In order to help mitigate the impact of the changes to the grading system, I announced the creation of an additional 2,225 places on high-demand courses in Higher Education Institutions. These places have resulted in the highest ever number of applicants receiving a CAO offers, with 53,815 CAO applicants receiving round one offers on Friday.
A summary of the additional places provided, by subject area, is available in the table below:
Subject Area
|
Additional Places
|
Architecture
|
23
|
Arts & Humanities
|
476
|
Business
|
430
|
Creative Arts
|
41
|
Dentistry
|
18
|
Education
|
170
|
Engineering
|
313
|
Law
|
142
|
Music
|
9
|
Science
|
220
|
Information Technology
|
31
|
Nursing
|
134
|
Medicine, Health & Physical
|
218
|
Total
|
2225
|