WAEC GCE 2026 Timetable: November/December Exam Dates and Times FRIDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 MONDAY, 14TH – FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2026 THURSDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 MONDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 SATURDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 2026 MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2026 THURSDAY, 8TH OCTOBER, 2026 FRIDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 2026 SATURDAY, 10TH OCTOBER, 2026 MONDAY, 12TH OCTOBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 2026 THURSDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 2026 FRIDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 2026 SATURDAY, 17TH OCTOBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 2026 THURSDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 2026 FRIDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 2026 SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2026 TUESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2026 WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2026
WAEC GCE 2026 Timetable: November/December Exam Dates and Times The 2026 WAEC GCE Second Series CBT timetable is officially available!
The examinations will run from Friday, 4 September, to Wednesday, 28 October 2026.
All candidates who have successfully registered for the 2026 WAEC GCE Second Series can now access and download the official CBT timetable here.
Stay informed and prepare adequately for your examinations!
FRIDAY, 4TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper/Activity
Duration
Time
Foods and Nutrition
Paper 3 (Practical) – Planning Session
1 hour
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Home Management
Paper 3 (Practical) – Planning Session
1 hour
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MONDAY, 14TH – FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2026 The following examinations will be scheduled by the Council. Candidates should confirm their individual dates and times.
Subject
Paper
Duration
Schedule
Arabic
Paper 3 (Oral)
15 minutes
To be arranged by Council
Music
Paper 3B (Performance Test)
30 minutes
To be arranged by Council
French
Paper 3 (Oral)
40 minutes
To be arranged by Council
Foods and Nutrition
Paper 3 (Practical)
3 hours
To be arranged by Council
Home Management
Paper 3 (Practical)
3 hours
To be arranged by Council
TUESDAY, 22ND SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective)
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hrs 30 mins
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective)
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hr 30 mins
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
WEDNESDAY, 23RD SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Accounting
Paper 2 (Theory and Practice)
2 hrs 30 mins
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
Accounting
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
12:00 PM – 1:00 PM
Government
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Government
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
4:00 PM – 5:00 PM
THURSDAY, 24TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Hausa
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Hausa
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Igbo
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Igbo
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Yoruba
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Yoruba
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
FRIDAY, 25TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Home Management
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hour
9:30 AM – 10:30 AM
Home Management
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
10:30 AM – 11:30 AM
MONDAY, 28TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Physical Education
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 20 mins
2:00 PM – 3:20 PM
Physical Education
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
3:20 PM – 4:10 PM
TUESDAY, 29TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Health Education/Health Science
Paper 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
1 hr 45 mins
9:30 AM – 11:15 AM
Physical Education
Paper 3 (Theory of Practice)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
WEDNESDAY, 30TH SEPTEMBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Visual Art
Paper 3A (Drawing)
3 hours
2:00 PM – 5:00 PM
SATURDAY, 3RD OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
General Mathematics
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hrs 30 mins
9:30 AM – 12:00 PM
General Mathematics
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hr 30 mins
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
MONDAY, 5TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Chemistry
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Chemistry
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Chemistry
Paper 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
1 hr 30 mins
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
TUESDAY, 6TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Literature-in-English
Paper 2 (Prose)
1 hr 15 mins
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
Literature-in-English
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
WEDNESDAY, 7TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Biology
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 40 mins
9:30 AM – 11:10 AM
Biology
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
11:10 AM – 12:00 PM
Biology
Paper 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
THURSDAY, 8TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Literature-in-English
Paper 3 (Drama and Poetry)
2 hrs 30 mins
2:00 PM – 4:30 PM
FRIDAY, 9TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Christian Religious Studies
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Christian Religious Studies
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Islamic Studies
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Islamic Studies
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
SATURDAY, 10TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Economics
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Economics
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Visual Art
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Visual Art
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
MONDAY, 12TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Music
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Music
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Arabic
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Arabic
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
TUESDAY, 13TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Nigerian History
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Nigerian History
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Commerce
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
2:00 PM – 4:00 PM
Commerce
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
4:00 PM – 4:50 PM
WEDNESDAY, 14TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Geography
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Geography
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
Geography
Paper 3 (Practical and Physical Geography)
1 hr 50 mins
2:30 PM – 4:20 PM
THURSDAY, 15TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Physics
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 30 mins
9:30 AM – 11:00 AM
Physics
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hr 15 mins
11:00 AM – 12:15 PM
Physics
Paper 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
2 hrs 45 mins
2:00 PM – 4:45 PM
FRIDAY, 16TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Marketing
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Marketing
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
11:30 AM – 12:20 PM
SATURDAY, 17TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
English Language
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
English Language
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
English Language
Paper 3 (Test of Orals)
45 minutes
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
TUESDAY, 20TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Foods and Nutrition
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 15 mins
2:00 PM – 3:15 PM
Foods and Nutrition
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
3:15 PM – 4:15 PM
WEDNESDAY, 21ST OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Agriculture
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hrs 10 mins
9:30 AM – 11:40 AM
Agriculture
Paper 1 (Objective)
50 minutes
11:40 AM – 12:30 PM
Agriculture
Paper 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
1 hr 30 mins
2:00 PM – 3:30 PM
THURSDAY, 22ND OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Visual Art
Paper 3B (Creative Design)
3 hours
9:30 AM – 12:30 PM
French
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 15 mins
9:30 AM – 10:45 AM
FRIDAY, 23RD OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
French
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
Health Education/Health Science
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 30 mins
3:30 PM – 5:00 PM
Health Education/Health Science
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
5:00 PM – 6:00 PM
SATURDAY, 24TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Civic Education
Paper 2 (Essay)
2 hours
9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Civic Education
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
11:30 AM – 12:30 PM
TUESDAY, 27TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Music
Paper 3A (Aural)
45 minutes
2:00 PM – 2:45 PM
WEDNESDAY, 28TH OCTOBER, 2026
Subject
Paper
Duration
Time
Technical Drawing
Paper 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing)
2 hrs 45 mins
9:30 AM – 12:15 PM
Technical Drawing
Paper 2 (Essay)
1 hr 45 mins
2:30 PM – 4:15 PM
Technical Drawing
Paper 1 (Objective)
1 hour
4:15 PM – 5:15 PM
IMPORTANT NOTICE TO CANDIDATES
Arrive at your examination centre early
Check your examination dates and times carefully.
Prepare adequately for all registered subjects.
Pay special attention to practical, oral, and performance examinations, as the Council will arrange some dates and times.
Confirm all details with WAEC or your examination centre before the examinations.
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