WAEC 2026 TIMETABLE FOR NIGERIA
THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2026
FINAL INTERNATIONAL TIMETABLE (Nigeria)
Tuesday, 21st April, 2026
SC7023 – Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session | 1hr | 9:30am – 10:30am
SC7033 – Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session | 1hr | 11:00am – 12:00noon
Monday, 27th April – Friday, 8th May, 2026
(Dates/times arranged by the Council)
SC3013 – Arabic 3 (Oral) | 15mins
SC3043 – French 3 (Oral) | 40mins
SC5113/A – Physical Education 3 (Performance Test) | 2hrs
SC7023 – Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) | 3hrs
SC7033 – Home Management 3 (Practical) | 3hrs
SC7054 – Music 3B (Performance Test) | 30mins
Friday, 1st May, 2026 — PUBLIC HOLIDAY (WORKERS’ DAY)
Tuesday, 12th May, 2026
SC3272 – Hausa 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC3271 – Hausa 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC3292 – Yoruba 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC3291 – Yoruba 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC3282 – Igbo 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC3281 – Igbo 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC5183 – Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) | 1hr 30mins | 2:00pm – 3:30pm (1st Set)
SC5183 – Livestock Farming 3 (Practical) | 1hr 30mins | 3:30pm – 5:00pm (2nd Set)
SC7173 – Beauty & Cosmetology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
Wednesday, 13th May, 2026
SC7192 – Fashion Design & Garment Making 2 (Essay) | 45mins | 9:30am – 10:15am
SC7191 – Fashion Design & Garment Making 1 (Objective) | 40mins | 10:15am – 10:55am
SC7032 – Home Management 2 (Essay) | 1hr | 2:00pm – 3:00pm
SC7031 – Home Management 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 3:00pm – 4:00pm
Friday, 15th May, 2026
SC7022 – Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) | 1hr 15mins | 9:30am – 10:45am
SC7021 – Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 10:45am – 11:45am
SC3042 – French 2 (Essay) | 1hr 15mins | 3:30pm – 4:45pm
SC3041 – French 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 4:45pm – 5:45pm
Monday, 18th May, 2026
SC6082 – Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) | 1hr 45mins | 9:30am – 11:15am
SC6081 – Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:15am – 12:15pm
SC7052 – Music 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
SC7051 – Music 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
SC5112 – Physical Education 2 (Essay) | 1hr 20mins | 2:00pm – 3:20pm
SC5111 – Physical Education 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 3:20pm – 4:10pm
Tuesday, 19th May, 2026
SC5182 – Livestock Farming 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC5181 – Livestock Farming 1 (Objective) | 40mins | 11:30am – 12:10pm
SC6083 – Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) | 2hrs 45mins | 2:00pm – 4:45pm
Wednesday, 20th May, 2026
SC5053/A – Chemistry 3 (Practical) Alternative A | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)
SC5053/A – Chemistry 3 (Practical) Alternative A | 2hrs | 12:00noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set)
SC6212 – Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 2 (Essay) | 1hr 35mins | 2:00pm – 3:35pm
SC6211 – Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 1 (Objective) | 45mins | 3:35pm – 4:20pm
SC6192 – Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 15mins | 2:00pm – 4:15pm
SC6191 – Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 1 (Objective) | 45mins | 4:15pm – 5:00pm
SC7172 – Beauty & Cosmetology 2 (Essay) | 1hr 20mins | 2:00pm – 3:20pm
SC7171 – Beauty & Cosmetology 1 (Objective) | 40mins | 3:20pm – 4:00pm
Thursday, 21st May, 2026
SC4012 – Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 30mins | 9:30am – 12:00noon
SC4011 – Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
Friday, 22nd May, 2026
SC5082 – Health Education/Health Science 2 (Essay) | 1hr 30mins | 9:30am – 11:00am
SC5081 – Health Education/Health Science 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:00am – 12:00noon
SC5083 – Health Education/Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 45mins | 3:30pm – 5:15pm
SC7063 – Visual Art 3A (Drawing) | 3hrs | 3:30pm – 6:30pm
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 – Arabic 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC3011 – Arabic 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 11:30am – 12:20pm
SC7062 – Visual Art 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 3:30pm – 5:30pm
SC7061 – Visual Art 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 5:30pm – 6:20pm
Monday, 1st June, 2026
SC2022 – Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC2021 – Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC2082 – Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC2081 – Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 11:30am – 12:20pm
SC5122 – Physics 2 (Essay) | 1hr 30mins | 2:00pm – 3:30pm
SC5121 – Physics 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins | 3:30pm – 4:45pm
Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026
SC2162 – Civic Education 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC2161 – Civic Education 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC5022 – Agriculture 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 10mins | 2:00pm – 4:10pm
SC5021 – Agriculture 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 4:10pm – 5:00pm
SC7162 – Catering Craft 2 (Essay) | 50mins | 2:00pm – 2:50pm
SC7161 – Catering Craft 1 (Objective) | 40mins | 2:50pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026
SC4022 – General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 30mins | 9:30am – 12:00noon
SC4021 – General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins | 3:00pm – 4:30pm
Thursday, 4th June, 2026
SC2052 – Government 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC2051 – Government 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC7053 – Music 3A (Aural) | 45mins | 2:00pm – 2:45pm
SC7193 – Fashion Design & Garment Making 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 40mins | 2:00pm – 2:40pm
SC5023/A – Agriculture 3 (Practical) | 1hr 30mins | 2:00pm – 3:30pm (1st Set)
SC5023/A – Agriculture 3 (Practical) | 1hr 30mins | 3:30pm – 5:00pm (2nd Set)
Friday, 5th June, 2026
SC2042 – Geography 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC2041 – Geography 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC2043 – Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) | 1hr 50mins | 3:30pm – 5:20pm
Monday, 8th June, 2026
SC6183 – Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)
SC6183 – Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) | 2hrs | 12:00noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set)
SC7064 – Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) | 3hrs | 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday, 9th June, 2026
SC5053/B – Chemistry 3 (Practical) Alternative B | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)
SC5053/B – Chemistry 3 (Practical) Alternative B | 2hrs | 12:00noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set)
SC2072 – Nigerian History 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
SC2071 – Nigerian History 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday, 10th June, 2026
SC3022 – English Language 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC3021 – English Language 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC3023/B – English Language 3 (Test of Orals) | 45mins | 2:00pm – 2:45pm
Thursday, 11th June, 2026
SC5052 – Chemistry 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC5051 – Chemistry 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 11:30am – 12:30pm
SC2102 – Literature-in-English 2 (Prose) | 1hr 15mins | 2:00pm – 3:15pm
SC2101 – Literature-in-English 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 3:15pm – 4:15pm
Friday, 12th June, 2026 — PUBLIC HOLIDAY (DEMOCRACY DAY)
Monday, 15th June, 2026
SC5123/A – Physics 3 (Practical) Alternative A | 2hrs 45mins | 9:30am – 12:15pm (1st Set)
SC5123/A – Physics 3 (Practical) Alternative A | 2hrs 45mins | 12:45pm – 3:30pm (2nd Set)
SC1122 – Marketing 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
SC1121 – Marketing 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 4:00pm – 4:50pm
Tuesday, 16th June, 2026
SC5042 – Biology 2 (Essay) | 1hr 40mins | 9:30am – 11:10am
SC5041 – Biology 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 11:10am – 12:00noon
SC2103 – Literature-in-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) | 2hrs 30mins | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
Wednesday, 17th June, 2026
SC5043/A – Biology 3 (Practical) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)
SC5043/A – Biology 3 (Practical) | 2hrs | 12:00noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set)
SC2032 – Economics 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 2:00pm – 4:00pm
SC2031 – Economics 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 4:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday, 18th June, 2026
SC5123/B – Physics 3 (Practical) Alternative B | 2hrs 45mins | 9:30am – 12:15pm (1st Set)
SC5123/B – Physics 3 (Practical) Alternative B | 2hrs 45mins | 12:40pm – 3:25pm (2nd Set)
SC1042 – Accounting 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 30mins | 2:00pm – 4:30pm
SC1041 – Accounting 1 (Objective) | 1hr | 4:30pm – 5:30pm
Friday, 19th June, 2026
SC1032 – Commerce 2 (Essay) | 2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am
SC1031 – Commerce 1 (Objective) | 50mins | 11:30am – 12:20pm
SC7163 – Catering Craft 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 40mins | 3:00pm – 3:40pm
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