Students in a fight for CAO places as grade inflation ends

11/04/2025 7 min
Students in a fight for CAO places as grade inflation ends

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Students are to be at a significant disadvantage in the fight for third level places as grade inflation ends.That's according to Waterford teacher, Katie Chance.Thousands of students since 2020 who either received a predicted grade, or who benefitted from grade inflation are now back in the system.This means at least 6,000 additional applications are now in the system for this year.Katie joined Ollie and Dymphna in studio with invaluable information for students and parents.Click on the image to listen back in full.