Key dates for CAO application process
If you are interested in applying to the CAO to study nursing or midwifery, you need to be sure you are aware of the various deadlines for the application process.
The dates are shown in the table below.
| |
Mature Applicant |
Standard Applicant |
| Application to CAO |
Closing Date
1 February 2019, 5:15pm |
Closing Date
1 February 2019, 5:15pm |
| Application to PAS |
1 February - 21 February 2019 |
Not applicable |
| Invitation to test - time and venue |
Check your message board on www.PublicJobs.ie by 22 March 2019 |
Not applicable |
| Test |
Early to Mid - April (this will be confirmed on your message board as above) |
Not applicable
|
| Late Application |
Closing Date
1 May 2019, 5:15pm
(see note1) |
Closing date
1 May 2019, 5:15pm
(see note1) |
| Change of Mind |
Beginning of May - 1 July 2019, 5:15pm (see note2) |
Beginning of May - 1 July 2019, 5:15pm |
| Results of Test |
Check your message board on www.PublicJobs.ie in early June 2019 |
Not applicable |
| Offers |
From CAO - early July |
Further Education and Training (FET)– Early August
Round 1 – Mid August |
Note1: Not available for applications to the Adelaide School of Nursing.
Note2: Not available to mature applicants who have not sat the assessment test in the current year.