21 Aug from 6am

Round One offers

Round one offers will be available on the CAO website www.CAO.ie from 6am on Monday 21 August. Paper offer notices will be posted and the CAO expects most of these will arrive with

applicants by the 21 August.

By the same date, applicants who have not received an offer in round one (or an earlier round), will be sent a statement of application record and an information sheet which includes a list of frequently asked questions and answers. This provides applicants with an opportunity to check that the CAO has all of their relevant data on file.

Applicants may receive more than one offer but only one acceptance may be recorded in each round – applicants may not hold two places at once – so they must choose which offer to accept. Applicants should not delay submitting an acceptance and should always obtain a certificate of posting when posting anything to CAO.

22 Aug from noon

The available places facility opens on 22 August at 12 noon.

28 Aug by 5.15pm

If you choose to accept an offer, you must do so by 5.15pm on 28 August. The same rules as outlined right apply with

regards acceptances.

31 Aug from 6am

Round two offers

Round two offers will be available on the CAO website www.CAO.ie from 6am on Thursday 31 August.

6 Sept by 5.15pm

The reply date for round two offers is not later than Wednesday 6 September at 5.15pm. After round two, offers will be issued as necessary until October to fill any vacancies which may arise.

18 oct by 5.15pm

The 2017 CAO offer

/acceptance season ends

on 18 October at 5.15pm.

accepting an offer

WARNING: Do not miss the deadline for accepting the offer. If you do, the place will be offered to another applicant. Acceptances can only be made via an online acceptance or via the arrival in CAO of the appropriate part of an offer notice. DO NOT DO BOTH. If you accept both ways, you could end up in the wrong course. The CAO will record the last acceptance to arrive. Acceptance of offers cannot be made by telephone, fax or email. When making an online acceptance, make sure you follow ALL of the directions on the screen.