WAEC GCE Timetable 2026 (1st Series) Out – Check It Here

The WAEC GCE Timetable for the 2026 1st Series of the exam has been published. All candidates who have registered for the examination are advised to use this Timetable as a guide to know when their registered subjects will be taken.

All WAEC past questions; objective and theory along with their solutions are now available. As WAEC will be conducted via CBT, candidates are encouraged to download and activate the WAEC package of the First Class Learners CBT App or Software to enable them adequately prepare for the exam.

According to the WAEC timetable, the 2026 GCE exam is expected to start on Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 and end Saturday, 14th February, 2026. The exam will be a computer Based Test (CBT) and will hold as shown on the timetable below: 

WAEC GCE Timetable

See Also: WAEC GCE Registration Form 2026 (1st series) – Instructions & Guidelines

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT/PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Wednesday, 28th January, 2026	PC3272 PC3271	Hausa 2 (Essay) Hausa 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC3282 PC3281	Igbo 2 (Essay) Igbo 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC3292 PC3291	Yoruba 2 (Essay) Yoruba 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
Thursday, 29th January, 2026	PC5042 PC5041	Biology 2 (Essay) Biology 1 (Objective)	1hr 40mins 50mins	9:30am  –  11:10am 11:10am  –  12:00pm
	PC5043	Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	2hrs	2:00pm  –                   4:00pm
Friday, 30th January, 2026	PC 1042 PC 1041	Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice) Financial Accounting 1 (Objective)	2hrs 30mins 1hr	9:30am  –  12:00pm 12:00pm  –                     1:00pm
Saturday, 31st January, 2026	PC4022 PC4021	General Mathematics/ Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) General Mathematics/ Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective)	2hrs 30mins 1hr 30mins	9:30am  –  12:00pm 2:00pm  –                   3:30pm
Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026	PC5022 PC5021	Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) Agricultural Science 1 (Objective)	2hrs 10mins 50mins	9:30am  –  11:40am 11:40am  –  12:30pm
	PC5023	Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	1hr 30mins	2:00pm  –                   3:30pm
Wednesday, 4th February, 2026	PC2022 PC2021	Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC2082 PC2081	Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) Islamic Studies 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
Thursday, 5th February, 2026	PC5122 PC5121	Physics 2 (Essay) Physics 1 (Objective)	1hr 30mins 1hr 15mins	9;30am  –  11:00am 11:00am  –  12:15pm
	PC5123	Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	2hrs 45mins	2:00pm  –                   4:45pm
Friday, 6th February, 2026	PC2042 PC2041	Geography 2(Essay) Geography 1(Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC2043	Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography)	1hr 50mins	3:30pm  –                   5:20pm
Saturday, 7th February, 2026	PC3022 PC3021	English Language 2 (Essay) English Language 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm

	PC3023/B	English Language 3 (Test of Orals)	45mins	2:00pm  –  2:45pm
Monday, 9th February, 2026	PC5052 PC5051	Chemistry 2 (Essay) Chemistry 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC5053	Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	1hr 30mins	2:00pm  –     3:30pm
Tuesday, 10th February, 2026	PC2102 PC2101	Literature-In-English 2(Prose) Literature-In-English 1 (Objective)	1hr 15mins 1hr	9:30am  –  10:45am 10:45am  –  11:45am
Wednesday, 11th February, 2026	PC4012	Further Mathematics/ Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay)	2hrs 30mins	9:30am  –  12:00pm
	PC4011	Further Mathematics / Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective)	1hr 30mins	2:00pm  –     3:30pm
Thursday, 12th February, 2026	PC2032 PC2031	Economics 2 (Essay) Economics 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC2103	Literature-in-English 3 (Drama & Poetry)	2hrs 30mins	2:00pm  –     4:30pm
Friday, 13th February, 2026	PC2052 PC2051	Government 2 (Essay) Government 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm
	PC1032 PC1031	Commerce 2 (Essay) Commerce 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	3:30pm –                   5:30pm 5:30pm  –                   6:20pm
Saturday, 14th February, 2026	PC2162 PC2161	Civic Education 2 (Essay) Civic Education 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30am  –  11:30am 11:30am  –  12:30pm

 Note:

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.