Dublin Institute of Technology | Community Links Programme: Key Dates

Key Dates

Dates for 2011/12:

From November 2011	Fill in the HEAR Workbook with your parent(s)/guardian(s). Make a CAO application at www.cao.ie. Fill in the online HEAR Application at www.cao.ie. Prepare your supporting documents. They can take more than 8 weeks to issue.
By 1 February 2012	Apply to CAO indicating that you wish to be considered for the HEAR scheme.
By 1 March 2012	Complete all elements of the HEAR application form. Gather all supporting documentation relevant to your application.
Before 1 April 2012	Submit supporting documents to CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway. Put your name, CAO number, and PPS number on all documentation. Keep a photocopy of all documents and obtain a certificate of posting from An Post every time you post supporting documents to CAO. For confirmation that the documents you posted arrived safely in CAO, enclose a stamped, self-addressed postcard with details of documents you have submitted. Stamp not required in the case of applicants from outside Republic of Ireland.
April – June 2012	HEAR Application Screening.
In Late June 2012	Applicants notified of outcome of HEAR Application.
End June/Early July 2012	HEAR Application Recheck.
August 2012	Leaving Certificate exam results. CAO offers. Successful HEAR Applicants notified by letter. Accept CAO offer. Accept HEAR offer. Attend mandatory orientation programme.