1. CAO 2019 Central Applications Office
Presentation by
Ms. Natasha Drew
Head of Guidance and Counselling
Blackrock College

2. CAO What do they do!
CAO is a management system CAO processes student applications for colleges

3. Online www.cao.ie Application Handbook of instructions.
Where is it
Online
Application
Handbook of instructions.

4. Timely Action Opens 5th November 2018 Closes 1st February 2019
Do not leave everything to the last minute.
Before Christmas – Then Relax

5. The Application Form Enter CAO and Click on the Apply Button
2 Main Sections:
Step 1) Personal details
Step 2) Course choices
Tick boxes
Box for DARE/HEAR application
Box for SUSI Grant
Box for Trinity Feasibility study
NUI Exemption Box

6. Application Form: Step 1
Name, address, date of birth,
Schools attended
Working address.
Examination details - Leaving Cert 2019
Credit card –
Create Password
Receive CAO NUMBER

7. COST
€30 euro by January 20th 2019
€45 euro by February 1st 2019

8. Step 2 Inserting courses

9. Framework of Qualifcations

10. A one year ad-on. 7 becomes a level 8
Course Levels
Level 7
Ordinary Degree
Generally 3 years
Lower Entry points
Prepares you for level 8
Level 8
Honours Degree
Generally 4 years Some Arts – 3 Med. 5/6
A one year ad-on. 7 becomes a level 8

11. Next section – course list
Compile a list of courses you would like.
Read the Entry requirements & Points requirement
Some courses require specific subjects to have been studied.

12. Specific Subject Requirements
Primary Teaching –Irish H4 in 2019
Engineering (Level 8) – H4 Mathematics
H6 Science
Veterinary Medicine – H5 Chemistry
Human Nutrition/Dietetics – H4 Chemistry DIT/TCD
Pharmacy – H5 Chemistry

13. UCD updates
Course Science Maths 03/H6 02/H6 Gone up Comp Science Maths 03/H6 02/H6 Gone up Business & Law Maths 03/H6 02/H6 Gone up Comm & Inter Comm Maths 03/H6 02/H6 Gone up Sport & exercise man. Maths 03/H6 06/H7 Gone down New Science requirement 06/H7 Health & Performance Science - 3rd language requirement removed

14. Matriculation Exams TCD Geology & Biblical Studies (Easter) TUD ( DIT)
In house Maths Competency test for  Matriculation of Business Analytics  & Engineering
April & August
Tutorials and application available online
Maynooth Also

15. Order of Preference Realistic Points Past exams Safe Dream Level 8 1
DC201 2
TD200 3
DT300 4
DT233 5
TD323 6
DK212 7
SL332 8
DC223 9
TD201 10
Realistic Points
Past exams
Realistic
Safe

16. To do otherwise is a mistake.
**IMPORTANT**
Place your course choices in genuine order of preference!
Favourite first – do not guess your LC results
BACK UP PLAN – low point courses
To do otherwise is a mistake.

17. Tick Boxes DARE – Disability Access Route
According to UCD over 300 then – course of 400 points can enter with % places allocated
HEAR – Disadvantage Access Route
SUSI Grant – Government Grant
Trinity Feasibility Study
Law – History – Ancient and Medieval History and Culture (25)
reward potential alongside academic . Honest piece of self-reflection,
what they would like to study, and why.
NUI Exemption – Tick if you have one

18. The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI),123 St
The Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI),123 St. Stephen's Green, Monday 19th of Nov from 10:00 to Talk to staff from college support services How to make an application to DARE- Disability Access Route to Education. Free & No need to register,
CHANGES UPDATE:
A stand-alone diagnosis of “dysgraphia” is no longer accepted. It will be considered if it is presenting as part of/as a result of Developmental Co-ordination Disorder or Specific Learning Difficulty( including dyslexia and dyscalculia).

19. Statement of Application Record. (MAY)
Check!!!!!!
Are Courses in the correct order?
Correct Codes?
Are the exam numbers correct?
****Is the NUI exemption listed *****
If you do not receive a Statement
by 1st June contact CAO immediately.
CONTACT US facility

20. Change of Mind Online May 4th – July 1st
Change the order of your course choices
and/or
introduce or remove courses
However,
RESTRICTED courses can NOT be added

21. Restricted Courses – Feb 1st deadline
Courses requiring:
Portfolio,
Interview,
Written Assessment
Medicine – Music - Art

22. Communicating With CAO
The easiest and most efficient way
'Contact Us' facility on the CAO website.
Registered post.
Always quote your CAO number
This offers you peace of mind.

23. The Offer Process - August
If entitled to an offer, you will be sent an offer notice.
Check details correct - no omissions.
Make sure someone checks the mail…..
Offers will also be available on the CAO website.
You may check for and accept offers on the website.

24. ****Take and Hold – otherwise you could have nothing****
Offers
Level 8 1
DC201 2
TD200 3
DT300 4
DT233 5
TD323 6
DK212 7
SL332 8
DC223 9
TD201 10
Level 7 1
DC201 2
TD200 3
DT300 4
DT233 5 6 7 8 9 10
****Take and Hold – otherwise you could have nothing****

25. The Offer Process Your offer notice may contain an offer
for a Level 8 course
or a Level 7/6 course
or both
Only accept one of them.
Carry out the instructions on the notice before listed closing date

26. The Offer Process
Any offer not accepted by the closing date for receipt of acceptance of offers in CAO will be offered to another applicant in the next round of offers.
If you are away make sure someone checks

27. How Places are Allocated
Meet minimum entry requirements for the course,
Points are calculated for this course
Placed in order of academic merit, for each course applied for.

28. How Places are Allocated
Should some applicants decline to accept their offers these places become available in the next round of offers.
This continues until all courses are filled or until all eligible applicants have been offered places.

29. The examination results have not yet
CK101 Arts in UCC.
The examination results have not yet
been released, no particular order. .

30. Applicants are placed in a queue for each course they applied for
Position in the queue is determined by their points.

31. LC results released.
The applicants marked in green have enough points to be offered places.
The applicant marked in red has enough points for his second preference.

32. Offered his second preference and he will now disappear from the queue in all his lower choices.
Placing DN201 as his second preference meant that he would prefer that course over any other course except CK101

33. He must accept or to do nothing
He must accept or to do nothing. If he does not accept, the offer will be offered to another applicant in the next round.
He will still be considered for an offer on his first preference if a place becomes available.
In the second round, one more offer was made on CK101 and our applicant is now next in line.

34. In the third round of offers two more offers are made and our applicant, now receives an offer.
He may do nothing and remain in DN201 or he may accept the offer and begin in CK101.

35. When offered a course you should accept it
When offered a course you should accept it. You can still be offered another course further up the list.
If you do not accept and you do not receive any other offer you will have no course in September.
After each Round – “Available places” section updates

36. HPAT if unsure of Med - you should still attend
Assessment takes place in assigned locations. Closing date 20th January and test date 23rd February 2019
Prep Course available in school.
October – February – Saturday Mornings
Others available options online & other companies

37. Sport Scholarships Elite Scholarship UCD – Must meet matriculation
Regular sports scholarship UCD
No point concession.
TCD – several types and several sports types
check individual departments and website
If accepted you should be placing this course top of your CAO list
4 students last year

38. Private Colleges Dublin
College of Computing Technology
Dublin Business School
Galway Business School
Griffith College
Hibernia College
IBAT College Dublin
ICD Business School
Independent College Dublin
NCI

39. Other Colleges DIT is now TUD – Technological University Dublin
11 Business Courses at level 8 - Scholarship €1,000 points over 500
4 Business Course at level 6
Over 70% in exams at level 6 - jump to yr 3 of level 8 and graduate in same time frame as level 8 entrants (4 yrs)
Over 50% exams at level 6 - go to yr 2 of level 8 and graduate (5 yrs)
Gareth Sheridan-(Net Worth) Business & Management DIT 2012 (28) Nutriband 157m Terenure

40. TUD
Engineering Dept..
“having a science helps but not essential”
Higher Maths essential in level 8 – not in level 7 (371pts)
50% of level 7 progress to level 8
Earn & Learn Quantity surveying course (part time)
direct application, not CAO

41. IADT Deansgrange Established Arts School for over 50 years
Home of the National Film School
Became IT 20 years ago – Computers, ~Psychology & Business
2,500 students
Entrepreneurship (Business) 7 & 8
Struggle with academic – 80% practical – start own business
30-40 per class
Taster days – Every Mid Term

42. Open days Students responsibility to know and to attend
The amount I meet in January who say I don’t know where to go to UCD o TCD and they never wernt to the open day

43. LC Appeal results will be known in time to start a course
LC Appeals – News
In 2019 Leaving Certificate will be issued to students on Tuesday, 13th August.
CAO Round 1 offers will be issued to students by Friday 16th August.
The appeals results will be released to students in the week beginning 16th September, a full three weeks earlier than the normal time frame  (Wednesday 10th October in 2018).
No First Year Undergraduate academic classes will start earlier than the second week of September.
LC Appeal results will be known in time to start a course

44. Who is marking your leaving certifice
2nd yr masters studntrs Or
1 qualifided teacher at a table with 4 other peole who do not have a clue how to mark, indecisive on whetehr to
Where do you write in the grade

45. Mistakes by students with high points
student received an offer from DCU “was told” don’t take offer wait for better one and did not get another one.
student received 420 in mocks and only put down courses over 400 on CAO. received 380 in LC.
Student - 6 out of 10 courses required language, failed higher language lost 6 options and did not have points for other 4.
(student changed after LC) parent request – can we go back to the original list
Didn’t put down med, didn’t think he would get med points and he did.
Hindsight - Bribed
Wish they could go to DIT

46. I can not check 200+ CAO’s They are not mature enough to do it alone
They think they are – they are not
They do not see pitfalls – they think they are invincible
You need to get familiar with CAO
me any questions
Favourite first
Fill in all choices – cover every eventuality even if they don’t want those options now- you would be surprised to see how many wish they had – when its too late

47. www. careernews. ie – Register www. qualifax
– Register – specific course Careersportal.ie – compile list Presentation available on Parents section & School Website &
College Open Days
UCD 3/11/18
TCD 10/11/18
DCU 16/11/18
IADT 24/11/18
Maynooth 24/11/18
DIT 01/12/18
RCSI 04/1/19