The West African Examination Council (WAEC) has published the Examination Time-Table for 2026 second series WASSCE, Private Candidates (WAEC GCE).
The WAEC GCE Exam 2026 Second Series examination will run from Friday, September 4, 2026, to Wednesday, October 28, 2026. This series will feature a Computer-Based Test (CBT) format for the objective papers.
Important dates:
Registration period: Registration for the exam ran from Sunday 4th May, 2026 and officially closed on Thursday July 31st, 2026.
Examination dates: The CBT examination period is scheduled for September 4 to October 28, 2026.
Accessing the detailed timetable
The full subject-by-subject timetable can be found below for you to download. It is available as a downloadable PDF file with details of the specific dates and durations for each subject.
Key exam change for 2026
CBT format: The objective sections of the exam will be conducted via CBT at accredited centers. Full migration to CBT, including essay papers, is planned for 2026.
Preparation: Candidates are encouraged to use CBT practice software to familiarize themselves with the new format before the examination.
It is important that you make reference to the PDF Copy of the genuine 2026 WAEC GCE second Series Timetable while you Click the link below:
The complete details of the Timetable are as follows:
| DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT/PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| Friday 4th September, 2026.
|
PC7023 PC7033 | Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session Home Management 3 (Practical ) Planning Session |
1hr 1hr |
|
| Monday, 14th September, 2026 to Friday, 25th September, 2026 | PC3013 PC7054 PC3043 PC7023 PC7033 | Arabic 3 (Oral) Music 3B (Performance Test) French 3 (Oral) Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical) Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Home Management 3 (Practical) |
15mins 30mins 40mins 2hrs 30mins 3hrs 3hrs |
Date and Time for each paper will be arranged by the Council. |
| Tuesday, 22nd September, 2026
Wednesday, 23rd September, 2026 |
PC4012
PC4011 |
Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) |
2hrs 30mins
1hr 30mins |
9.30pm – 12pm
2:00am – 3.30pm |
| PC1042 PC1041 | Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)
Accounting 1 (Objective) |
2hrs. 30mins
1hr |
9:30pm – 12:00pm
2:00pm – 3:30pm |
|
| PC2052 PC2051 | Government 2 (Essay) Government 1 (Objective) | 2hr
1hr |
||
| Thursday, 24th September, 2026 | PC3272 PC3271 | Hausa 2 (Essay) Hausa 1 (Objective) |
2hr
1hr |
9:30am – 11:30am:
11:30am – 12:30pm: |
| PC3282 PC3281
PC3292 PC3291 |
Hausa 2 (Essay) Hausa 1 (Objective) Igbo 2 (Essay) Yoruba 2 (Essay) |
2hrs
1hr 2hrs 1hr 2hrs 1hr |
||
| Friday, 25th September, 2026
Monday, 28th September, 2026 |
PC7032 PC7031 |
Home Management 2 (Essay) Home Management 1 (Objective) |
1hr
1hr |
9.30pm 10.30pm
10.30pm 11.00pm |
| PC5112 PC5111 | Physical Education 2 (Essay)
Physical Education 1 (Objective |
1hr 20mins 50mins | ||
| Tuesday, 29th September, 2026 | PC5083 PC5113 |
Health Education/ Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice) |
1hr 45mins
2hr |
9:30am – 11:15am
2:00am – 4:00pm |
| Tuesday, 29th September, 2026 | PC5083 | Health Education/ Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 45mins | 9:30am – 11:15am |
| PC5113 | Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice) | 2hrs |
| Wednesday, 30th September, 2026 | PC7063 | Visual Art 3A (Drawing) | 3hrs | 2:00pm – 5pm |
| Saturday, 3rd October, 2026 | ||||
| PC4022 | General Mathematics 2 (Essay) |
2hrs 30mins
|
9:30am – 12:00pm | |
| PC4021 | General Mathematics 1 (Objective | 1hr 30mins | ||
| Monday, 5th October, 2026 | PC5052 | Chemistry 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30pm – 11:30pm |
| PC5051 | Chemistry 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30pm – 12:30pm | |
| PC5053 | Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 30mins | ||
| Tuesday, 6th October, 2026 | PC2102
PC2101 |
Literature-In-English 2(Prose)
Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) |
1hr 15mins
1hr |
|
| Wednesday, 7th October, 2026 | PC5042 PC5041
PC5043 |
Biology 2 (Essay) Biology 1 (Objective)
Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) |
1hr 40mins 30mins
50mins |
|
| Thursday, 8th October, 2026
Friday, 9th October, 2026 |
PC2103 | Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) | 2hr 30mins |
2:00pm – 4:30pm |
| PC2022 PC2021
PC2082 PC2081 |
Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)
Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) |
2hrs
1hr |
||
| Saturday, 10th October, 2026 | PC2032
PC2031 PC7062 PC7061 |
Economics 2 (Essay)
Economics 1 (Objective) Visual Art 2 (Essay) Visual Art 1 (Objective) |
2hr
1hr 2hrs 50mins |
|
| Monday, 12th October, 2026 | PC5122
PC5121 |
Physics 2 (Essay)
Physics 1 (Objective) |
1hr 30mins
1hr 15mins |
9.30am 11.00am
11.00am 12.15pm |
| PC7052 PC7051
|
Music 2 (Essay) Music 1 (Objective)
|
2hrs 1hr
|
9:30am – 11:30am 11:30am – 12:30pm
9:30am – 11:30am 2:00pm – 4:00pm
|
|
| PC3012 PC3011 | Arabic 2 (Essay) Arabic 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 50mins | ||
| Tuesday, 13th October, 2026 | PC2072 PC2071 | Nigerian History 2 (Essay) Nigerian History 1 (Objective | 2hrs 1hr | 9:30am – 11:30pm 11:30pm – 12:30pm |
| PC1032 PC1031 | Commerce 2 (Essay) Commerce 1 (Objective | 2hrs 50mins |
| Wednesday, 14th October, 2026 | PC2042 PC2041
PC2043 |
Geography 2(Essay) Geography 1 (Objective)
Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) |
1hrs 50mins | |
| Thursday 15th October, 2026 | PC5122 | Physics 2 (Essay) | 1hr 30mins | 9.30am 10.45am
10.45am 11.45am |
| PC5121 | Physics 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins | 9:30am – 11:00am | |
| PC5123 | Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2hrs 45mins | 11:00am – 12:15pm | |
| Friday, 16th October, 2026 | PC1122 | Marketing 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am |
| PC1121 | Marketing 1 (Objective) | 50mins | ||
| Saturday, 17th October, 2026 | PC3022 PC3021 | English Language 2 (Essay)
English Language 1 (Objective) |
2hrs 50mins |
9:30am – 11:30pm 11:30pm – 12:30pm |
| PC3023 | English Language 3 (Test of Orals) | 1hr | ||
| Tuesday, 20th October, 2026 | PC7022 PC7021 | Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins 1hr | |
| Wednesday, 21st October, 2026 | PC5022 PC5021 | Agriculture 2 (Essay) Agriculture 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins | 9:30am – 11:40am 11:40am – 12:30pm |
| PC5023 | Agriculture 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2hrs 45mins | ||
| Thursday, 22nd October, 2026 | PC7064 | Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) | 3hrs | 9:30am – 12:30pm |
| PC3042 | French 2 (Essay) | 1hr 15mins | ||
| Friday, 23rd October, 2026 | PC3041 | French 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 3:30pm – 5:00pm |
| PC5082 PC5081 | Health Education/Health Science 2 (Essay) Health Education/Health Science 1 (Objective) |
1hr 30mins
1hr |
5:00pm – 6:00pm | |
| Saturday, 24th October, 2026 | PC2162 | Civic Education 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30pm |
| PC2161 | Civic Education 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 5:00pm – 6:00pm | |
| Tuesday, 27th October, 2026 | PC7053 | Music 3A (Aural) | 45mins | 2:00pm – 2:45pm |
| 1hr 30mins |
|
Wednesday, 28th October, 2026 |
PC6083
PC6082 |
Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing)
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) |
2hrs 45mins
1hr 45mins 1hr |
9:30am – 12:15pm
2:30pm – 4:15pm |
| PC6081 | Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) | 45mins | 4:15pm – 5:15pm | |
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 supervisors two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
Paper 3B – Question papers will be given to candidates two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
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.
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