Leaving Cert Results: Students face anxious wait for third-level place offers

The next big wait for most students getting results today is on the offer of third-level college places from next Monday.

More than 47,000 of those who sat this year’s Leaving Certificate applied to the Central Applications Office (CAO) for entry to some of the 41 colleges which use the system to select first-year students.

These 47,000 students are among a record 80,000-plus applicants competing for an estimated 50,000 places available through the CAO this year.