AD104 · Level 8 · 3 or 4 years · Portfolio course

Fine Art and Applied Art (Portfolio)

National College of Art and Design · Dublin

2026 Round 1 points

691

Your portfolio is marked and added to your points, so the points shown include portfolio marks and can go above 625.

Up 167 points since 2024 (524).

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Please note: For 2027 entry, the third language and Art requirements have been dropped. You need 2 H5s and 4 O6/H7s, including Irish and English. The portfolio deadline is 5pm on Friday 12 February 2027.

About this course

A direct entry route into NCAD's School of Fine Art for people who already know they want to study fine art or applied art rather than design.

How long
3 or 4 years
What you study
First year is NCAD's common first year, shared with other art and design students. You then move into a degree option in Fine Art (Media, Painting, Print or Sculpture) or Applied Art (Ceramics & Glass or Textile Art & Artefact).
Placement and abroad
An optional extra year called Studio+, taken between second and final year, gives you experience outside NCAD and makes the degree four years.
Where it can lead
Graduates work as practising artists or in teaching and lecturing, and some go on to postgraduate study such as NCAD's Master of Fine Art.
Who it suits
Suits students who love making art, enjoy experimenting with materials and want to develop their own way of seeing and expressing ideas.

Summary written by FindMyCollegeCourse.ie from the college's own course information. Check the college website for full details.

About Arts

Artistic fields like Fine Arts, Music, Theatre

The study of Creative Arts involves exploring various forms of artistic expression, including visual arts, performing arts, and media arts. This field encourages students to develop cultural awareness. E.g. Fine Arts, Drama and Theatre Studies, Music, Creative Writing.

Points history

2023202452420255822026691

Round 1 points by year

YearRound 1Final (end of season)Middle student
2026691Published after the final round
2025 582548610
2024 524514569
2023 Not offered under this code

Round 1 is the points needed for a first-round offer. Final is the lowest points offered a place after all rounds. Middle student is the points of the student in the middle of everyone who got a place. * means not everyone on those points got a place (random selection). Source: CAO points lists.

Subject requirements

  • English: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6
  • Irish: Higher H7 or Ordinary O6

These are the course's own subject requirements. You also need to meet the college's general minimum entry requirements.

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