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 […]
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 […]
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% […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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. […]
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 […]
With CAO deadlines approaching we take a look at things to consider when completing your CAO Application form. Activate Your Account If you haven’t done it already, make sure you activate your account. You have until 20th Jan to sign up. At this stage it’s not about courses. You just need to open your account to activate […]
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 […]
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 – […]
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 […]
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 […]
Last Friday, thousands of students received their CAO offers. Regardless of what the outcome was, it is important to remember that the CAO is just one path you can take. If your first round offer does not meet your expectations, be sure that there are many other options available. If you don’t get what 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 […]
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 […]
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 […]