This timetable is for the students sitting for the Second Series of the WAEC General Certificate Examination, 2023. It has been out for a while now and you can view it here if you don’t already have it. 

The 2023 WAEC GCE Second Series is scheduled to start on Friday, 27th October, and runs through to Wednesday 20th December, 2023 [approx. 2 months].

WAEC GCE Timetable 2023 Second Series

Check the full timetable below;

Friday, 27th October

• 9:30 am – 10:30 am: Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session
• 10:30 am – 11:30 am: Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session

Monday, 6th to Friday, 17th November – The time for papers will be arranged by the Council

• Arabic 3 (Oral)
• Music 3B (Performance Test)
• French 3 (Oral)
• Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical)
• Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical)
• Home Management 3 (Practical)

Wednesday, 15th November

• 9:30am – 12noon: Building Construction 3 (Building Drawing and Essay)
• 9:30am – 12noon: Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)
• 12noon – 1:00pm: Financial Accounting 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Government 2 (Essay)
• 4:00pm – 5:00pm: Government 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 3:00pm: Basic Electronics 2 (Essay)
• 3:00pm – 4:00pm: Basic Electronics 1 (Objective)

Thursday, 16th November

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Hausa 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Hausa 1 (Objective)
• 9:30am – 11:30am: Igbo 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Igbo 1 (Objective)
• 9:30am – 11:30am: Yoruba 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Yoruba 1 (Objective)

Friday, 17th November

• 9:30am – 10:30am: Home Management 2 (Essay)
• 10:30am – 11:30am: Home Management 1 (Objective)
• 9:30am – 12:30pm: Basic Electronics 3 (Practical, 1st Set)
• 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Basic Electronics 3 (Practical, 2nd Set)
• 3:30pm – 5:00pm: Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)

Saturday, 18th November

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Civic Education 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Civic Education 1 (Objective)

Tuesday, 21st November

• 9:30am – 11:15am: Health Education 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice)

Wednesday, 22nd November

• 9:30am – 12:15pm: Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building, and Mechanical Drawing)
• 2:30pm – 4:15pm: Technical Drawing 2 (Essay)
• 4:15pm – 5:15pm: Technical Drawing 1 (Objective)

Thursday, 23rd November

• 2:00pm – 3:15pm: Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay)
• 3:15pm – 4:15pm: Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective)

Friday, 24th November

• 9:30am – 12:30pm: Woodwork 3 (Practical, 1st Set)
• 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Woodwork 3 (Practical, 2nd Set)

Saturday, 25th November

• 9:30am – 12noon: General Mathematics 2 (Essay)
• 2:00pm – 3:30pm: General Mathematics 1 (Objective)

Monday, 27th November

• 9:30am – 10:30am: Building Construction 2 (Essay)
• 10:30am – 11:15am: Building Construction 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Visual Art 2 (Essay)
• 4:00pm – 4:50pm: Visual Art 1 (Objective)

Tuesday, 28th November

• 9:30am – 10:45am: Literature-In-English 2 (Prose)
• 10:45am – 11:45am: Literature-In-English 1 (Objective)
• 12noon – 1:00pm: Basic Electricity 2 (Essay)
• 1:00pm – 2:00pm: Basic Electricity 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:20pm: Woodwork 2 (Essay and Design)
• 4:20pm – 5:00pm: Woodwork 1 (Objective)

Wednesday, 29th November

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)
• 9:30am – 11:30am: Islamic Studies 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:20pm: Islamic Studies 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Arabic 2 (Essay)
• 4:00pm – 4:50pm: Arabic 1 (Objective)

Thursday, 30th November, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:00am: Auto Mechanics 2 (Essay)
• 11:00am – 12:00noon: Auto Mechanics 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:30pm: Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry)

Friday, 1st December, 2023

• 9:30 am – 11:40 am: Agricultural Science 2 (Essay)
• 11:40 am – 12:30 pm: Agricultural Science 1 (Objective)
• 3:30 pm – 4:50 pm: Physical Education 2 (Essay)
• 4:50 pm – 5:40 pm: Physical Education 1 (Objective)

Saturday, 2nd December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Economics 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Economics 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 5:00pm: Visual Art 3A (Drawing)

Monday, 4th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Music 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Music 1 (Objective)
• 9:30am – 12:30pm: Basic Electricity 3 (Practical) 1st Set
• 1:00pm – 4:00pm: Basic Electricity 3 (Practical) 2nd Set

Tuesday, 5th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: History 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: History 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:00pm: Commerce 2 (Essay)
• 4:00pm – 4:50pm: Commerce 1 (Objective)

Wednesday, 6th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Geography 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Geography 1 (Objective)
• 2:30pm – 4:20pm: Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography)

Thursday, 7th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:00am: Physics 2 (Essay)
• 11:00am – 12:15pm: Physics 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 4:45pm: Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)

Friday, 8th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:10am: Biology 2 (Essay)
• 11:10am – 12:00noon: Biology 1 (Objective)
• 4:00pm – 6:00pm: Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)

Saturday, 9th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: English Language 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: English Language 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 2:45pm: English Language 3 (Test of Orals)

Monday, 11th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Auto Mechanics 3 (Practical) 1st Set
• 12:00noon – 2:00pm: Auto Mechanics 3 (Practical) 2nd Set

Tuesday, 12th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 11:30am: Chemistry 2 (Essay)
• 11:30am – 12:30pm: Chemistry 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 3:30pm: Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)

Wednesday, 13th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 12:00noon: Further Mathematics 2 (Essay)
• 2:30pm – 4:00pm: Further Mathematics 1 (Objective)
• 4:30pm – 5:15pm: Music 3A (Aural)

Thursday, 14th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 12:30pm: Visual Art 3B (Creative Design)
• 2:00pm – 3:30pm: Metalwork 2 (Essay)
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Metalwork 1 (Objective)
• 2:00pm – 3:30pm: Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay)
• 3:30pm – 4:30pm: Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective)

Friday, 15th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 10:45am: French 2 (Essay)
• 10:45am – 11:45am: French 1 (Objective)
• 3:30pm – 5:00pm: Health Education 2 (Essay)
• 5:00pm – 6:00pm: Health Education 1 (Objective)

Wednesday, 20th December, 2023

• 9:30am – 12:40pm: Metalwork 3 (Practical) 1st Set
• 1:00pm – 4:10pm: Metalwork 3 (Practical) 2nd Set

WAEC GCE Second Series 2023 Timetable

Important Notes:

**         Available to candidates in Nigeria only
****     Available to candidates in Liberia only

1. The 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;
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 Blind, Deaf, and Dumb Candidates;
Blind, deaf, and dumb candidates should be allowed one and a half times the time allotted to other candidates.