Essential deadline dates for this year’s CAO applicants
takes you through the essential CAO deadlines for 2020.
Applicants who register with the CAO by 5.15pm on this date can benefit from a reduced application fee of €30.
The CAO main application deadline at 5.15pm.
The online facility to amend course choices becomes available for a €10 fee. The free change of mind facility is available in early May.
Registration opens for applicants to the mature nursing test run by PAS, the Public Appointments Service. Applicants must be aged over 23.
While few paper CAO applications are submitted any more, anyone who did apply in this way should have a Statement of Course Choices by this date. If one hasn’t been received,
then the applicant needs to
contact the CAO immediately.
HPAT test takes place for undergraduate applicants to medicine.
HEAR and DARE applications must be completed online by 5.15pm.
This is also the closing date for mature applicants.
The change-of-courses facility for registered CAO applicants closes (5.15pm).
Late CAO application facility opens at midday, for anyone who did not register with CAO by the main February 1 deadline.
MSAP test for mature applicants to certain courses at University College Dublin, University College Cork, University of Limerick and NUI Galway.
HEAR /DARE applicants must have supporting documentation submitted by 5.15pm.
GAMSAT tests take place for those seeking entry to medical degrees as graduate entrants through the CAO.
TBC
Mature Nursing Test (PAS).

CAO late application facility closes at 5.15pm.
Free CAO change-of-mind facility opens at midday, and remains open through the rest of May and June.
Applicants who submitted late paper applications should have a Statement of Course Choices by this date. If none has been received then CAO should be contacted immediately.
All CAO applicants should have a Statement of Application Record by this date. If you do not, then contact the CAO immediately.
Leaving Certificate written exams 2020
CAO change of mind facility closes at 5.15pm
Round A CAO offers for some non-standard categories of applicants – offers are received by post, e-mail and SMS text.
Exceptional closing date for late applications from those already attending a participating HEI.
Round 0 offers for some non-standard categories of applicants. Offers will be received by post, e-mail or SMS text.
Leaving Certificate results issued, followed within days by main round of CAO offers.






