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Higher Options opens to 30,000 school students
European and UK universities seeking to attract Irish college applicants amid rising rental costs at home
Career path: How to build a career in the construction industry
With so many educational options available to school-leavers, we looked at the different entry routes in one key sector in the Irish economy
‘I scowled, grew up and, ultimately, found out that they were right’
How we did it: From landing their first job to finding purpose in their careers, we spoke to three graduates to see how they navigated life after college.
How to use your time at Higher Options
Higher Options offers students the opportunity to attend talks or talk directly with representatives of third level institutions
Help your child to identify their interests and passions
What parents need to know about the course selection process and how to support your children when choosing their next steps
What can you do when there’s never been so much choice?
There have never been so many courses, so many options for college and life
One of best-kept secrets for access to college is a new route that does not require CAO points
One of best-kept secrets for access to third level is a new route that does not require Leaving Cert points
Two new veterinary colleges to almost double number of such graduates each year
New places at South East Technological University and Atlantic Technological University may ease CAO pressure
My daughter wants to drop to ordinary level Irish so she can focus on a top grade in other subjects. Should she?
It is common for students to be strategic in order to target high CAO points, but it is a misguided approach
Leaving Cert students to get up to 50% of marks by creating video in new subject
Drama and film studies to be introduced to schools on ‘phased basis’ from 2025 onwards
Dentists seek cap on course places for overseas students to ease CAO points for Irish school leavers
Up to half of places on dental sciences courses are set aside for international trainees who pay €45,000 per year
Have your say: Did the CAO work for you?
Following criticisms from secondary school principals we would like to hear your views on the Central Applications Office system
CAO is a ‘cruel lottery’: Is there a fairer system?
There are alternative college admission models, such as university entrance exams and interviews, but none is perfect
‘Crude and unfair’ CAO system must change, say school principals
A narrow approach to measuring students’ aptitudes may contribute to high dropout rates
Rising student dropout rates may be linked to high rents and commuting, university chief warns
University of Galway president says top students may end up going overseas
‘I just feel hard done by’: Another Leaving Cert student on top points loses out on college course due to lottery
North Dublin student asks Minister to expand places for students affected by random selection
I narrowly missed out on my first-choice CAO course. Is there another route to university?
There are still options to secure the course of your dreams – even if you didn’t get a CAO offer
CAO helpdesk: Our experts answer your questions
Our experts answer questions about results, appeals, deferrals, CAO points and more.
Landlord threatens legal action over ban on forcing students to take 51-week leases
Yugo accuses Government of ‘unseemly haste’ over fast-tracked July legislation
What is your experience trying to find college accommodation this year?
We would like to hear from third-level students about their experience of sourcing somewhere to live for this academic year
‘She couldn’t have done better’: Leaving Cert student with maximum points misses out on college course due to lottery
Father says his daughter is inconsolable after not being accepted for UCD course
Alternative pathways: more than 1,500 FET courses available for school-leavers
Further Education and Training courses are on offer across the country, providing alternative pathways to the traditional CAO route
Concern mounts over student accommodation availability as CAO offers issued
‘We have been given no options at all, we’ll just have to take what we can get or pay through the nose for it’
CAO 2024: Have we reached peak CAO points?
Many universities have expanded the number of places available on first year courses
Everything you wanted to know about college but were afraid to ask
Whatever your concern about entering third level, there is help, advice and support available
CAO offers: Major effort to minimise use of random selection
Minister for Education Norma Foley announced in April that there will be no change from last year, with grades to stay at the same level
Five takeaways from CAO offers, from drop in points for medicine to why students are following the economy
Fly in ointment for many potential third-level students is finding a place to live
CAO 2024: University chiefs criticise ‘cruel’ grade inflation as some top students lose out on chosen courses
Just over half of this year’s college applicants secure their first choice in CAO offers
CAO 2024: 56% get first choice but grade inflation ‘seriously disadvantaged’ some students
Trinity vice-provost says random selection a cruel arbiter as 23 courses nationwide allocated places that way
Ukrainian student who came to Ireland with poor English gets maximum points in Leaving Cert
Taisiia Korenska, from Castlecomer Community College, says she has a good work ethic and ‘likes studying’
CAO 2024: What if you don’t get the course you want
What are your options if the course you chose is no longer an option
CAO 2024: Universities set to use random selection for some high points courses
Dentistry, health, veterinary medicine, business and management courses among those most in demand
CAO 2024: Here’s how to respond to an offer
Over 80,000 applicants have registered their aspiration for a place on one of more than a thousand courses on offer at Ireland’s third-level institutions.
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