Nine of the CAO courses still on offer require 570 points or more

There are still nine courses filled by colleges through the CAO that require at least 570 Leaving Certificate points to get into this morning.

There is now, of course, a new maximum possible CAO tally of 625 points since the introduction last year of the 25-point bonus for any student who passes higher-level maths.

However, the number of courses doubles again to 18 if you count those with a cut-off of 560 points or higher — the equivalent of around an A2 grade or better in six higher-level subjects, with one of them being honours maths.