CAO first round: What to do if you didn’t get an offerDon’t panic: a college place might still be within your graspMon Aug 17 2015 - 10:00
Focus on Stem subjects at school leads to high points for collegeCAO points show ‘it’s the economy, stupid’ as many courses are harder to get intoMon Aug 17 2015 - 06:02
Brian Mooney: How to deal with offers from the CAOOn Monday morning students will be able to access their CAO offer with their passwordSat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00
Leaving Cert: Will CAO points go up or down for the course you want?The offers are due on Monday, but what are the college entry requirements likely to be?Thu Aug 13 2015 - 21:52
Leaving Cert: How to challenge your exam resultsIf you feel you should have done better, you might consider getting papers remarkedThu Aug 13 2015 - 07:00
The Leaving Cert results have arrived. What now?CAO offers for college places will be made on Monday. What can you expect to happen next, and how do you handle it?Wed Aug 12 2015 - 07:00
Rise in numbers getting honours IrishMore students took higher level papers, especially in Stem subjectsWed Aug 12 2015 - 06:00
What to do if you’re unhappy with your Leaving Cert gradesIf you feel you should have done better, you can view your script to decide if it’s worth having it recheckedWed Aug 12 2015 - 05:00
CAO points likely to rise for law and engineeringAnalysis shows points for arts and science courses are likely to stay at same levelMon Jul 13 2015 - 09:02
HPat scores for medical school entry down for second yearTests examines logical and non-verbal reasoning and inter-personal understandingMon Jun 22 2015 - 17:21
School’s out: Time to focus on those college choicesStudents still have until July 1st to finalise their course selections on the CAO formTue Jun 16 2015 - 05:00
FAQs: All you need to know about the CAOWith exams out of the way, this is the time to review your course choices and get them right. Here is some advice on how to handle the CAO processTue Jun 16 2015 - 04:00
Exams advice for parents: How to support your son or daughterRemember, these papers are not designed to catch students out, writes Brian MooneyWed Jun 03 2015 - 01:00
How new college entry routes are changing the CAONot all courses are offered on points alone, for good reason, but unless funding increases, many students are not going to get a third-level placeMon May 25 2015 - 11:00
Postgraduate study: Get a job and earn moreIs it worth spending another few years at college? An advanced degree can help a graduate become more employable and earn a higher salaryTue Mar 10 2015 - 02:00
How to find the right postgraduate courseMore than half of all undergraduates now go on to postgrad study – and there’s plenty to choose fromTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:40
Conversion courses: choosing the right onePostgraduate degree can be a great springboard to a specialised areaTue Mar 10 2015 - 01:30
CAO experience shows need for changes to application systemStudents should be able to switch college options after release of Leaving Cert resultsMon Mar 09 2015 - 06:00
A disability needn’t lessen the chance of studying at third levelComprehensive supports are available in most third-level colleges for students with disabilities or at disadvantageWed Jan 28 2015 - 16:03
College Choice 2015: Scholarships can cushion high cost of collegeSome offer financial support, others are based on academic or sporting prowessWed Jan 14 2015 - 00:00
Opting to study in the UK, Europe and beyondCollege Choice: More and more students are broadening their horizons and pursuing courses abroadTue Jan 13 2015 - 00:00
The advantages to being a mature student at third levelThere are also challenges for over-23s applying for and attending universityMon Jan 12 2015 - 01:00
How to get to college via a post-Leaving Cert courseHuge opportunities are available to progress to third level through further educationThu Jan 08 2015 - 01:00
College Choice 2015: think outside the box to nail a place on your dream courseExplore level 6, 7 and 8 courses on CAO to maximise your chances of a suitable offerWed Jan 07 2015 - 01:00
Think outside the CAO box: consider studying in EuropeLow fees, no CAO and an international experienceMon Jan 05 2015 - 00:00
Life after the Leaving Cert: Where do you start?Don’t have a clue what to do after the Leaving? Don’t panic, you don’t have to decide on the rest of your life just the next few yearsMon Jan 05 2015 - 00:00
How to apply for college through the CAO in 2015Given the high entry requirements for many disciplines in Ireland, students should also look at some of the 800 courses offered through English in EU universitiesMon Jan 05 2015 - 00:00
Points are not all they seem as colleges massage coursesDon’t make mistake of seeing your points as a currency that must be ‘cashed in’Mon Jan 05 2015 - 00:00
Teachers’ dispute: Why I’m on strike todayWe must preserve what is really valuable and fair for pupils in second-level educationTue Dec 02 2014 - 09:40
Analysis of figures helps us to assess state of education systemOnly 70% of those starting college in September did Leaving Cert in June 2014Thu Nov 27 2014 - 00:00
First date could be start of beautiful affairOpen days give third-level and further education students a great opportunity to assess how good a fit a potential college could beTue Nov 04 2014 - 00:00
What should 6th years be doing now?Leaving Certs wondering what they’ll do after school can start working with online study and career resourcesTue Oct 07 2014 - 00:00
Learning within the communityMany adults want to learn simply for the sake of learning and the pleasure and life-enhancement it offersTue Sept 16 2014 - 00:00
A lot done in further education ... more to doThe new further education and training strategy marks a major shift in Government policy but it faces problems with its implementationTue Sept 16 2014 - 00:00
Exam results add up to success for Project MathsLast year in which such separate examinations will apply to two groupsWed Sept 10 2014 - 06:00
Even without a new offer, there are still good choices available elsewhereOther options to consider will be published on cao.ie in the coming weeksFri Aug 29 2014 - 01:01
Round two points for medicine courses drop furtherMedicine sees 64 places reoffered while 32 TCD course have R2 offers, many with points dropsThu Aug 28 2014 - 06:00
There are still options to get to collegeStudents who haven’t received a college offer yet still have plenty more avenues into third levelThu Aug 28 2014 - 01:00
Getting yourself ready physically and practically for third-level lifeSo you’re off to college and you have a disability or specific learning difficulty; here’s how to get off to a good startFri Aug 22 2014 - 01:09
Financial concern of students shows need for proper loan scheme for third levelColleges inconsistent in application of additional points for poor or disabled studentsWed Aug 20 2014 - 01:00
Reasons why a CAO offer never cameSome students have been wondering why they got no offer – this is probably whyTue Aug 19 2014 - 01:57
Regional variation in CAO points trendsArchitecture, business and engineering among big moversMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:01
Points for medicine fall after test restructureWhy requirement for sought-after undergraduate programme has droppedMon Aug 18 2014 - 06:00
You have a CAO course offer, here’s what to do nowHow to deal with the offer you received today, or an offer in future roundsMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:01
No CAO offer, what now?You didn’t get the points but a college place may still be within your graspMon Aug 18 2014 - 01:00
Third-level scramble for high achievers can come at a costMore general entry courses would reduce ‘artificial’ complexity of CAO systemSat Aug 16 2014 - 01:00
Now that results are out, the wait for points offers beginsThe points requirements for construction-related courses are likely to increase quite considerablyFri Aug 15 2014 - 01:02
College Choice: How to review and appeal against your Leaving Cert resultsA number of colleges offer special maths exams if failure blocks entryThu Aug 14 2014 - 01:00
Leaving Cert student says ‘nothing could prepare him’ for nine A1sConor Gallagher of St Michael’s College, Dublin among 13 students to achieve all A1sWed Aug 13 2014 - 12:53
Bonuses multiply candidates taking higher level mathsSince the new policy came in the number taking the higher paper has rocketedWed Aug 13 2014 - 06:00
