Cao Archives – The College View

Nearly 500 offers made to leaving cert students today

October 8, 2020

Today, a total of 485 offers were given to Leaving Certificate students in Round 4 of CAO offers for courses in higher education institutes.

DCU hosts its first ever virtual open day

June 30, 2020

DCU’s first ever virtual open day took place last week and attracted over 13,000 visitors coming from 23 different countries.

35 students given deferred CAO offer

October 2, 2019

The number of late CAO offers has more than doubled this year leaving 35 students who received a results upgrade with a deferred offer into their first choice course.

DCU STEM subjects see huge rise in CAO applications

March 20, 2019

DCU has also seen a steady rise in humanities and language related courses in the CAO figures that were released on March 9th.

Leaving Cert results in risk to physical health, according to DCU professor

February 20, 2019

Leaving Certificate student’s are becoming physically unhealthy in the long run as they compete in the race for high CAO points.

Fall in Trinity applications from Northern Ireland due to Brexit fears

July 2, 2018

Trinity College have experienced a 21 per cent drop in applications from Northern Irish students for the coming academic year. The fall is thought to be as a result of Brexit fears.

Irish student applications to UK drop

October 11, 2017

There has been an 18 per cent drop in Irish student applications to UK universities this year according to reports by the Universities and Colleges Admissions Service.

DCU sees record number of first preference CAO applications

March 22, 2017

A record number of CAO applicants have included Dublin City University as their first preference, according to recent figures.

Nursing down 10% as first preference choice on CAO

March 22, 2017

There has been a significant drop in the number of students applying to do nursing degrees in college, according to a recent poll done by the Central Applications Office (CAO).

Fail grades to receive CAO points in new Leaving Cert system

November 16, 2016

There is a new grading criteria for students sitting the Leaving Certificate in 2017 which results in students who attain a grade between the 30 and 39 per cent bracket will now receive 37 CAO points.

CAO points system set to change in 2017

October 12, 2016

The CAO point system is set to change for Leaving Cert students sitting their exams in 2017.

CAO offers: DCU Education & Arts grow and STEM points soar

August 22, 2016

Dublin City University saw a large growth in Education and Arts following today’s first round of CAO offers, while an increased demand in Business and STEM programmes has led to a soar in points.

Another brick in the wall; increase in construction applications

March 23, 2016

The number of CAO applications to construction related courses is up by 16.2 per cent, suggesting a confidence in the economic recovery among school leavers.