CAO points requirements have surged for most college courses, despite a 12% increase in the number of available places.
The calculated grading system, which replaced this year's Leaving Cert exams, resulted in average grade inflation of 4.4%.
Has this led to points inflation when it comes to CAO offers, and have high-achieving schools lost out?
Guidance counsellor Betty McLaughlin and Arthur Godsil, former headmaster of St Andrew's College and director of Godsil Education, joined us to talk about this.