The right subject mix depends on more than which CAO course you think you want.
A short interest assessment identifying the Leaving Cert subjects most likely to suit you — before you're locked into a senior cycle timetable that's hard to unpick later. With an AI-written summary and a certificate.
Subject choice usually happens faster than it should
For most students, choosing Leaving Cert subjects is a rushed decision made in a few weeks of third year — based on timetable clashes, what a friend is doing, or which teacher is well-liked, more often than on genuine interest.
In Cork that rushed decision carries real weight. The subjects dropped at 15 can quietly narrow routes into the Cork Harbour biopharma and medtech cluster, or into a PLC course at Cork College of FET, long before third level is even on the radar.
The Subject Choice Test gives that decision a proper starting point: a structured look at what actually interests you, translated into the subject areas most likely to suit you, well before the choice needs to be locked in.
Three steps, about 10 minutes
Answer the assessment
A structured set of questions about what genuinely interests you, not which subjects sound the most impressive or which ones your friends are picking.
Get your strongest subjects identified
Your answers are scored to surface the subject areas that actually fit your interests, with an AI-written summary explaining why.
Get your results and certificate
Your full results land in your inbox straight after payment, along with a certificate — no account or password needed.
A real Irish company, not an anonymous website
Career Guidance Cork is powered by CourseCompass, an Irish company that works directly with schools and students on CAO decision-making — not a faceless test generator.
Real reviews, published with permission
These are genuine testimonials from CourseCompass users — see the full reviews page for more.
“I liked that CourseCompass looked beyond just CAO points. The questions covered interests, preferences and other areas that helped build a more complete picture. It gave my daughter some options to research that we probably wouldn't have thought about ourselves.”
“I found the test really easy to get through and it didn't feel like I was just answering the same question over and over. What I liked most was seeing why certain courses were recommended for me. It gave me a much better starting point for researching my CAO choices.”
“Choosing a college course can be quite overwhelming, especially when there are so many options. I found the CourseCompass results helpful because they gave my son a clearer direction without making the decision for him. It was useful having something personalised to work from.”
Find your strongest subjects before you have to choose.
A short interest assessment identifying the Leaving Cert subjects most likely to suit you, with an AI-written summary.
- A full breakdown of your strongest subject interests
- An AI-written summary explaining the reasoning
- A certificate
- Instant access straight after payment