The 2020 Leaving Certificate (Calculated Grades) appeals process has concluded and the appeal outcomes were made available to students on Friday 16 October through the Calculated Grades Student Portal. In the processing of the appeals, the Calculated grades Executive Office reviewed a total of 33,301 individual subject records belonging to 12,216 students. This number excludes […]
The higher education institutions and CAO have agreed to include offers arising from corrections to Calculated Grades along with Round 4 offers this week. Round 4 offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 10am on Thursday, 8th October. Successful applicants will also receive an email, and a text message if they have selected […]
Applications to sit the 2020 Leaving Cert Exams in November open today, Monday, 28th September. This year’s exams will not include any oral or practical elements. Applications can be made through the Calculated Grades Student Portal and will close on 5pm on Friday 02 October. The written Leaving Cert Exams in November will commence on […]
The Going to College 2020 Podcast Episode 2 of the independent.ie four-part podcast series on Leaving Cert results, CAO offers, and college focuses on the CAO round of offers, the large increase in college points and the choices students have. Sinead Ryan presents Going to College, a four-part podcast series that promises to help you […]
Minister for Further and Higher Education, Research, Innovation and Science, Simon Harris TD has offered his congratulations to students who received their first round CAO offers today. Minister Harris said: “I want to congratulate students on receiving their first round CAO offers. This is a significant milestone for any student, but particularly this year, in […]
See below for a list of CAO Offer Round Dates and Reply Dates. Click here to watch a short video resource about the CAO Offer and Acceptance Process. Round A: Offer Date: 18th July, 2020 from 10:00 Reply Date: 23rd July, 2020 by 15:00 In early July a small number of offers of places may be issued to […]
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced that Calculated Grades results will issue directly to students through the student portal on 7 September at 9.00am. Results will also issue simultaneously to students’ schools. Schools will be asked to provide support to students in an appropriate way on the day, through enabling students to come […]
Minister for Education Norma Foley TD today announced that the Student Portal for the Leaving Certificate Calculated Grades will open for students next Monday, 20th July 2020 at 12 o’clock. Through this Student Portal for the Leaving Certificate, students will be able to confirm that they wish to receive their Calculated Grades results. The Minister […]
On June 18th a new online event will connect prospective students with leading course providers through a virtual platform. This FREE Virtual Education Expo will host an exciting line-up of universities, colleges, institutes and businesses promoting their courses. You can log in from 10am until 4pm on Thursday 18th June from your laptop, tablet or phone. About […]
A survey of prospective first year DCU Students carried out by Dublin City University has found that over 40% are concerned about adapting to their new online learning environment while three out of ten are worried about making friends when they start college in September. Incoming first year students will now be taking up places […]
Learn More about MIC’s Leading Degrees with the MIC ‘In Conversation’ Instagram Sessions About MIC ‘In Conversation’ Instagram Sessions Following on from the recent MIC Instagram Live Q&A Sessions, which gave potential applicants the opportunity to have their queries Mary Immaculate College and its degrees answered by College experts, MIC is delighted to announce that […]
The UCD School of Agriculture and Food Science recently hosted an exciting virtual experience for the Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Summer School 2020. Watch the video below. Agriculture, Food Science and Human Nutrition Summer School The event provided an overview of some of the opportunities and expertise available at the school. Professor Kevin McDonnell […]
You bring the Q, the IADT staff will sort the A! Whether you’d like more details about course content and modules or a chat about future plans and careers, IADT experts are on hand to answer your questions at these LIVE Q+A sessions. Simply follow the links below and type your questions to ask the […]
While the campus doors may be closed, the work goes on. Over the last eleven short weeks, GMIT staff have been challenged in exceptional ways. Whilst having to adapt to new ways of teaching and assessing online, they have also been engaged in the background supporting the fight against COVID-19. Several initiatives undertaken at GMIT […]
Following the success of its week of virtual open days in April, Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) has announced further supports for the CAO applicants of 2020 at a dedicated website www.wit.ie/cao. One of the highlights of ‘Ask WIT’ is the facility for individual consultations with members of WIT’s outreach team. Pre-booked virtual drop-in slots […]
Unique Level 8 undergraduate courses, which are starting in IADT September 2020 are currently open for applications. Today more than ever, it’s vital to gain new, highly-employable skills through third level education. IADT has a well-deserved reputation as Ireland’s leading creative cultural and technological institute, and consistently provides innovative, practical and relevant courses, including two […]
The Minister for Education and Skills Joe McHugh T.D. has announced that the Leaving Certificate exams have been postponed. All students will be offered the option of accepting Calculated Grades or sitting Leaving Certificate written examinations at a later date. Leaving Certificate Exams Following the decision, all students are to be offered the option of receiving […]
The CAO deadline for late applications is Friday, 1 May at 5:15pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. CAO Late Application Facility Closes Today To make an application, candidates need to go to www.cao.ie and click on ‘Apply’ before 5:15 pm on 1 May. A copy […]
In response to the need being experienced by many students in DEIS schools, Trinity Access (TCD) and Camara Education Ireland, in partnership with the ESB have launched a campaign to source laptops to give out to Leaving Cert students in need. TECH2STUDENTS: How Does It work? Volunteers from our partner, ESB will collect the laptop […]
When it comes to your Leaving Cert Physics prep, are you struggling with those tricky questions? Dr Robert O’Connor from the DCU School of Physical Sciences are posting daily tutorials to help you out. Leaving Cert Physics Tutorials The daily tutorials cover a wide range of introductory physics topics from mechanics to wave motion to […]
