WAEC Timetable 2026: May/June 2026/2027 Final timetable

WAEC Timetable 2026: May/June 2026/2027 Final timetable: The 2026 WAEC May/June Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for school candidates is scheduled to be held from Tuesday, April 21, 2026, to Friday, June 19th, 2026. The exam begins with practical planning sessions for foods and nutrition and home management, with general theory papers following shortly after.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the 2026 May/June West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) for school candidates. +The timetable applies to candidates in Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and The Gambia.

Contents

1 WAEC Exam Date 2026/2027
2 WAEC Timetable 2026: May/June 2026/2027
3 Tuesday, 21 April 2026
4 Monday, 27 April 2026 to Friday, 8 May 2026
5 Friday, 1 May 2026
6 Tuesday, 12 May 2026
7 Wednesday, 13 May 2026
8 Thursday, 14 May 2026
9 Friday, 15 May 2026
10 Monday, 18 May 2026
11 Tuesday, 19 May 2026
12 Wednesday, 20 May 2026
13 Thursday, 21 May 2026
14 Friday, 22 May 2026
15 Tuesday, 26 May 2026
16 Wednesday, 27 May 2026
17 Thursday, 28 May 2026
18 Friday, 29 May 2026
19 Monday, 1 June 2026
20 Tuesday, 2 June 2026
21 Wednesday, 3 June 2026
22 Thursday, 4 June 2026
23 Friday, 5 June 2026
24 Monday, 8 June 2026
25 Tuesday, 9 June 2026
26 Wednesday, 10 June 2026
27 Thursday, 11 June 2026
28 Friday, 12 June 2026
29 Thursday, 18 June 2026
30 Friday, 19 June 2026
31 Important Instructions for WASSCE candidates
32 📚 Exam Tips:
33 🚫 Forbidden Items:
34 Recent Posts

WAEC Exam Date 2026/2027

Item	Details
Examination	2026 WASSCE
Conducted by	West African Examinations Council
Start Date	Tuesday, 7 April 2026
End Date	Friday, 19 June 2026
Duration	Approximately 10 weeks
Applicable Countries	Nigeria, Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, The Gambia
Special Note	Candidates in Ghana, Sierra Leone, Liberia, and The Gambia should use the shared PDF timetable

WAEC Timetable 2026: May/June 2026/2027

Tuesday, 21 April 2026

Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:30 a.m.
Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon

Monday, 27 April 2026 to Friday, 8 May 2026

Arabic 3 (Oral) → Duration: 15 mins → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the Council
French 3 (Oral) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the council.
Physical Education 3 (Performance Test) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the council.
Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) → Duration: 3 hrs → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the council.
Home Management 3 (Practical) → Duration: 3 hrs → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the council.
Music 3B (Performance Test) → Duration: 30 mins → Time: Date and time for each paper will be arranged by the council.

Friday, 1 May 2026

Public Holiday (Workers’ Day)

Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Hausa 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Hausa 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Yoruba 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Yoruba 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Igbo 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Igbo 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (1st set)
Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (2nd set)
Beauty & Cosmetology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 13 May 2026

Fashion Design & Garment Making 2 (Essay) → Duration: 45 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:15 a.m.
Fashion Design & Garment Making 1 (Objective) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 10:15 a.m. to 10:55 a.m.
Home Management 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Home Management 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, 14 May 2026

Digital Technologies 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Digital Technologies 1 (Objectives) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Friday, 15 May 2026

Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 15 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 10:45 a.m.
Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 10:45 a.m. to 11:45 a.m.
French 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 15 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.
French 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 4:45 p.m. to 5:45 p.m.

Monday, 18 May 2026

Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 45 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:15 a.m.
Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:15 a.m. to 12:15 p.m.
Music 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Music 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Physical Education 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 20 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Physical Education 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 3:20 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.

Tuesday, 19 May 2026

Livestock Farming 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Livestock Farming 1 (Objective) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:10 p.m.
Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) → Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Wednesday, 20 May 2026

Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (1st set)
Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (2nd set)
Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 35 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:35 p.m.
Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 1 (Objective) → Duration: 45 mins → Time: 3:35 p.m. to 4:20 p.m.
Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs 15 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.
Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 1 (Objective) → Duration: 45 mins → Time: 4:15 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Beauty & Cosmetology 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 20 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:20 p.m.
Beauty & Cosmetology 1 (Objective) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 3:20 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Thursday, 21 May 2026

Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Friday, 22 May 2026

Health Education/Health Science 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:00 a.m.
Health Education/Health Science 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Health Education/Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) → Duration: 1 hr 45 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:15 p.m.
Visual Art 3A (Drawing) → Duration: 3 hrs → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.

Tuesday, 26 May 2026

Public Holiday (Eid-al-Adha)

Wednesday, 27 May 2026

Public Holiday (Eid-al-Adha / Children’s Day)

Thursday, 28 May 2026

Public Holiday (Eid-al-Adha)

Friday, 29 May 2026

Arabic 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Arabic 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Visual Art 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.
Visual Art 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 5:30 p.m. to 6:20 p.m.

Monday, 1 June 2026

Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Physics 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
Physics 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr 15 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 4:45 p.m.

Tuesday, 2 June 2026

Civic Education 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Civic Education 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Agriculture 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs 10 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:10 p.m.
Agriculture 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 4:10 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Catering Craft 2 (Essay) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:50 p.m.
Catering Craft 1 (Objective) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 2:50 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 3 June 2026

General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:00 noon
General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 3:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Thursday, 4 June 2026

Government 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Government 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Music 3A (Aural) → Duration: 45 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.
Fashion Design & Garment Making 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:40 p.m.
Agriculture 3 (Practical) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (1st set)
Agriculture 3 (Practical) → Duration: 1 hr 30 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. (2nd set)

Friday, 5 June 2026

Geography 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Geography 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) → Duration: 1 hr 50 mins → Time: 3:30 p.m. to 5:20 p.m.

Monday, 8 June 2026

Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (1st set)
Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (2nd set)
Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) → Duration: 3 hrs → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Tuesday, 9 June 2026

Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (1st set)
Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (2nd set)
Nigerian History 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Nigerian History 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Wednesday, 10 June 2026

English Language 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
English Language 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
English Language 3 (Test of Orals) → Duration: 45 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 2:45 p.m.

Thursday, 11 June 2026

Chemistry 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Chemistry 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
Literature-in-English 2 (Prose) → Duration: 1 hr 15 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 3:15 p.m.
Literature-in-English 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 3:15 p.m. to 4:15 p.m.

Friday, 12 June 2026

Public Holiday (Democracy Day)

Monday, 15 June 2026

Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) → Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (1st set)
Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) → Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins → Time: 12:45 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. (2nd set)
Marketing 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Marketing 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 4:00 p.m. to 4:50 p.m.

Tuesday, 16 June 2026

Biology 2 (Essay) → Duration: 1 hr 40 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:10 a.m.
Biology 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 11:10 a.m. to 12:00 noon
Literature-in-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) → Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Wednesday, 17 June 2026

Biology 3 (Practical) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. (1st set)
Biology 3 (Practical) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 12:00 noon to 2:00 p.m. (2nd set)
Economics 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Economics 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 4:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Thursday, 18 June 2026

Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) → Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. (1st set)
Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) → Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins → Time: 12:40 p.m. to 3:25 p.m. (2nd set)
Accounting 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins → Time: 2:00 p.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Accounting 1 (Objective) → Duration: 1 hr → Time: 4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.

Friday, 19 June 2026

Commerce 2 (Essay) → Duration: 2 hrs → Time: 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
Commerce 1 (Objective) → Duration: 50 mins → Time: 11:30 a.m. to 12:20 p.m.
Catering Craft 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) → Duration: 40 mins → Time: 3:00 p.m. to 3:40 p.m.

Important Instructions for WASSCE candidates

📌 Pre-Exam Papers (Visual Art 3):

Instructions and questions (3A & 3B) are given two weeks before submission.
Project work (3C) is completed within six months, with submission dates set by the West African Examinations Council.

⏱️ Special Allowance:

Blind, deaf, and dumb candidates receive 1.5× extra time.

📚 Exam Tips:

Start studying early.
Practice with past questions.
Maintain good health (eat, sleep, take breaks).
Arrive early to avoid stress.

🚫 Forbidden Items:

Phones (even off), smartwatches, Bluetooth devices, tablets, programmable calculators, and suspicious gadgets.
Penalty: Possession leads to disqualification.