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CAO Points Calculator

Pick your Leaving Cert grades. Your top six count, with the 25-point bonus for Higher maths, and your total updates as you go.

Points CAO points grid, read 13 Nov 2026Medicine 2027 rules included

Your Leaving Cert grades

Part 1: Maths

Higher maths at H6 or above earns 25 bonus points

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Part 2: Your other subjects

Enter up to 7; your six highest results count, maths included

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Part 3: LCVP Link Modules

Optional · can count in place of a sixth subject

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Part 4: Medicine (optional)

For undergraduate medicine in 2027: your HPAT-Ireland score out of 150

From 2027 your full Leaving Cert points count (no reduction above 550) and the HPAT counts out of 150, down from 300.

Without JavaScript, add it up yourself: take the points next to each grade, add 25 to Higher maths at H6 or above, then add your six highest scores.

Method and sources

CAO’s published points rules; nothing is estimated.

  • Points for each gradeHigher H1 to H8: 100, 88, 77, 66, 56, 46, 37, 0. Ordinary O1 to O8: 56, 46, 37, 28, 20, 12, 0, 0. Foundation maths F1 20, F2 12. CAO Leaving Certificate points gridread 13 Nov 2026
  • Maths bonus25 extra points for Higher maths at H6 or above, counted only if maths is then one of your six highest scores. CAO bonus points for Higher mathsread 13 Nov 2026
  • Top six, one sittingYour six highest results in one sitting of the Leaving Cert count. LCVP Link Modules (Distinction 66, Merit 46, Pass 28) can count in place of a sixth subject. CAO Leaving Certificate scoringread 13 Nov 2026
  • Medicine 2027At least 480 points in one sitting plus each medical school’s subject minimums, and HPAT-Ireland in 2027. From 2027 scores above 550 are no longer reduced and HPAT counts out of 150. Selection criteria for undergraduate entry to medicine, 2027 (October 2026)read 13 Nov 2026
  • Check with your collegeOnly certain colleges award points for Foundation maths (F1 20, F2 12). Every college awards LCVP Link Modules points, but not all count LCVP as a passed subject for entry requirements. Course minimum grades are set by each college and are not checked here. CAO points grid notesread 13 Nov 2026

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CAO points questions

How are CAO points calculated?

Each Leaving Cert grade has a points value (H1 is 100, O1 is 56). CAO adds your six highest results from one sitting. Higher maths at H6 or above gets 25 extra points.

Do the 25 bonus points always count?

Only if your maths score, with the bonus, ends up among your six highest. With very strong results in six other subjects, the bonus may add nothing.

What is the most CAO points you can get?

625: six H1 grades, one of them Higher maths with the 25 bonus points.

How do points work for medicine in 2027?

You need at least 480 points in one sitting, each medical school’s subject minimums and the HPAT-Ireland. From 2027 your full Leaving Cert points count, with no reduction above 550, and the HPAT counts out of 150.

Can I save my points?

Yes. Copy link gives you a link that holds your grades. Nothing is stored on our side.