Fancy some extra points?
There could be good news on the horizon for students that will be taking their Leaving Cert in the coming years because the Irish Universities Association are examining the idea of allocating bonus points for subjects that are relevant to those third-level courses that students are applying for through their CAO applications.
What does this mean? For example, if you study French for the Leaving Cert but have aspirations to study Translation Studies in college, you could be receiving additional points in your Leaving Cert.
The introduction of a similar bonus points scheme in 2012 for students sitting the Maths higher level paper has led to a dramatic increase in the numbers taking the paper and IUA are looking into extending this scheme.
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