WAEC GCE Timetable – Check Full Exam Schedule

The WAEC GCE Timetable for the 2024 second series of the West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for private candidates has been officially released.

If you are preparing for this important examination, it’s time to mark your calendar and get ready for the scheduled dates.

WAEC GCE Exam Date

The examination will start on Friday, 25th October 2024, and will end on Friday, 13th December 2024.

You can view the detailed timetable below to ensure that you are prepared for each subject.

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• WAEC Syllabus

WAEC GCE Timetable

IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE REFERENCES WITH THE PDF VERSION OF THE 2024 WAEC GCE TIMETABLE.

Friday, 25th October 2024

• Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session: 9:30am – 10:30am
• Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session: 10:30am – 11:30am

Monday, 4th November 2024 to Friday, 15th November 2024

• Arabic 3 (Oral): Time for the paper will be arranged by the Council.
• Music 3B (Performance Test): 30 minutes.
• French 3 (Oral): 40 minutes.
• Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical): 2 hours 30 minutes.
• Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical): 3 hours.
• Home Management 3 (Practical): 3 hours.

Wednesday, 13th November 2024

• Building Construction 3 (Building Drawing and Essay): 9:30am – 12:00pm.
• Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice): 9:30am – 12:00pm.
• Financial Accounting 1 (Objective): 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
• Government 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
• Government 1 (Objective): 4:00pm – 5:00pm.
• Basic Electronics 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 3:00pm.
• Basic Electronics 1 (Objective): 3:00pm – 4:00pm.

Thursday, 14th November 2024

• Hausa 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Hausa 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Igbo 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Igbo 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Yoruba 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Yoruba 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Auto Mechanics 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.
• Auto Mechanics 1 (Objective): 3:30pm – 4:30pm.

Friday, 15th November 2024

• Home Management 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 10:30am.
• Home Management 1 (Objective): 10:30am – 11:30am.
• Basic Electronics 3 (Practical): 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set), 1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set).

Saturday, 16th November 2024

• Civic Education 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Civic Education 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.

Monday, 18th November 2024

• Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.

Tuesday, 19th November 2024

• Health Education/Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work): 9:30am – 11:15am.
• Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice): 2:00pm – 4:00pm.

Wednesday, 20th November 2024

• Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building, and Mechanical Drawing): 9:30am – 12:15pm.
• Technical Drawing 2 (Essay): 2:30pm – 4:15pm.
• Technical Drawing 1 (Objective): 4:15pm – 5:15pm.

Thursday, 21st November 2024

• Chemistry 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Chemistry 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.

Friday, 22nd November 2024

• Woodwork 3 (Practical): 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set), 1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set).

Saturday, 23rd November 2024

• General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 12:00pm.
• General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.

Monday, 25th November 2024

• Building Construction 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 10:30am.
• Building Construction 1 (Objective): 10:30am – 11:15am.
• Visual Art 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
• Visual Art 1 (Objective): 4:00pm – 4:50pm.

Tuesday, 26th November 2024

• Literature-In-English 1 (Objective): 9:30am – 10:45am.
• Literature-In-English 2 (Prose): 10:45am – 11:45am.
• Basic Electricity 2 (Essay): 12:00pm – 1:00pm.
• Basic Electricity 1 (Objective): 1:00pm – 2:00pm.
• Woodwork 2 (Essay and Design): 2:00pm – 4:20pm.
• Woodwork 1 (Objective): 4:20pm – 5:00pm.

Wednesday, 27th November 2024

• Biology 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:10am.
• Biology 1 (Objective): 11:10am – 12:00pm.
• Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work): 2:00pm – 4:00pm.

Thursday, 28th November 2024

• Auto Mechanics 3 (Practical): 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set), 12:00pm – 2:00pm (2nd Set).
• Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry): 2:00pm – 4:30pm.

Friday, 29th November 2024

• Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Islamic Studies 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Islamic Studies 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:20pm.
• Arabic 2 (Essay): 3:30pm – 5:30pm.
• Arabic 1 (Objective): 5:30pm – 6:20pm.

Saturday, 30th November 2024

• Economics 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Economics 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Visual Art 3A (Drawing): 2:00pm – 5:00pm.

Monday, 2nd December 2024

• Music 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Music 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Basic Electricity 3 (Practical): 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set), 1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set).

Tuesday, 3rd December 2024

• History 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• History 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Commerce 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 4:00pm.
• Commerce 1 (Objective): 4:00pm – 4:50pm.

Wednesday, 4th December 2024

• Geography 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• Geography 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography): 2:30pm – 4:20pm.

Thursday, 5th December 2024

• Physics 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:00am.
• Physics 1 (Objective): 11:00am – 12:15pm.
• Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work): 2:00pm – 4:45pm.

Friday, 6th December 2024

• Agricultural Science 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:40am.
• Agricultural Science 1 (Objective): 11:40am – 12:30pm.
• Physical Education 2 (Essay): 3:30pm – 4:50pm.
• Physical Education 1 (Objective): 4:50pm – 5:40pm.

Saturday, 7th December 2024

• English Language 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 11:30am.
• English Language 1 (Objective): 11:30am – 12:30pm.
• English Language 3 (Test of Orals): 2:00pm – 2:45pm.

Monday, 9th December 2024

• Metalwork 3 (Practical): 9:30am – 12:40pm (1st Set), 1:00pm – 4:10pm (2nd Set).

Tuesday, 10th December 2024

• Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 3:15pm.
• Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective): 3:15pm – 4:15pm.

Wednesday, 11th December 2024

• Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 12:00pm.
• Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective): 2:30pm – 4:00pm.
• Music 3A (Aural): 4:30pm – 5:15pm.

Thursday, 12th December 2024

• Visual Art 3B (Creative Design): 9:30am – 12:30pm.
• Metalwork 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.
• Metalwork 1 (Objective): 3:30pm – 4:30pm.

Friday, 13th December 2024

• Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay): 2:00pm – 3:30pm.
• Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective): 3:30pm – 4:30pm.
• French 2 (Essay): 9:30am – 10:45am.
• French 1 (Objective): 10:45am – 11:45am.
• Health Education/Health Science 2 (Essay): 3:30pm – 5:00pm.
• Health Education/Health Science 1 (Objective): 5:00pm – 6:00pm.

Special Provisions and Annotations

Difference in Time on Question Paper and Timetable: If the time on the question paper differs from the timetable, follow the time on the question paper.

Advance Distribution of Question Papers:

• Visual Art 3A instructions will be given to supervisors two weeks before the exam.
• Visual Art 3B question papers will be distributed to candidates two weeks before the exam.

Extra Time for Candidates with Special Needs: Candidates with special needs are entitled to one and a half times the allotted time.

Download WAEC GCE Timetable

For ease of reference, you can download the WAEC GCE Timetable PDF for the complete schedule.

Make sure to stay prepared and keep track of the important dates for your examination.