schools Admissions Test) is used as part of the selection criteria for entry as an undergraduate for RCSI Graduate Entry Medicine UCD […]

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Career Path Expo Catch Up

Career Path Expo Catch Up

Career Path Expo, a 2-day, online, careers event for school-leavers in Ireland seeking to make decisions about their CAO and college choices for 2021, took place last week (11 – 12 March 2021) and proved to be a huge success. Thousands of students attended over the 2 days and took advantage of the opportunity to […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: HEAR/DARE Supporting Documentation

CAO 2021 Timeline: HEAR/DARE Supporting Documentation

Please note that the latest date for HEAR/DARE supporting documentation to arrive in CAO is the 15th March at 5.15pm.   Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third level alternative admissions scheme for school leavers whose disabilities have had a negative impact on their second level […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Release 2021 Course Choices Data

CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Release 2021 Course Choices Data

CAO Release 2021 Course Choices Data: The CAO has reported that it received 79,176 CAO applications for third-level courses by its 1 February closing date. 70,307 of these applications were for level 8 Courses and 33,163 applications were for level 6/7 courses This figure marks an increase of more than 6,200 applicants, representing an 8.5% […]

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Leaving Certificate and CAO Changes – Accredited Grades & New CAO Courses

Leaving Certificate and CAO Changes – Accredited Grades & New CAO Courses

Slí Nua Careers present a webinar which will explore key Leaving Certificate and CAO changes. Recent changes in the Leaving Certificate, including the accredited grades process, will be explained at a special free webinar on Thursday. With many students and their families struggling to cope with the uncertainty around the Leaving Certificate, two career guidance […]

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Women in Computing

Women in Computing

IADT are inviting Second Level Students and their Parents to a Women in Computing talk and hear inspirational stories about studying and working in Computing.

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CAO 2021 Timeline: Late Applications Open on Friday, 5th March

CAO 2021 Timeline: Late Applications Open on Friday, 5th March

CAO Late Applications Open on Friday, 5th March. If you missed the February 1st deadline for applying to CAO, the late application facility opens Friday March 5th at 12.00pm. Late applications cost €60. The deadline for late applications is 5.15pm on May 1st. Whichcollege.ie is a national database of universities, colleges, institutes and providers of third […]

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Leaving Cert 2021: Updates & Dates

Leaving Cert 2021: Updates & Dates

The Leaving Certificate class of 2021 will have the option of choosing SEC Accredited Grades, sitting an amended Leaving Certificate or both. The exams will begin 9th June 2021. The Junior Certificate exams have been cancelled for this year. This week 60,000 Leaving Certificate students returned to their classrooms for the first time since December 2020 […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: Message to all Applicants

CAO 2021 Timeline: Message to all Applicants

CAO 2021 Timeline: Message to all Applicants: The CAO has contacted all applicants who applied by 1 February at 17:15 to remind applicants that there are particular sections of the application form that must be complete and correct no later than 1 March at 17:15. If you have not already done so, log in to […]

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IADT Spotlight Sessions for CAO Courses

IADT Spotlight Sessions for CAO Courses

IADT are running a series of spotlight sessions composed of short talks on every CAO course the college offers. You will have the chance to hear from lecturers and chat to  current students about what it’s like to study the course along with a live Q+A to ask any questions you have before the CAO […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Applications Update

CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Applications Update

79,303 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline. The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today (Monday, 1 February). The application figure to this deadline was 79,303. This figure does not represent the total number of expected CAO applicants for 2021, as a late application facility opens on 5 March and […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Application Deadline Of 1 February On Monday

CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Application Deadline Of 1 February On Monday

CAO Application Deadline of 1 February on Monday: Applicants who have not yet started their application are urged by CAO to do so immediately, particularly mature applicants, applicants for the HEAR or DARE schemes, or those who are thinking about applying for a restricted course. The Central Applications Office (CAO) application deadline for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions is Monday, 1 February at 5:15pm. […]

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WIT Drop-in CAO Clinics

WIT Drop-in CAO Clinics

Waterford Institute of Technology’s (WIT) outreach team is offering one-to-one virtual Drop-in CAO Clinics bookable in advance ahead of the CAO 1 February deadline. The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline is 5:15pm on Monday, 1 February. Claire Holden, Schools Liaison Officer at WIT says that the virtual drop-ins are ideal for a prospective […]

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IADT Present Spotlight Sessions

IADT Present Spotlight Sessions

IADT Spotlight Sessions is a series of short talks on every CAO course on offer at IADT. Through IADT Spotlight Sessions, you will have the chance to hear from lecturers and chat to current students about what it’s like to study the course along with a live Q+A to ask any questions you have before […]

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MIC Virtual Events CAO Talk Series

MIC Virtual Events CAO Talk Series

MIC Virtual Events are currently running a CAO Talk Series running from 11-25 January. The series includes Programme Presentations and Live Q & A Sessions Join MIC for its CAO Virtual Talk Series where undergraduate programmes and student supports will be highlighted with dedicated live Q & A sessions in January 2021. MIC Virtual Events […]

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Virtual CAO Information Evening in IT Sligo

Virtual CAO Information Evening in IT Sligo

Virtual CAO Information Evening in IT Sligo: It’s time to make your CAO choice.  As the first CAO deadline approaches on 20th January it is time to direct attention towards the CAO application process for those considering a full time third level education. IT Sligo is hosting an information evening on Tuesday 12 January 2021, from 7pm – […]

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Make the Right Choice & Find Your Future at Career Path Expo

Make the Right Choice & Find Your Future at Career Path Expo

Are you a school-leaver looking for advice and inside information to help you make the best decisions about your future? Career Path Expo wants to help you make the right choice before the closing date for CAO applications on 1st February 2021. Career Path Expo is the new online exhibition for school-leavers in Ireland and has everything you need to know about […]

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CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Application Procedure & Hpat

CAO 2021 Timeline: CAO Application Procedure & Hpat

CAO Application 2021 will be opening November 5th. For those wishing to apply to College in The Republic of Ireland (44 institutions, including our universities, Institutes of Technology and others) must use this central application procedure. In this Synergy Careers webinar you will get tips on CAO Application 2021 application procedure, dates, costs and an […]

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