Textile & Surface Design & Jewellery & Objects

At NCAD we encourage our design students to create visions and identities that are both innovative and sustainable. We are not educating mere problem solvers but also, more importantly, opportunity seekers. Our students will follow in the footsteps of our illustrious alumni and become the designers, thinkers and entrepreneurs that will positively shape the world we inhabit.

Leaving Certificate Minimum Academic Entry Requirements Minimum LC Subjects 2 X H5 4 X O6/H7 Subjects must include Irish* O6/H7 English O6/H7 For restricted studio based programmes NCAD offers places to applicants who meet minimum academic entry requirements (matriculation) based on portfolio submission score. Portfolio Deadline: Friday 6th February by 17:00 NCAD's Portfolio Guide for 2026 can now be found at https://www.ncad.ie/study-at-ncad/undergrad-portfolio/portfolio-guide/ * Exemption from the subject Irish may be granted in accordance with NUI regulations, www.nui.ie

• Leaving Certificate results may be combined.
• Foundation level Maths may be included as one of the ordinary level subjects; foundation level Irish is not acceptable. No late applications accepted on the CAO