Results 2017

Welcome to our special 2017 Leaving Cert results and CAO section.Guidance counsellors will operate our online Helpdesk for the duration of the results and offers period. Submit your questions and receive speedy answers and advice from 9am on August 16th. For all your results and offers information see irishtimes.com/results2017

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Round two offers are available to view on the CAO website from 6am on Thursday. Photograph: Getty images

CAO Round 2: Increase in offers issued to applicants

Institutions in Dublin and Cork offer highest number of second-round courses

Download: 2017 CAO points for all college offers

Download: 2017 CAO points for all college offers

Download PDFs of our comprehensive list of level 8 and level 6/7 courses

Results 2017: Advice

CAO helpdesk: Appeals, repeats, Hear and Dare schemes

CAO helpdesk: Appeals, repeats, Hear and Dare schemes

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO helpdesk: Deferrals and transfers

CAO helpdesk: Deferrals and transfers

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO helpdesk 2017: CAO choices

CAO helpdesk 2017: CAO choices

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO 2017: Should I accept my CAO offer?

CAO 2017: Should I accept my CAO offer?

All you need to know, from reviewing scripts to being wary of accommodation scams

Leaving Cert advice: How to overcome results roadblocks

Leaving Cert advice: How to overcome results roadblocks

Guidance counsellors give advice on alternative routes to your desired course

Q&A: Specialist questions on Leaving Cert results

Q&A: Specialist questions on Leaving Cert results

Education experts answer queries on more particular topics to do with the exam results

Q&A: Viewing my Leaving Cert exam scripts

Q&A: Viewing my Leaving Cert exam scripts

Two guidance counsellors give their advice on how to approach the review process

Leaving Cert results: Fixing errors and making queries on grades

Leaving Cert results: Fixing errors and making queries on grades

Viewing all scripts allows students to find the subject with the best chance of an upgrade

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CAO Round One 2017 offers are available from 6am onwards.

Download: 2017 CAO points for all college offers

Download PDFs of our comprehensive list of level 8 and level 6/7 courses

Download: 2017 Leaving Cert results

Download PDF detailing breakdown of 2017 Leaving Certificate results

CAO Round One 2016 offers are available from 6am onwards.

Download: 2016 CAO points for all college offers

Download PDFs of our comprehensive list of level 8 and level 6/7 courses

Analysis

The changes introduced to the Leaving Cert in these three core subjects over recent years, such as the allocation of 40 per cent of marks for the oral Irish component, and the awarding of bonus points in maths, has resulted in substantial increases in higher level participation Photograph: Cyril Byrne

More students taking higher level subjects and fewer failing

New grading system sees major increases in higher-level participation

Life after the Leaving

Alan O’Beirne works in technical recruitment at Amazon Web Services

My advice to anyone awaiting results is not to stress over it

Life after the Leaving: Alan O’Beirne is co-founder of a website that makes searching for CAO courses easier

CAO 2017 Helpdesk

Some of the issues and questions raised about the 2017 Leaving Cert. Follow this link to read guidance counsellor Brian Howard's answers your CAO queries.

CAO helpdesk: Appeals, repeats, Hear and Dare schemes

CAO helpdesk: Appeals, repeats, Hear and Dare schemes

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO helpdesk: Deferrals and transfers

CAO helpdesk: Deferrals and transfers

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO helpdesk 2017: CAO choices

CAO helpdesk 2017: CAO choices

A selection of questions asked of our guidance counsellors Brian Howard and Deirdre Garrett

CAO 2017: Should I accept my CAO offer?

CAO 2017: Should I accept my CAO offer?

All you need to know, from reviewing scripts to being wary of accommodation scams

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Download: 2015 CAO points for all college offers, and numbers of places

Download PDFs of our comprehensive list of level 8 and level 6/7 courses

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