Press releases
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07/05/2025 CAO Statement of Application process has commenced CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...] |
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10/03/2025 CAO release 2025 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2025 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...] |
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07/02/2025 83,447 applicants at close of CAO exceptional application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) exceptional application deadline closed at 5pm yesterday (Thursday, 6 February). The application figure to this deadline was 83,447. The CAO's normal closing date is 1 February at 5pm, however, an exceptional application facility was introduced this year for those impacted by Storm Éowyn. [more...] |
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30/01/2025 Exceptional application facility for those who have been impacted by storm Éowyn The Central Applications Office (CAO) application deadline for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions is Saturday, 1 February at 5pm. An exceptional application facility will be made available from 1 February at 5pm until 6 February at 5pm for applicants who are currently experiencing power and internet outages due to Storm Éowyn. [more...] |
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09/09/2024 2,774 Round Two CAO offers issued A total of 1,945 Level 8 offers, and 829 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 2,533 CAO applicants in this round. 1,009 applicants are receiving an offer for the fist time. [more...] |
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28/08/2024 83,369 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 28 August) issued 83,369 Round One Offers to 56,571 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 51,934 Level 8 course offers and 31,435 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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08/08/2024 7,082 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (8 August) This year there were 4,497 Level 8 offers and 2,585 Level 7/6 offers issued in Round Zero. The reply date by which applicants must accept their offer is 13 August at 3pm. [more...] |
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05/07/2024 5,385 applicants to receive CAO offers today (5 July) A total of 5,385 applicants will receive an offer in this early round – of these, 4,604 will receive a Level 8 offer and 1,775 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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30/04/2024 CAO release 2024 Offers Schedule The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today announced the date for Round One offers. Round One offers for school leaving applicants will issue on Wednesday, 28 August at 2pm. [more...] |
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08/03/2024 CAO release 2024 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2024 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...] |
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01/02/2024 77,049 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5pm today (Thursday, 1 February). The application figure to this deadline was 77,049. [more...] |
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11/09/2023 3,105 Round Two CAO offers issued. The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday, 11 September) issued 3,105 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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30/08/2023 87,075 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 30 August) issued 87,075 Round One Offers to 57,980 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 52,949 Level 8 course offers and 34,126 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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03/08/2023 6,270 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (3 August) Round Zero offers concern applicants who are not competing with those awaiting 2023 Leaving Certificate examination grades, or who are assessed on other criteria. The applicants who fall into this category include graduate entry medicine applicants, additional mature applicants, deferred and Access applicants, and applicants presenting QQI FET/FETAC qualifications for consideration for entry to courses with a quota for QQI FET applicants. [more...] |
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06/07/2023 5095 applicants to receive CAO offers today (6 July) A total of 5,095 applicants will receive an offer in this early round - of these, 4,349 will receive a Level 8 offer and 1,621 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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30/06/2023 CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5pm Over 3,900 applicants have yet to enter any course choices. The CAO Change of Mind deadline is Saturday, 1 July at 5pm. [more...] |
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25/05/2023 CAO release 2023 offers schedule The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today announced the date for Round One offers. [more...] |
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04/05/2023 CAO Statement of Application process has commenced CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...] |
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08/03/2023 CAO release 2023 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2023 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5pm. [more...] |
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01/02/2023 78,184 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5pm today (Wednesday, 1 February). The application figure to this deadline was 78,184. [more...] |
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30/01/2023 CAO application deadline is Wednesday, 1 February at 5pm Applicants who have not yet completed 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. [more...] |
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20/09/2022 4,180 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday, 19 September) issued 4,180 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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08/09/2022 85,894 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday, 8 September) issued 85,894 Round One Offers to 57,296 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 51,807 Level 8 course offers and 34,087 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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05/08/2022 5,156 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (5 August) Round Zero offers concern applicants who are not competing with those awaiting 2022 Leaving Certificate examination grades, or who are assessed on other criteria. The applicants who fall into this category include graduate entry medicine applicants, additional mature applicants, deferred and Access applicants, and applicants presenting QQI FET/FETAC qualifications for consideration for entry to courses with a quota for QQI FET applicants. [more...] |
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06/07/2022 5,229 applicants to receive CAO offers today (7 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 10 am today (7 July). [more...] |
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29/06/2022 CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5pm Over 4,000 applicants have yet to enter any course choices [more...] |
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24/06/2022 CAO release 2022 offers schedule The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today announced the date for Round One offers. Round One offers for school leaving applicants will issue on Thursday, 8 September at 2pm. Round Two offers will follow on 19 September at 10am. [more...] |
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09/05/2022 CAO Statement of Application process has commenced CAO applicants urged to check and confirm their account information before it's too late [more...] |
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29/04/2022 CAO Late Application facility closing on 1 May at 5pm The CAO deadline for late applications is Sunday, 1 May at 5pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2022 CAO release 2022 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2022 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March. [more...] |
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01/02/2022 78,162 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5pm today (Tuesday, 1 February). The application figure to this deadline was 78,162. [more...] |
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31/01/2022 CAO application deadline is tomorrow, 1 February at 5pm Applicants who have not yet completed 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. [more...] |
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20/01/2022 65,535 applicants to CAO by 20 January reduced-fee deadline Today (20 January) the application figure by the close of the reduced-fee deadline was 65,535. [more...] |
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04/11/2021 CAO opens for applications to higher education on Friday, 5 November The Central Applications Office (CAO) online application facility for higher education institutions opens on Friday, 5 November from noon. [more...] |
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20/09/2021 4135 Round Two CAO offers issue The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday, 20 September) issued 4135 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. A total of 2859 Level 8 offers,and 1276 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 3619 CAO applicants in this round. 1452 applicants are receiving an offer for the first time. [more...] |
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07/09/2021 82,175 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Tuesday, 7 September) issued 82,175 Round One Offers to 55,221 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 49,358 Level 8 course offers and 32,817 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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04/08/2021 6,163 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today (5 August) A total of 6,163 offers will be issued by CAO today (5 August) to 4,820 applicants. [more...] |
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07/07/2021 6,698 applicants to receive CAO offers today (7 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 10 am today (7 July). A total of 6,698 applicants will receive an offer in this early round � of these, 5,510 will receive a Level 8 offer and 2,408 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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29/06/2021 CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5:15pm This free facility offers applicants the opportunity to add, remove or change the order of their course choices. To make changes, applicants should log in via the �My Application� facility and go to the section for changing course choices. [more...] |
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29/04/2021 CAO Late Application facility closing on 1 May at 5:15pm The CAO deadline for late applications is Saturday, 1 May at 5:15pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2021 CAO release 2021 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2021 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March. The data shows applications by course classification, course level and by applicant address. [more...] |
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01/02/2021 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. [more...] |
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28/01/2021 CAO application deadline of 1 February fast approaching 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. [more...] |
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20/01/2021 66,457 applicants to CAO by 20th January The application figure by the close of the reduced-fee time was 66,457. This figure is an increase of 5,070 applicants on the same date last year. [more...] |
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08/10/2020 922 CAO offers in Round 4 The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday, 8 October) issued 922 offers to applicants in Round Four of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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05/10/2020 CAO Round 4 Offers to include applicants affected by the Leaving Certificate calculated grades error 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 this Thursday, 8 October. [more...] |
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30/09/2020 CAO Statement on errors in Leaving Certificate calculated grades system The role of the Central Applications Office is to process applications for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions (HEIs). All decisions on admissions to undergraduate courses are made by the HEIs who instruct CAO to make offers to successful candidates. [more...] |
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23/09/2020 2955 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 23 September) issued 2,955 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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11/09/2020 78,950 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Friday, 11 September) issued 78,950 Round One Offers to 53,815 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 47,162 Level 8 course offers and 31,788 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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07/08/2020 5,432 offers to be issued in CAO Round Zero from 10am today A total of 5,432 offers will be issued by CAO today (8 August) to 4,411 applicants. [more...] |
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17/07/2020 5,800 applicants receive CAO offers today (18 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 10 am today (18 July). A total of 5,800 applicants will receive an offer in this early round � of these, 4,769 will receive a Level 8 offer and 2,241 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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29/06/2020 CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5:15pm The CAO Change of Mind deadline is Wednesday, 1 July at 5:15pm. This free facility offers applicants the opportunity to add, remove or change the order of their course choices. To make changes, applicants should log in via the �My Application� facility and go to the section for changing course choices. [more...] |
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28/04/2020 CAO Late Application facility closing on 1 May at 5:15pm 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. [more...] |
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09/03/2020 CAO release 2020 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2020 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1st March. The data shows applications by course classification, course level and by applicant address. [more...] |
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03/02/2020 73,035 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm on Saturday, 1 February. The application figure to this deadline was 73,035. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens on 5 March and closes on the 1 May at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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27/01/2020 CAO application deadline fast approaching Applicants who have not yet completed 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. [more...] |
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28/08/2019 2,703 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 28 August) issued 2,703 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. A total of 1,611 Level 8 offers, and 1,092 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 2,513 CAO applicants in this round. 971 applicants are receiving an offer for the first time. [more...] |
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15/08/2019 74,657 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday, 15 August) issued 74,657 Round One Offers to 51,513 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 43,851 Level 8 course offers and 30,806 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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01/08/2019 5,357 offers issued in CAO Round Zero today A total of 5,357 offers have been issued by CAO today (1 August) to 4,363 applicants. [more...] |
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05/07/2019 5,727 applicants receive CAO offers today (5 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 6 am today. [more...] |
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28/06/2019 CAO Change of Mind deadline 1 July at 5:15pm CAO applicants are being reminded that the Change of Mind deadline is Monday, 1 July at 5:15pm. This free facility offers applicants the opportunity to add, remove or change the order of their course choices. [more...] |
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29/04/2019 CAO Late Application facility closing on 1 May at 5:15pm The CAO deadline for late applications is Wednesday, 1 May at 5:15pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2019 CAO release 2019 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2019 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March. [more...] |
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29/08/2018 2,337 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Wednesday, 29 August) issued 2,337 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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20/08/2018 CAO 'Available Places' facility opens tomorrow for new and existing CAO applicants. The CAO Available Places facility opens tomorrow, 21 August, at noon. Available Places are places that remain unfilled in particular courses after all offers have been made and waiting lists have been exhausted. [more...] |
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20/08/2018 73,652 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday, 20 August) issued 73,652 Round One Offers to 50,746 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 42,301 Level 8 course offers and 31,351 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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01/08/2018 Over 4,738 offers issued in CAO Round Zero A total of 4,738 offers have been issued by CAO today (2 August) to 3,909 applicants. [more...] |
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05/07/2018 6,207 applicants receive CAO offers today (5 July) CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 6 am today. [more...] |
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27/06/2018 CAO Change of Mind deadline this Sunday, 1 July CAO applicants are being reminded that the Change of Mind deadline is this Sunday, 1 July at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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27/04/2018 CAO Late Application facility closing soon The CAO deadline for late applications is Tuesday, 1 May at 5:15pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2018 CAO release 2018 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2018 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of March 1st. The data shows applications by course classification, level and by address group. [more...] |
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01/02/2018 72,751 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today, 1st February. The application figure to this deadline was 72,751. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens on 5th March and closes on the 1st May at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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25/01/2018 CAO application deadline fast approaching Applicants who have not yet completed 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 Thursday, 1 February at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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27/10/2017 CAO opens for applications on Monday, 6th November The Central Applications Office (CAO) online application facility opens on Monday, 6th November from noon. Applications can be made online for a reduced fee of �30 before the 20th January at 5:15 pm. A fee of �45 applies after this time and until the normal closing date of 1st February at 5:15 pm. [more...] |
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12/10/2017 CAO offers to be considered for Leaving Certificate appeals candidates this week. The results of Leaving Certificate Appeals were communicated to students this week. Candidates who are found to have achieved different results to those awarded in mid-August have had their results forwarded to CAO by the State Examinations Commission. [more...] |
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31/08/2017 3,308 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday 31st August) issued 3,308 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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21/08/2017 76,651 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Monday August 21) issued 76,651 Round One Offers to 52,374 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 43,113 Level 8 course offers and 33,538 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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03/08/2017 Over four thousand offers issued in CAO Round Zero today A total of 4,817 offers have been issued by CAO today (3rd August) to 3,990 applicants. [more...] |
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06/07/2017 6629 applicants receive CAO offers today (July 6) A total of 6,629 applicants will receive an offer in this early round � of these, 4,968 will receive a Level 8 offer and 2,951 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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02/05/2017 80,345 CAO Applicants at close of Late Application facility The total number of CAO applicants at the close of the Late Application facility on May 1st at 5:15 pm was 80,345. [more...] |
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21/04/2017 CAO late application facility closing soon The CAO deadline for late applications is Monday, May 1 at 5:15 pm. Potential applicants are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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09/03/2017 CAO release 2017 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2017 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of March 1st. [more...] |
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24/02/2017 CAO Change of Course Choices facility closes on 1 March at 5:15 pm The CAO Change of Course Choices facility is available to all applicants for a fee of ten euro up to 1 March at 5:15 pm. Registered applicants who wish to use this facility simply log in to their CAO account and click on the �Change Course Choices� tab and follow the steps provided. [more...] |
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01/02/2017 76,213 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today, 1st February. The application figure to this deadline was 76,213. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens on 6th March and runs until 1st May at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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26/01/2017 CAO application deadline fast approaching Over 65,000 applicants applied to CAO by the early deadline of 20th January The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline of 1st February at 5:15 pm is fast approaching, and it is advisable that anyone considering applying to CAO for an undergraduate place at a higher education institution begins work on this immediately. [more...] |
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03/11/2016 CAO opens for applications tomorrow The Central Applications Office (CAO) online application facility opens tomorrow (4th November) from noon. Applications can be made online for a reduced fee of �25 before the 20th January at 5:15 pm. The normal closing date is 1st February at 5:15 pm and a fee of �40 applies. [more...] |
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01/09/2016 2,573 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday 1st September) issued 2,573 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. A total of 1,470 Level 8 offers, and 1,103 Level 7/6 offers, were made to 2,446 CAO applicants in this round. [more...] |
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22/08/2016 75,495 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Offices (CAO) has today (Monday August 22) issued 75,495 Round One Offers to 52,289 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 41,422 Level 8 course offers and 34,073 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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04/08/2016 Round 0 Offers Over four thousand offers issued in CAO Round Zero today. A total of 4,232 offers have been issued by CAO today (4th August) to 3,521 applicants. [more...] |
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06/07/2016 Round A Offers Over six thousand applicants receive CAO offers today (July 6). CAO Round A offers will be available to view online at www.cao.ie from 6 am today. A total of 6,398 applicants will receive an offer in this early round � of the six-thousand plus applicants, 4,792 will receive a Level 8 offer and 2,821 will receive a Level 7/6 offer. [more...] |
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27/06/2016 CAO Change of Mind Advice With the CAO Change of Mind deadline of 5:15 pm on July 1 fast approaching, CAO would like to advise all applicants to think carefully about introducing new courses or changing order of preference at this stage in the application process. CAO communications officer, Eileen Keleghan, asks applicants not to make changes to an application based on assumptions about their Leaving Certificate examination performance. [more...] |
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09/03/2016 CAO release 2016 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2016 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of 1 March at 5:15 pm. The data shows applications by category, level and by address group. There are 17 statistical categories used to present the CAO data for Level 8 and Level 7/6 courses, and figures are based on CAO applications to Higher Education Institutions (HEIs) in the Republic of Ireland. [more...] |
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24/02/2016 CAO Change of Course Choices facility closes on 1 March at 5:15 pm The CAO Change of Course Choices facility is available to all applicants for a fee of ten euro up to 1 March at 5:15 pm. Registered applicants who wish to use this facility simply log in to their CAO account and click on the `Change Course Choices` tab and follow the steps provided. Mature applicants to CAO, and applicants considering applying for courses that are classified as `restricted courses`, should take note of this upcoming CAO deadline. [more...] |
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01/02/2016 76,227 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline. The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today, 1 February. The application figure to this deadline was 76,227. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens on 5 March and runs until 1 May at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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20/01/2016 Apply to CAO by 5:15 pm today to avail of the discounted application fee Applicants who apply to CAO by 5:15pm today (20 January) will avail of a discounted application fee of �25 - the normal application fee of �40 applies if you apply between 20 January (after 5:15 pm) and 1 February at 5:15 pm. [more...] |
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03/11/2015 CAO opens for applications 5 November at noon The CAO application process for the 2016 season opens on 5 November at noon. [more...] |
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27/08/2015 3126 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday August 27) issued 3,126 offers to applicants in Roun Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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24/08/2015 39,832 CAO applicants accept Round One offer At the close of the Round One reply date for CAO offers (Monday August 24 at 5:15pm) 39,832 applicants had accepted a Round One offer. [more...] |
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21/08/2015 Two-thirds of applicants have accepted Round One offers to date Over 35,000 CAO applicants have accepted a round one offer at this stage (Friday August 21) in the application process � this represents 67 per cent of the 52,028 applicants who received a Round One offer. [more...] |
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17/08/2015 75,194 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Offices (CAO) has today (Monday August 17) issued 75,194 Round One Offers to 52,028 CAO applicants. These offers consist of 40,599 Level 8 course offers and 34,595 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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03/07/2015 Round A CAO offers available online today from 4pm CAO Round A offers will be made available online at www.cao.ie from 4pm today, July 3. Successful applicants will also receive an email and text message from CAO, and a paper offer notice will be posted this evening to reach applicants early next week. [more...] |
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29/06/2015 CAO Change of Mind deadline this Wednesday CAO applicants are being reminded that the Change of Mind deadline is this Wednesday, 1 July at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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05/05/2015 79,229 CAO applicants at close of CAO Late Application facility The total number of CAO applicants at the close of the Late Application facility on May 1st at 5:15pm was 79,229. From the February 1st deadline to the May 1st deadline an additional 4,861 applicants applied to CAO. [more...] |
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01/05/2015 CAO Change of Mind facility opens on May 5 CAO applicants wishing to make changes to their course choices can do so from noon on the 5th May using the �Change of Mind� facility. The CAO �Change of Mind� facility can be accessed via the �My Application� tab at www.cao.ie up to 1st July at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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21/04/2015 Just over ten days left to submit a CAO application The CAO deadline for late applications is Friday, May 1, at 5:15pm. Potential applicants for a place at a third-level institution are advised to register on the system well in advance of this deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2015 CAO release 2015 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2015 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of March 1st. [more...] |
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01/02/2015 74,499 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline. The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today, 1 February. The application figure to this deadline was 74,499. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens in March and runs until May 1 at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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29/01/2015 Take note of restrictions if you are applying to CAO Applicants applying to CAO are advised to take note of the restrictions in advance of the main CAO deadline of 1 February at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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29/01/2015 Advice for applicants sending supporting documents to CAO If you are required to send supporting documents to CAO as part of your application, here are some tips to help you understand what is required. [more...] |
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27/01/2015 Mature applicants and HEAR/DARE applicants reminded to apply to CAO by 1 February deadline The Central Applications Office (CAO) has called on restricted-category applicants, for example mature applicants or applicants applying for HEAR or DARE schemes, to submit their CAO applications by the 1st February at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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27/01/2015 CAO application deadline fast approaching The Central Applications Office (CAO) application deadline for undergraduate courses in Irish Higher Education Institutions is this Sunday, 1 February at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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05/01/2015 Helpful resources available on the CAO website The Central Applications Office (CAO) website contains a number of valuable resources that are easily accessible from the �Student Resources� section of www.cao.ie [more...] |
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28/08/2014 3320 Round Two CAO offers issued The Central Applications Office (CAO) has today (Thursday August 28) issued 3,320 offers to applicants in Round Two of the CAO offers process. [more...] |
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25/08/2014 38239 CAO applicants accept Round One offer At the close of the Round One reply date for CAO offers (Monday August 25 at 5:15pm) 38,239 applicants had accepted a Round One offer. [more...] |
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19/08/2014 The 'Available Places' facility is now open for new and existing CAO applicants. The CAO Available Places facility opened today (August 19) at noon. Available Places are places that remain unfilled in particular courses after all offers have been made and waiting lists have been exhausted. [more...] |
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18/08/2014 74013 Round One CAO Offers Issued The Central Applications Offices (CAO) has today (Monday August 18) issued 74013 Round One Offers to 50848 CAO Applicants. These offers consist of 39398 Level 8 course offers and 34615 Level 7/6 course offers. [more...] |
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13/08/2014 CAO Release Short Video Guide in Advance of Round One Offers The Central Applications Office (CAO) has this week launched a useful online resource for CAO applicants who are anxiously awaiting Round One offers on Monday August 18. The four minute video titled �A guide to the CAO Offer and Acceptance process� can be viewed on the CAO website www.cao.ie. The online video talks applicants through the Offer and Acceptance process and aims to answer some common questions that arise at this time of the year. [more...] |
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02/05/2014 Increase in the number of applicants availing of the early bird discount for CAO The late application closing date for CAO applications closed on May 1 at 5:15pm. The total number of CAO applications for the 2014 season was 77,725 � an increase of 1,641 applicants on the previous year. [more...] |
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24/04/2014 CAO Late Application deadline fast approaching The CAO deadline for late applications is Thursday, May 1, at 5:15pm. CAO advises anyone thinking of applying for a place at a third-level institution to make sure to register on the system well in advance of this final deadline. [more...] |
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08/03/2014 CAO release 2014 course choices data The Central Applications Office (CAO) has released 2014 application data up to the Change of Course Choices closing date of March 1st. [more...] |
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01/02/2014 73,063 applicants at close of CAO normal application deadline. The Central Applications Office (CAO) normal application deadline closed at 5:15pm today, February 1st. The application figure to this deadline was 73,063. This figure does not represent the total number of CAO applicants as a late application facility opens in March and runs until May 1st at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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28/01/2014 CAO Application Deadline Fast Approaching CAO advises all applicants to submit their CAO Application by February 1st at 5:15pm. The Central Applications Office (CAO) application deadline for undergraduate courses in Higher Education Institutions is this Saturday, February 1st, at 5:15pm. [more...] |
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20/01/2014 Reminder to CAO Applicants to enter course choices The Central Applications Office (CAO) encourages all CAO applicants who have yet to enter any course choices to enter their chosen course codes using the My Application facility on the CAO website before 31st January. [more...] |
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06/01/2014 CAO Advice for Applicants The CAO application deadline of February 1st at 5:15 pm is fast approaching, and it is extremely important that anyone considering applying to CAO for an undergraduate place at a higher education institution gets to work immediately. [more...] |
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15/11/2013 Applicants for HEAR and DARE scheme urged to apply early Students wishing to apply through restricted supplementary admission for a place at an Irish higher education institution are urged by CAO to start their online application early. [more...] |
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01/11/2013 CAO launch a valuable resource guide for parents and guardians The Central Applications Office (CAO) has launched The CAO: A guide for parents and guardians to coincide with the opening of the online applications facility on November 5. [more...] |
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31/10/2013 Students encouraged to start CAO application process when online facility opens in November. The Central Applications Office (CAO) online application facility for undergraduate courses at Irish third-level Institutions opens on November 5. [more...] |