Another Central Applications Office (CAO) deadline is on the horizon for potential college-goers.

The cut off to accept the second round of (CAO) offers is this Friday 31 August, at 5.15pm. The second round of offers were initially sent out on Wednesday 29 August.

The next available opportunity to receive a CAO offer will be the third round of offers, which will be made available on 7 September from 6am online. The closing date to accept this round is 12 September at 5.15pm.

The CAO offer season ends on 17 October at 5.15pm, after the results of the Leaving Certificate appeals are released in early October.

The (CAO) issued 73,652 round-one offers to 50,746 CAO applicants on Monday 20 August.