2026 WAEC Timetable for May/June is Out [UPDATED]

This is to inform the general public, especially candidates preparing to sit for the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) that the West African Examination Council (WAEC) has released the WAEC timetable 2026.

WAEC EXAM DATE

According to the updated timetable, the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates, 2026 will commence on Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 and ends on Friday, 19th June, 2026.

• Tuesday, 21st April, 2026
• SC7023 / SC7033: Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session / Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session – 1hr each
  • 9:30 am – 10:30 am
  • 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
• Monday, 27th April, 2026 to Friday, 8th May, 2026
• SC3013: Arabic 3 (Oral) – 15mins
• SC3043: French 3 (Oral) – 40mins
• SC5113/A: Physical Education 3 (Performance Test) – 2hrs
• SC7023: Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) – 3hrs
• SC7033: Home Management 3 (Practical) – 3hrs
• SC7054: Music 3B (Performance Test) – 30mins
  (Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the Council)
• Friday, 1st May, 2026
• PUBLIC HOLIDAY (WORKERS’ DAY)
• Tuesday, 12th May, 2026
• SC3272 / SC3271: Hausa 2 (Essay) / Hausa 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC3292 / SC3291: Yoruba 2 (Essay) / Yoruba 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC3282 / SC3281: Igbo 2 (Essay) / Igbo 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC5183: Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) – 1hr 30mins
  • 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (1st Set)
  • 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (2nd Set)
• SC7173: Beauty & Cosmetology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) – 1hr → 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
• Wednesday, 13th May, 2026
• SC7192 / SC7191: Fashion Design & Garment Making 2 (Essay) / Fashion Design & Garment Making 1 (Objective) – 45mins / 40mins → 9:30 am – 10:15 am / 10:15 am – 10:55 am
• SC7032 / SC7031: Home Management 2 (Essay) / Home Management 1 (Objective) – 1hr / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm / 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Thursday, 14th May, 2026
• SC6182 / SC6181: Digital Technologies 2 (Essay) / Digital Technologies 1 (Objectives) – 1hr / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm / 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
• Friday, 15th May, 2026
• SC7022 / SC7021: Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) / Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) – 1hr 15mins / 1hr → 9:30 am – 10:45 am / 10:45 am – 11:45 am
• SC3042 / SC3041: French 2 (Essay) / French 1 (Objective) – 1hr 15mins / 1hr → 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm / 4:45 pm – 5:45 pm
• Monday, 18th May, 2026
• SC6082 / SC6081: Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) / Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) – 1hr 45mins / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:15 am / 11:15 am – 12:15 pm
• SC7052 / SC7051: Music 2 (Essay) / Music 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• SC5112 / SC5111: Physical Education 2 (Essay) / Physical Education 1 (Objective) – 1hr 20mins / 50mins → 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm / 3:20 pm – 4:10 pm
• Tuesday, 19th May, 2026
• SC5182 / SC5181: Livestock Farming 2 (Essay) / Livestock Farming 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 40mins → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:10 pm
• SC6083: Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) – 2hrs 45mins → 2:00 pm – 4:45 pm
• Wednesday, 20th May, 2026
• SC5053/A: Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 2hrs
  • 9:30 am – 11:30 am (1st Set)
  • 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (2nd Set)
• SC6212 / SC6211: Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 2 (Essay) / Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 1 (Objective) – 1hr 35mins / 45mins → 2:00 pm – 3:35 pm / 3:35 pm – 4:20 pm
• SC6192 / SC6191: Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 2 (Essay) / Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 1 (Objective) – 2hrs 15mins / 45mins → 2:00 pm – 4:15 pm / 4:15 pm – 5:00 pm
• SC7172 / SC7171: Beauty & Cosmetology 2 (Essay) / Beauty & Cosmetology 1 (Objective) – 1hr 20mins / 40mins → 2:00 pm – 3:20 pm / 3:20 pm – 4:00 pm
• Thursday, 21st May, 2026
• SC4012 / SC4011: Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) / Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) – 2hrs 30mins / 1hr 30mins → 9:30 am – 12:00 noon / 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
• Friday, 22nd May, 2026
• SC5082 / SC5081: Health Education / Health Science 2 (Essay) / Health Education / Health Science 1 (Objective) – 1hr 30mins / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:00 am / 11:00 am – 12:00 noon
• SC5083: Health Education / Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) – 1hr 45mins → 3:30 pm – 5:15 pm
• SC7063: Visual Art 3A (Drawing) – 3hrs → 3:30 pm – 6:30 pm
• Tuesday, 26th May, 2026
• PUBLIC HOLIDAY (EID-AL-ADHA)
• Wednesday, 27th May, 2026
• PUBLIC HOLIDAY (EID-AL-ADHA / CHILDREN’S DAY)
• Thursday, 28th May, 2026
• PUBLIC HOLIDAY (EID-AL-ADHA)
• Friday, 29th May, 2026
• SC3012 / SC3011: Arabic 2 (Essay) / Arabic 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 50mins → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:20 pm
• SC7062 / SC7061: Visual Art 2 (Essay) / Visual Art 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 50mins → 3:30 pm – 5:30 pm / 5:30 pm – 6:20 pm
• Monday, 1st June, 2026
• SC2022 / SC2021: Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) / Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC2082 / SC2081: Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) / Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 50mins → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:20 pm
• SC5122 / SC5121: Physics 2 (Essay) / Physics 1 (Objective) – 1hr 30mins / 1hr 15mins → 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm / 3:30 pm – 4:45 pm
• Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026
• SC2162 / SC2161: Civic Education 2 (Essay) / Civic Education 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC5022 / SC5021: Agriculture 2 (Essay) / Agriculture 1 (Objective) – 2hrs 10mins / 50mins → 2:00 pm – 4:10 pm / 4:10 pm – 5:00 pm
• SC7162 / SC7161: Catering Craft 2 (Essay) / Catering Craft 1 (Objective) – 50mins / 40mins → 2:00 pm – 2:50 pm / 2:50 pm – 3:30 pm
• Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026
• SC4022 / SC4021: General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) / General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective) – 2hrs 30mins / 1hr 30mins → 9:30 am – 12:00 noon / 3:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Thursday, 4th June, 2026
• SC2052 / SC2051: Government 2 (Essay) / Government 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC7053: Music 3A (Aural) – 45mins → 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
• SC7193: Fashion Design & Garment Making 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) – 40mins → 2:00 pm – 2:40 pm
• SC5023/A: Agriculture 3 (Practical) – 1hr 30mins
  • 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm (1st Set)
  • 3:30 pm – 5:00 pm (2nd Set)
• Friday, 5th June, 2026
• SC2042 / SC2041: Geography 2 (Essay) / Geography 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC2043: Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) – 1hr 50mins → 3:30 pm – 5:20 pm
• Monday, 8th June, 2026
• SC6183: Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) – 2hrs
  • 9:30 am – 11:30 am (1st Set)
  • 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (2nd Set)
• SC7064: Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) – 3hrs → 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Tuesday, 9th June, 2026
• SC5053/B: Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) – 2hrs
  • 9:30 am – 11:30 am (1st Set)
  • 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (2nd Set)
• SC2072 / SC2071: Nigerian History 2 (Essay) / Nigerian History 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Wednesday, 10th June, 2026
• SC3022 / SC3021: English Language 2 (Essay) / English Language 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC3023/B: English Language 3 (Test of Orals) – 45mins → 2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
• Thursday, 11th June, 2026
• SC5052 / SC5051: Chemistry 2 (Essay) / Chemistry 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:30 pm
• SC2102 / SC2101: Literature-In-English 2 (Prose) / Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) – 1hr 15mins / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm / 3:15 pm – 4:15 pm
• Friday, 12th June, 2026
• PUBLIC HOLIDAY (DEMOCRACY DAY)
• Monday, 15th June, 2026
• SC5123/A: Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) – 2hrs 45mins
  • 9:30 am – 12:15 pm (1st Set)
  • 12:45 pm – 3:30 pm (2nd Set)
• SC1122 / SC1121: Marketing 2 (Essay) / Marketing 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 50mins → 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 4:50 pm
• Tuesday, 16th June, 2026
• SC5042 / SC5041: Biology 2 (Essay) / Biology 1 (Objective) – 1hr 40mins / 50mins → 9:30 am – 11:10 am / 11:10 am – 12:00 noon
• SC2103: Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) – 2hrs 30mins → 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
• Wednesday, 17th June, 2026
• SC5043/A: Biology 3 (Practical) – 2hrs
  • 9:30 am – 11:30 am (1st Set)
  • 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (2nd Set)
• SC2032 / SC2031: Economics 2 (Essay) / Economics 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 4:00 pm / 4:00 pm – 5:00 pm
• Thursday, 18th June, 2026
• SC5123/B: Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) – 2hrs 45mins
  • 9:30 am – 12:15 pm (1st Set)
  • 12:40 pm – 3:25 pm (2nd Set)
• SC1042 / SC1041: Accounting 2 (Essay) / Accounting 1 (Objective) – 2hrs 30mins / 1hr → 2:00 pm – 4:30 pm / 4:30 pm – 5:30 pm
• Friday, 19th June, 2026
• SC1032 / SC1031: Commerce 2 (Essay) / Commerce 1 (Objective) – 2hrs / 50mins → 9:30 am – 11:30 am / 11:30 am – 12:20 pm
• SC7163: Catering Craft 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) – 40mins → 3:00 pm – 3:40 pm

TAKE NOTE OF THE FOLLOWING:

• If you see * near a subject, it means the subject is available to candidates in Ghana only
• If you see ** near a subject, it means the subject is available to candidates in Nigeria only
• If you see *** near a subject, it means the subject is available to candidates in The Gambia and Sierra Leone only
• If you see **** near a subject, it means the subject is available to candidates in Liberia only
• If you see ***** near a subject, it means the subject is available to candidates in Sierra Leone only

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WAEC Timetable for May/June.

The Gambia, Liberia, and Sierra Leone are countries in West Africa and are near the line that divides the Earth into the eastern and western halves. They use the same time as Greenwich, England, which is called Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) or UTC+0. This means they follow the time mentioned below.

Nigeria is also in West Africa but it’s to the east of this dividing line. Nigeria uses West Africa Time (WAT), which is 1 hour ahead of GMT, or UTC+1. So, Nigerian students should add 1 hour to the time shown in the timetable below

Other Important Notes:

1. 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 followed.
2. Question Papers to be Given Out in Advance of the Dates They Are to be Taken
   1. Visual Art 3
      • Paper 3A – Instructions will be given to schools two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
      • Paper 3B – Question paper will be given to candidates two weeks before it is due to be taken.
      • Paper 3C -Candidates will be required to execute their projects within six months of the examination year. The period of submission of art pieces will be communicated to schools by the Council.
   2. General Knowledge-In-Art Paper 3: The question paper for General Knowledge-In-Art 3 will be given to candidates two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
   3. Block Laying, Bricklaying and Concrete Works 3 (Practical):  Question paper will be given to candidates three days before the paper is due to be taken.
   4. Project Work Papers: The question papers for project work for Basketry, Graphic Design, Leatherwork, Ceramics, Sculpture, Picture Making, Textiles, Jewellery, Painting & Decorating, Dyeing & Bleaching and Leather Goods Manufacturing & Repair will be forwarded to candidates two weeks in advance of the examination. The exact date for the delivery of question papers to candidates will be communicated to them through their schools.
3. Extra Time for Candidates with Special Needs: Candidates with Special Needs should be allowed one and half times the time allotted to other candidates.

Tips to Pass WAEC Exam Excellently

Here are some tips that may help you pass the WASSCE exam for school candidates:

1. Start Early: Don’t wait till the last minute to begin your preparation for the exam. Start studying and practicing months before the exam date.
2. Get the right study materials: Ensure you have access to the right textbooks, past questions, and other study materials. These will help you get an idea of the exam structure, and what to expect.
3. Create a study plan: A well-structured study plan is essential for efficient and effective preparation. Plan your study time to cover all subjects, give priority to your weaker subjects, and allocate more time to them.
4. Practice Past Questions: Practicing past questions is an excellent way to understand the exam structure, question pattern, and type of questions that usually come up.
5. Stay Focused: During the exam period, try to stay focused and avoid distractions. Stay away from social media, and other activities that may distract you from your studies.
6. Attend Classes: Attend your classes regularly, listen attentively to your teachers, and take notes. This will help you cover the syllabus and understand difficult topics.
7. Collaborate with peers: Study in groups with peers who are also preparing for the exam. This will help you learn from each other, share ideas and stay motivated.
8. Get Adequate Rest: Ensure you get enough sleep, eat well, and stay healthy. A healthy body and mind will help you stay alert, and perform better during exams.
9. Manage Time Wisely: Manage your time wisely during the exam. Allocate enough time to each question, and attempt the easier questions first.
10. Stay Confident: Believe in yourself and your abilities. Don’t let fear or anxiety hold you back. With adequate preparation and confidence, you can do well in the WASSCE exam for school candidates in Nigeria.

ALLSCHOOL TEAM wishes you best of luck in your examination.

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