Promoting Equity of Access to Higher Education.
To widen access to 3rd level, participating colleges have developed a range of initiatives including two new supplementary admission routes called HEAR and DARE.
Irish Higher Education and Government are committed to the objective of promoting 'equality of access to higher education, irrespective of social class, age or disability'.
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The Higher Education Access Route (HEAR) is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers from socio-economically disadvantaged backgrounds. |
The Disability Access Route to Education (DARE) is a third level admissions scheme for school leavers with disabilities. |
Dates to Remember:
- Complete the HEAR and DARE Online Application Form by 1 February 2010 on http://www.cao.ie/.
- Submit supporting documents to CAO, Tower House, Eglinton Street, Galway by 1 April 2010.
Queries:
For basic queries on filling out your HEAR or DARE Application Form contact the CAO Helpdesk on (091) 509800.
For more complex queries, contact a HEAR or DARE representative. Contact details can be found on http://www.accesscollege.ie/.
Click here for HEAR contact details...
Click here for DARE contact details...
Application Guides:
- The guides give step by step instructions on filling in the online application.
- The guides also let students, parent(s)/guardian(s) know which supporting documents they must send to CAO.
- The guides may be downloaded from the following links.
DARE Application Guide (PDF, 16 pages, 2.80MB)
HEAR Application Guide and Workbook (PDF, 38 pages. 2Mb)
Promotional Materials:
- DARE Promotional Brochure (PDF, 12 pages, 1.7 Mb)
- HEAR Promotional Brochure (PDF, 12 pages, 2 Mb)
- HEAR Student Flyer (PDF, 4 pages, 1.1 Mb)
- HEAR Schools Ppt Presentation ( PowerPoint , 26 slides, 3.8 Mb)
