National College of Ireland (NCI) points 2026
11 courses in the CAO points charts for 2026, from 265 to 370.
On the year before, 1 of its courses went up, 6 came down and 4 barely moved. That mix is worth more than any single course's number: it says whether the college as a whole is getting harder to get into.
What it covers
- Business and administration 5
- Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) 4
- Education 1
- Social and behavioural sciences 1
Courses and points
Round one points by year. The last column is the change on the previous year the course ran. A dash means it did not run, or no figure was published.
| Course | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Accounting and Finance NC022 | 330 | 336 | 333 | -3 |
| Business NC009 | 270 | 270 | 271 | +1 |
| Business NC103 | AQA | 129 | AQA | -121 |
| Computing NC003 | 260 | 262 | 265 | +3 |
| Computing NC102 | AQA | 154 | AQA | -74 |
| Data Science NC025 | 341 | 290 | AQA | -51 |
| Data Science NC105 | AQA | 200 | AQA | -125 |
| Early Childhood Education and Care NC030 | AQA | 228 | AQA | +16 |
| Human Resource Management NC005 | 281 | 271 | 270 | -1 |
| Marketing Practice NC020 | AQA | 227 | AQA | -7 |
| Psychology NC010 | 392 | 385 | 370 | -15 |
AQA no points figure was published because every qualified applicant was offered a place that year.
No longer listed
These had no figure in 2026. They may have been renamed, merged or withdrawn, so check with the college before counting on one.
| Course | Last ran | Points then |
|---|---|---|
| Business Computing NC104 | 2022 | 109 |
| Technology Management (with specialisations) NC023 | 2022 | 269 |