CAO points for entry into most college courses are set to increase significantly this year despite frantic efforts by the Government to ease upward pressure by creating thousands of extra third-level places. Grade inflation in this year’s Leaving Cert results will see a record number of courses demand more than 600 points. Sources say there has been a 7 per cent increase in CAO points for courses across the board. Points for many of these courses would have jumped higher were it not for additional places being created. The increase in CAO points across many courses will come as a bitter disappointment to thousands who sat the Leaving Cert in previous years.

Source: The Irish Times September 11, 2020 00:56 UTC