Students welcome CAO reform

Reform of the college entry system has been largely welcomed by student organisations which say the changes will ease the points race and alleviate pressures placed on Leaving Certificate students.

“The wider grade bands will help lessen random selection in acceptance to college courses and also prevent students being only one or two points away from entering a course,” said Irish Second-Level Students Union (ISSU) education officer Jane M Hayes Nally.

“Following that, I am happy that the additional 25 points awarded to students doing higher-level maths is still in place. This is appropriate when you consider the workload attached to it.”