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
Applicants can log on to the My Application section of the CAO website where they can view their offer or offers from 2pm on Wednesday. Photograph: iStock
This means that, as with 2022 and 2023, the State Examinations Commission has implemented a postmarking adjustment to the results to ensure grades in the aggregate remain at the same level as in 2021, 2022 and 2023.Five takeaways from CAO offers, from drop in points for medicine to why students are following the economy
The CAO points requirements for medicine across the five universities, where 60 places were added in 2022 and again in 2023, are all down by 3 points in TCD, 2 points in RCSI, UCC and 1 point in UCD and Galway. Four programmes where students secured 613 CAO points feature random selection this year. They are Pharmacy in UCC, Actuarial and Finance in UCD, Engineering and Management Information Systems and Management in Trinity.Overall, the CAO offered 83,369 places to 56,571 applicants. These consist of 51,934 Level 8 course offers and 31,435 Level 6/7 course offers.
The now Taoiseach Simon Harris provided over 1,000 additional places in 2022 and a further 460 places in 2023. Minister Patrick O’Donovan provided some additional places earlier this month. Obviously, where there are more places available a course’s points should drop, unless demand also increases.
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