Leaving Certificate applicants applying for a first-year, full-time undergraduate course at DkIT must apply through the Central Applications Office (CAO).

The standard closing date for applications is 1st February in the year of entry and 1st May is the closing date for late applications. For further details please our CAO information page.

Minimum Entry Requirements

Details of the standard minimum entry requirement for first-year admission to Level 7 and Level 8 courses at DkIT.

Entry requirements will vary depending on your chosen course, please refer to the individual course page for detailed entry requirements. Search Undergraduate Courses

Level 7 Degree Programmes

Level 8 (Honours) Degree Programmes

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

INCLUDING At least one H5 Grade, OR Minimum Points Score of 200
AND Mathematics Grade F2, O6 or H7
AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

Six Grades at O6 or H7 in Leaving Certificate

INCLUDING At least two H5 Grades
AND Mathematics Grade O6 or H7
AND English Grade O6 or H7 OR Irish Grade O6 or H7

Understanding the CAO Points System

Bonus Points for Honours Mathematics

A bonus of 25 points will be allocated to students who achieve a grade H6 or above in higher level mathematics in the Irish Leaving Certificate examination. This means that the maximum cumulative Leaving Certificate points total is 625. Bonus points will be awarded irrespective of the year in which the examinations were taken. The bonus points will only be relevant in cases where the higher level mathematics subject (including bonus points) is scored as one of the candidate’s six best subjects for point’s purposes. Consequently, if higher level mathematics (cumulative points score) is not among these six subjects, the bonus points will not be included in the total points score.

Results % Range	Leaving Certificate Grade	Higher Maths Points	Other Higher Level Subject Points	New Ordinary Leaving Certificate Grade	Ordinary Level Subject Points
90 - 100	H1	125	100	01	56
80 < 90	H2	113	88	02	46
70 < 80	H3	102	77	03	37
60 < 70	H4	91	66	04	28
50 < 60	H5	81	56	05	20
40 < 50	H6	71	46	06	12
30 < 40	H7	37	37	07	0
0 < 30	H8	0	0	08	0

Foundation Level Mathematics

Foundation level mathematics will be accepted as a passing subject for Level 7 courses where Leaving Certificate Mathematics is not a specific subject requirement.

Foundation Level Mathematics does not meet the entry requirements for Level 8 courses.

The minimum Level 7 entry requirement in Mathematics is as follows:

F2 at Foundation Level
Or a O6 at Ordinary Level
Or a H7 at Higher Level

Where a grade of F2 or higher is achieved and Foundation Level Mathematics is acceptable for entry to a specific course, the following points scoring system will be used: