Your Step-by-Step Guide

8. Leaving Cert Helpline / College Supports

The Institute of Guidance Counsellors (IGC) in collaboration with the Irish Second Level Student Union (ISSU) and the National Parents Council Primary are delighted to announce that the National Parents and Students Leaving Certificate Helpline will be operating this year.

The Helpline Number is 1800 265 165.

Lines open from Friday 23rd August to Saturday 31st August 2024 (excluding Sunday 25th)

As well as the national helpline, many of the Colleges have their own supports available over the next few weeks. Keep an eye out on the college socials for more information. Supports offered vary from college to college and range from live chats, phone lines, e-mails, WhatsApp, podcasts and Zoom meetings.

Some colleges have a designated ‘CAO Advisors’ or admissions experts who will be available to answer questions about the Leaving Cert results, CAO offers, registrations and next steps.  Click this link for an Admissions Officers Contact list.

Follow the links below for further details of events and contact information from some of the colleges-


ATU  - (All Campuses)

For all queries email cao@atu.ie

Dundalk IT 

Dublin Business School 

Dublin City University - DCU

Join us on Friday 23rd August between 2-4pm if you have any questions to ask after receiving your exam results. You can access the link HERE

Griffith College Cork

Griffith College Dublin

Griffith College Limerick

IADT

Maynooth University 

MTU

National College of Ireland 

SETU

Trinity College

TU Dublin 

TUS

UCC

UCD  

Ulster University 

University of Galway

University of Limerick