The rise in CAO points has sent shock waves through the educational system
“When third-level college places were announced last week, my social media was quickly flooded with images of excited young adults about to embark on the next stage of their education. Like most years, these images came a week after a stream of news stories on the ‘600-plus points’ students who were rightly celebrated in the national media …” (more)
[Colman Noctor, Irish Examiner, 14 September]
Tags: CAO, grade inflation, points, undergraduate admissions