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The CAO Year Explained for Parents: Dates, Deadlines and What Actually Matters

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: November 8, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

The CAO is one of those systems that everybody in Ireland has an opinion about and very few parents have actually read. It is not complicated, but it has dates…

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HEAR, DARE and Access Routes: What to Do If College Feels Out of Reach

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: October 14, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

How the HEAR and DARE schemes work for Irish students, when the deadlines fall, and why the paperwork has to be done long before results.

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Leaving Cert Points in 2027: The Last Year of Grade Adjustment, Explained for Parents

Post author:Enda O'Doherty
Post published: September 27, 2026
Post category:Leaving Cert School Students Study Skills

There is a change coming to Leaving Certificate results that very few families have heard about, and it will affect the class of 2027 more than anything else in the…