CAO 2021: Your questions answered 

Around 4,600 new college places have been created this year

School Principal David Lordon pictured with Eoin Palmer, Ben Cudmore, James Gibson, Aaron McMahon, Sean O'Connell, Stephen Hayden, Alex Lynch. Rory Rochford and Hugh O'Sullivan from Christian Brothers College Cork who received 59 H1's between them in their Leaving Certificate results this year. Picture: Howard Crowdy

The first round of college offers goes out to students this afternoon. Every year the first round of the CAO brings happiness for some, and disappointment for others. 

This year being no different, global pandemic aside, here are some of the main questions students might have.