Increasing numbers log on for results

NUMBERS applying for computer and technology courses might be down, but thousands of young students used the internet to accept college places yesterday.

The Central Applications Office website recorded 2,249 online acceptances for first-round offers in the first five hours after they appeared at 6am.

Last year, only 6,000 made their CAO applications on the internet but more than half those who accepted offers did so online. That level of electronic acceptance could be even greater this year, after 23,000 students made their initial application via the internet.