Waec GCE Timetable: Candidates awaiting the WAEC January/February WASSCE (Private) timetable, should note that it is out. The WAEC 2nd series timetable, commonly known as the WAEC GCE has been released and published online.
This page contains the official 2023 WAEC West African Examination Council (WAEC) Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) 2023 GCE Time-Table for Private Candidates Second (2nd) Series. All candidates should note that this is the 2nd series WAEC GCE Timetable for the October/December Session.
The WAEC GCE Timetable shows that the examination is billed to commence on the 27th October 2023, and ends on the 20th of December 2023. Candidates can also download the official timetable here.
The original WAEC GCE timetable has been released and is now available here for interested candidates to copy, download and know their timetable.
Using this medium, we’d love to notify candidates who wish to participate in the 2023 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for the October/December – second series, that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) management has officially released the GCE examination Timetable.
WAEC GCE Exam Date – SECOND (2ND) SERIES
Candidates who are asking “When Is WAEC GCE Starting?” should know that the Examination is scheduled to commence from 27th October – 20th December 2023 in all the WAEC GCE Approved Exam Towns.
WAEC GCE Timetable 2023.
DATE | SUBJECT/PAPER | TIME |
Friday 27th October, 2023 | Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session
Home Management 3 (Practical ) Planning Session |
9:30am – 10:30am
10:30am – 11:30am |
Monday, 6th November, 2023 to Friday, 17th November, 2023
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Arabic 3 (Oral)
Music 3B (Performance Test) French 3 (Oral)
Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical) Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Home Management 3 (Practical) |
Time for paper will be arranged by the Council. |
Wednesday, 15th November, 2023 | Building Construction 3 (Building Drawing and Essay) | 9:30am – 12noon |
Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)
Financial Accounting 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 12noon
12noon – 1:00pm |
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Government 2 (Essay)
Government 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 5:00pm |
|
Basic Electronics 2 (Essay)
Basic Electronics 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 3:00pm
3:00pm – 4:00pm |
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Thursday, 16th November, 2023 | Hausa 2 (Essay)
Hausa 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Igbo 2 (Essay)
Igbo 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
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Yoruba 2 (Essay)
Yoruba 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
Advertisement 11:30am – 12:30pm |
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Friday, 17th November, 2023 | Home Management 2 (Essay)
Home Management 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 10:30am
10:30am – 11:30am |
Basic Electronics 3 (Practical)
Basic Electronics 3 (Practical) |
9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)
1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set) |
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Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 3:30 pm – 5:00pm | |
Saturday, 18th November, 2023 | Civic Education 2 (Essay)
Civic Education 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Tuesday, 21st November, 2023 | Health Education 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 9:30am – 11:15am |
Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice) | 2:00pm – 4:00pm | |
Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 | Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) | 9:30am – 12:15pm |
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay)
Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) |
2:30pm – 4:15pm
4:15pm – 5:15pm |
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Thursday, 23rd November, 2023 | Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay)
Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 3:15pm
3:15pm – 4:15pm |
Friday, 24th November, 2023 | Woodwork 3 (Practical)
Woodwork 3 (Practical) |
9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)
Advertisement 1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set) |
Saturday, 25th November, 2023 | General Mathematics 2 (Essay)
General Mathematics 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 12noon
2:00pm – 3:30pm |
Monday, 27th November, 2023 |
Building Construction 2 (Essay)
Building Construction 1 (Objective) |
9:30 am – 10:30 am
10:30 am – 11:15 am |
Visual Art 2 (Essay)
Visual Art 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:50pm |
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Tuesday, 28th November, 2023 |
Literature-In-English 2(Prose)
Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 10:45am
10:45am – 11:45am |
Basic Electricity 2 (Essay)
Basic Electricity1 (Objective) |
12noon – 1:00pm
1:00pm – 2:00pm |
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Woodwork 2 (Essay and Design)
Woodwork 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 4:20pm
4:20pm – 5:00pm |
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Wednesday, 29th November, 2023 | Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay)
Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Islamic Studies 2 (Essay)
Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:20pm |
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Arabic 2 (Essay)
Arabic 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:50pm |
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Thursday, 30th November, 2023 | Auto Mechanics 2 (Essay)
Auto Mechanics 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:00am
11:00am – 12noon |
Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry ) | 2:00pm – 4:30pm | |
Friday, 1st December, 2023 | Agricultural Science 2 (Essay)
Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:40am
11:40am – 12:30pm |
Physical Education 2 (Essay)
Physical Education 1 (Objective) |
3:30pm – 4:50pm
4:50pm – 5:40pm |
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Saturday, 2nd December, 2023 | Economics 2 (Essay)
Economics 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Visual Art 3A (Drawing) | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | |
Monday, 4th December, 2023 | Music 2 (Essay)
Music 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Basic Electricity 3 (Practical)
Basic Electricity 3 (Practical) |
9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)
1:00pm – 4:00pm(2nd Set) |
Tuesday, 5th December, 2023 | History 2 (Essay)
History 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Commerce 2 (Essay)
Commerce 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 4:00pm
4:00pm – 4:50pm |
|
Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 | Geography 2(Essay)
Geography 1(Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) | 2:30pm – 4:20pm | |
Thursday 7th December, 2023 | Physics 2 (Essay)
Physics 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:00am
11:00am – 12:15pm |
Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2:00pm – 4:45pm | |
Friday, 8th December, 2023 | Biology 2 (Essay)
Biology 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:10am
11:10am – 12noon |
Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 4:00pm – 6:00pm | |
Saturday, 9th December, 2023 | English Language 2 (Essay)
English Language 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
English Language 3 (Test of Orals) | 2:00pm – 2:45pm | |
Monday, 11th December, 2023 | Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical )
Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical ) |
9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)
Advertisement 12noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set) |
Tuesday, 12th December, 2023 | Chemistry 2 (Essay)
Chemistry 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 11:30am
11:30am – 12:30pm |
Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | |
Wednesday, 13th December, 2023 | Further Mathematics 2 (Essay) | 9:30am – 12noon |
Further Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 2:30pm – 4:00pm | |
Music 3A (Aural) | 4:30pm – 5:15pm | |
Thursday, 14th December, 2023 | Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) | 9:30am – 12:30pm |
Metalwork 2 (Essay)
Metalwork 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 3:30pm
3:30pm – 4:30pm |
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Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay)
Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective) |
2:00pm – 3:30pm
3:30pm – 4:30pm |
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Friday, 15th December, 2023 | French 2 (Essay)
French 1 (Objective) |
9:30am – 10:45am
10:45am – 11:45am |
Health Education 2 (Essay)
Health Education 1 (Objective) |
3:30pm – 5:00pm
5:00pm – 6:00pm |
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Wednesday, 20th December, 2023 | Metalwork 3 ( Practical )
Metalwork 3 ( Practical ) |
9:30am – 12:40pm (1st Set)
1:00pm – 4:10pm (2nd Set) |
You can get this page printed if you are searching for the WAEC GCE timetable PDF download. Note that the PDF version contains the paper code and duration for each subject.
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Candidates are advised to make references with the available Waec GCE timetable 2023 PDF version.
Difference in Time on Question Paper and Timetable.
Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from that on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be strictly adhered to. Kindly note that sometimes, the examination paper time will be different from the time shared on the Timetable, due to a shift in time by the GCE board.
Important Note:
- It is very important to note here, the difference in Time on the Question Paper and Timetable: Where the duration indicated on the question paper is different from the duration (time) on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed.
- Question Papers to be Given Out in Advance of the Dates They Are to be Taken.
Visual Art 3:- Paper 3A – The Waec board will give instructions to supervisors two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
- Paper 3B – For candidates, the GCE WAEC board disclosed that the Question papers will be given to candidates two weeks before the paper is scheduled.
- The GCE Waec board will be giving extra Time for blind, deaf and dumb Candidates: Blind, deaf and dumb candidates have been authorized to be allowed one and half times the time allotted to other candidates.
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