WAEC timetable for 2023/2024 West African Examination Council Exam Routine
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has already published the timetable for WAEC GCE. This year’s exam schedule is officially out stating that the exam will start from 27th July 2023 to 30th September 2023. Many students have been eagerly waiting for the waec timetable for 2023, now that it is out, they can prepare themselves accordingly. Earlier the SSCE was held from 30th March to 12th June.
What is WAEC (West African Examination Council) and WAEC timetable for 2024
The West African Examination Council (WAEC) conducts 2 exams every year. The first one is the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates. WASSCE is held in May or June. The second one is known as General Certificate Examination (GCE) or WAEC GCE, WASSCE is held in autumn. The waec timetable for 2020 is already out by the authority. The main difference between these two exams is that the first one is for school candidates. The second one is for private candidates.
Timetable for WAEC 2024
The Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates already took place from 30th March to 12th June. The core subject exam was held from 6th April 2024 and ended on 5th June 2024. The second phase for private candidates will be held from Monday, 27th July 2024 to Wednesday, 30th September 2024.
The pre-registration for this exam is already closed. The private students who are willing to appear in the exam registered their names and other official works from Monday, 10th February 2024 to Sunday, 31st May 2024.
The principal subjects as Integrated Science will be taken on Saturday, 29th August 2024 followed by Oral English on September fourth and Core Mathematics on the fifth of September separately.
When is WAEC 2023 starting?
The West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2023/2024, indicates that the WAEC exams starts on Monday 8th May, 2023 and will end on Friday 23rd June, 2023 (For Nigerian Students). English Language will hold on a date to be announced while General Mathematics will hold on a date to be announced.
All candidates are enjoin to start preparing immediately for the exam.
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For Nigerians
The image below is an extract from the above WAEC Timetable for 2023, and it is strictly for Nigerian candidates. The timetable reads that the WASSCE for Nigerians will start on 8th May and ends on 23rd June 2023.
Monday, 8th May, 2023
- Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session – 08:30 – 09:30 hrs
- Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session – 10:00 – 11:00 hrs
Tuesday, 9th May, 2023
- Woodwork 3 (Practical) – 09:30 am. – 12:30 pm. (1st Set)
- Woodwork 3 (Practical) – 1:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. (2nd Set)
Wednesday, 10th May, 2023
- Computer Studies 2 (Essay)** – 09:30 am. – 10:30 am
- Computer Studies 1 (Objective)** – 10:30 am. – 11:30 am
Thursday, 11th May, 2023
- Metalwork 3 (Practical) – 08:30 – 11:40 hrs (1st Set), 12:00 – 15:10 hrs (2nd Set)
- Management-In-Living 2 (Essay) – 08:30 – 10:30 hrs
- Management-In-Living 1 (Objective) – 10:30 – 11:30 hrs
- Management-In-Living 3 (Test of Practical Work) – 14:00 – 15:00 hrs
Friday, 12th May, 2023
- Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) – 08:30 – 11:00 hrs
- Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) – 14:00 – 15:30 hrs
Monday, 15th May, 2023 to Friday, 9th June, 2023 (Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the Council.)
- Arabic 3 (Oral)
- French 3 (Oral)
- Physical Education 3 (Performance Test)
- Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical)
- Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical)
- Home Management 3 (Practical)
- Music 3B (Performance Test)
Monday, 15th May, 2023
- Health Education/Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) – 08:30 – 10:15 hrs
- Applied Electricity 2 (Essay) – 11:00 – 12:00 hrs
- Applied Electricity 1 (Objective) – 12:00 – 13:00 hrs
- Basic Electricity 2 (Essay) ** – 11:00 – 12:00 hrs
- Basic Electricity 1 (Objective) ** – 12:00 – 13:00 hrs
- Arabic 2 (Essay) – 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
- Arabic 1 (Objective) – 15:00 – 15:50 hrs
Tuesday, 16th May, 2023
- Biology 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 09:30 am. – 11:30 am. (1st Set)
- Biology 3(Alternative B) (Alternative to Practical Work) ****/***** – 09:30 am. – 11:30 am.
- Biology 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 12:00 noon. – 2:00 pm. (2nd Set)
- Hausa 2 (Essay) ** – 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
- Hausa 1 (Objective) ** – 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
- Igbo 2 (Essay) ** – 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
- Igbo 1 (Objective) ** – 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
- Yoruba 2 (Essay) ** – 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
- Yoruba 1 (Objective) ** – 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
- Edo 2 (Essay) ** – 13:00 – 15:00 hrs
- Edo 1 (Objective) ** – 15:00 – 16:00 hrs
- Efik 2 (Essay) ** – 13:00 – 16:00 hrs.
- Ibibio 2 (Essay)** -13:00 hrs. – 15:00 hrs.
- Ibibio 1 (Objective)** – 15:00 hrs. – 16:00 hrs.
Wednesday, 17th May, 2023
- English Language 2(Essay) – 09:30 am. – 11:30 am
- English Language 1 (Objective) – 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm
- English Language 3 (Test of Orals) ** /**** 45mins 2:00 pm. – 2:45 pm
Thursday, 18th May, 2023
- Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 09:30 am. – 11:30 am. (1st Set)
- Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 12:00 noon. – 2:00 pm. (2nd Set)
- Chemistry 3(Alternative D) (Alternative to Practical Work) ****/***** – 09:30 am. – 11:00 am
- Building Construction 2 (Essay) – 12:00 noon. – 1:00 pm
- Building Construction 1 (Objective) – 1:00 pm. – 1:45 pm
- Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) – 2:00 pm. – 4:10 pm
- Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) – 4:10 pm. – 5:00 pm
Friday, 19th May, 2023
- Literature-In-English 2 (Prose) – 09:30 am. – 10:45 am
- Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) – 10:45 am. – 11:45 am
- Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay) – 2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm
- Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective) – 3:30 pm. – 4:30 pm
Monday, 22nd May, 2023
- Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) – 09:30 am. – 12:15 pm
- Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) – 2:00 pm. – 3:15 pm
- Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) – 3:15 pm. – 4:15 pm
* Available to candidates in Ghana only
** Available to candidates in Nigeria only
*** Available to candidates in The Gambia and Sierra Leone only
**** Available to candidates in Liberia only
Timetable for Senior School Certificate Examination (SSEC) 2020
For the current year, secondary students, who were registered under any school, already appeared in their WAEC exam. So the first phase waec timetable for 2020 is already done. It is compulsory for these students to wear their respective school uniforms during the exam. For the Second phase private students, it is not compulsory.
In the later march 2020, the Senior School Certificate Examination (SSEC) started with the optional subjects. From 30th March to 2nd April project work for Basketry 3, ceramics 3, graphic design 3, jewelry making 3, leather work3, picture making 3, textile and sculpture 3 were taken.
On Monday 6th April, metalwork 3 and food, nutrition 3 practical was taken. Also from 6th march to 5th June-in span of 2 months all the main subjects’ theory and practical exam took place. These subjects are English Language, Mathematics, At least one Nigerian Language, Science/commerce core, Literature in English, History/Geography, and Agricultural Science. 12th June the exam ended with an ICT exam.
Final Thought
The waec timetable for 2020 finally in hand, students from the five West African nations are working their level best to score their desired result. After all, this is an academic milestone. They are already done with their pre-registration. The next step is to give their best in the exam.