Students securing a H2, H3, and H4, secure 11 CAO points for each additional grade achieved. Across the four highest grade levels, ... The UCAS system in the UK works on that basis.

Leaving Certificate students should know the CAO points required for entry to college courses before they get their results, according to secondary school principals and managers.

My daughter is interested in becoming a therapist but CAO entry points are high. I heard recently about places on programmes in Northern Ireland, funded by the Irish Government.

Last year saw big changes to how Irish students will tot up their CAO points as the system was switched up for the first time in 25 years. Here's all you need to know about the Leaving Cert ...

The number of CAO points needed for college courses this year could reportedly fall to their lowest-ever level in a large number of areas. Saturday, 8 February 2025 Newsletters ...

A new CAO points system, which will be used for entry to higher education from 2017 by students now entering 5th Year, has been announced.

This encourages us to think about CAO points as reflecting a value on a course e.g. studying a 600-point course is more difficult, more prestigious or more worthy that a 300-point programme.

The Ucas points tariff allocates a set number of points to different qualifications Josie Gurney-Read Online Education Editor 27 September 2016 4:23pm BST It's that time of year again. As ...

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