Calls to revamp college points system [examiner.ie]
- Published: 22 August 2011
Calls to revamp college points system
PRESSURE to overhaul the points system is set to intensify as the Leaving Certificate results needed for more than 500 courses are higher than last year, as 49,400 people get college place offers this morning.
The points for almost half of all level 8 degrees are up and are unchanged for another one-in-five, despite a 2% drop in overall college applicants and slightly more places being offered by colleges at this stage of the Central Applications Office (CAO) process.
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