CAO offers: Over half of courses record points increase
Just under half of all students applying for Level 8 or degree courses via this year's CAO have received an offer of a place on their top-choice course.
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- 25 Aug 2026, 23:00 UTC
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Just under half of all students applying for Level 8 or degree courses via this year's CAO have received an offer of a place on their top-choice course.
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CAO offers: Over half of courses record points increase
Just under half of all students applying for Level 8 or degree courses via this year's CAO have received an offer of a place on their top-choice course.
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Tens of thousands to receive college offers from CAO
Tens of thousands of students will receive first-round offers of college places from the Central Applications Office (CAO) at 2pm today.
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Tens of thousands to receive college offers from CAO
Tens of thousands of students will receive first round offers of college places from the CAO at 2pm today.
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