Please Note:
Due to maintenance work, sections of the CAO web-site may become unavailable from 21:00 - 23:59 on Thursday, 25th February 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Due to maintenance work, sections of the CAO web-site may become unavailable from 21:00 - 23:59 on Thursday, 25th February 2021. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Covid-19 update:
The CAO premises are temporarily closed due to the government measures introduced to control the spread of Covid-19 Coronavirus.
If you have a query or an account access issue, please e-mail us via the Correspondence Section of your CAO Account (or the Contact section of the website). Please remain patient and allow our online team sufficient time to deal with your request. Make sure to include as much information as possible to assist us in handling your query.
Please note: postal correspondence is being processed as usual.
The Central Applications Office processes applications for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). Decisions on admissions to undergraduate courses are made by the HEIs who instruct CAO to make offers to successful candidates.
If you have a query or an account access issue, please e-mail us via the Correspondence Section of your CAO Account (or the Contact section of the website). Please remain patient and allow our online team sufficient time to deal with your request. Make sure to include as much information as possible to assist us in handling your query.
Please note: postal correspondence is being processed as usual.
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Supporting Documents
Instructions and answers to FAQs -
November 2020 LCE FAQ
CAO process for candidates who sat the Leaving Certificate examinations in November 2020 -
Change of Course Choices facility (€10 fee) closes 1st March at 17:15.
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Late Applications Open 5th March at 12:00
(€60 Fee) - restrictions apply.