Notice is hereby given that the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has published the final timetable schedule for the 2026 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE).
The examination period will commence on April 21, 2026, and conclude on June 19, 2026. Please refer to the detailed waec timetable provided below for specific subject dates.
May/June 2026 SSCE WAEC Timetable
Below is the WAEC Timetable for candidates in Nigeria only.
| DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| Tuesday, 21st April, 2026 | SC7023 SC7033 | Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session | 1hr 1hr | 9:30 am. – 10:30 am. 11:00 am. – 12:00 noon. |
| Monday, 27th April, 2026 to Friday, 8th May, 2026 | SC3013 SC3043 SC5113/A SC7023 SC7033 SC7054 | Arabic 3 (Oral) French 3 (Oral) Physical Education 3(Performance Test) Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Home Management 3 (Practical) Music 3B (Performance Test) | 15mins 40mins 2hrs 3hrs 3hrs 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 SC3291 SC3292 SC3282 SC3281 | Hausa 2 (Essay) Hausa 1 (Objective) Yoruba 1 (Objective) Yoruba 2 (Essay) Igbo 2 (Essay) Igbo 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 1hr 1hr 2hrs 2hrs 1hr | 9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm. 9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm. |
SC5183 SC5183 SC7173 | Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) Beauty & Cosmetology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr30 mins 1hr30 mins 1hr | 2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm. (1st Set) 3:30 pm. – 5:00 pm. (2nd Set) 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 SC3042 SC3041 | Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) French 2 (Essay) French 1 (Objective) | 1hr15mins 1hr 1hr15mins 1hr | 9:30 am. – 10:45 am. 10:45 am. – 11:45 am. 3:30 pm. – 4:45 pm. 4:45 pm. – 5:45 pm. |
| DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| Monday, 18th May, 2026 | SC6082 SC6081 | Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) | 1hr45mins 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) | 1hr20mins 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) | 2hrs45mins | 2:00 pm. – 4:45 pm. | |
| Wednesday, 20th May, 2026 | SC5053/A SC5053/A | Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) | 2hrs 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) | 1hr35mins 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) | 2hrs15mins 45mins | 2:00 pm. – 4:15 pm. 4:15 pm. – 5:00 pm. | |
| SC7172 SC7171 | Beauty & Cosmetology 2 (Essay) Beauty & Cosmetology 1 (Objective) | 1hrs20mins 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) | 2hrs30mins 1hr30mins | 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) | 1hr30mins 1hr | 9:30 am. – 11:00 am. 11:00 am. – 12:00 noon. |
| SC5083 | Health Education /Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr45mins | 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. | |
| DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| 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) | 1hr30mins 1hr15mins | 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) | 2hrs10mins 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) | 2hrs30mins 1hr30mins | 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) | 40 mins | 2:00 pm. – 2:40 pm. | |
| SC5023/A SC5023/A | Agriculture 3 (Practical) Agriculture 3 (Practical) | 1hr30mins 1hr30mins | 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) | 1hr50mins | 3:30 pm. – 5:20 pm. | |
| Monday, 8th June, 2026 | SC6183 SC6183 | Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) | 2hrs 2hrs | 9:30 am – 11:30 am (1stSet) 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 SC5053/B | Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) | 2hrs 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) | 1hr15mins 1hr | 2:00 pm – 3:15 pm. 3:15 pm. – 4:15 pm. | |
| Friday, 12th June, 2026 | PUBLIC HOLIDAY (DEMOCRACY DAY) | |||
| DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
| Monday, 15th June, 2026 | SC5123/A SC5123/A | Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) | 2hrs45mins 2hrs45mins | 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) | 1hr40mins 50mins | 9:30 am. – 11:10 am. 11:10 am. – 12:00 noon. |
| SC2103 | Literature-In-English 3(Drama & Poetry) | 2hrs30mins | 2:00 pm. – 4:30 pm. | |
| Wednesday, 17th June, 2026 | SC5043/A SC5043/A | Biology 3 (Practical) Biology 3 (Practical) | 2hrs 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 SC5123/B | Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) | 2hrs45mins 2hrs45mins | 9:30 am. – 12:15 pm. (1st Set) 12:40 pm. – 3:25 pm. (2ndSet) |
| SC1042 SC1041 | Accounting 2 (Essay) Accounting 1 (Objective) | 2hrs30mins 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) | 40 mins | 3:00 pm. – 3:40 pm. |
Key Examination Guidelines
1. Time Discrepancies: If the duration on the question paper differs from the official timetable, always follow the time listed on the question paper.
2. Visual Art 3 Preparations: >
- Paper 3A: Schools will receive instructions two weeks in advance.
- Paper 3B: Candidates will receive the question paper two weeks early.
- Paper 3C: This project must be completed within six months of the exam year. Submission dates will be announced by the Council.
3. Special Accommodations: Candidates who are blind, deaf, or dumb are entitled to 50% extra time (1.5x the standard duration).
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