NECO exam Timetable for 2026 June/July SSCE

The official NECO exam Timetable for the conduct of the 2026 June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) is out. The examination is scheduled to  commence Monday, 15th June 2026 and end Thursday, 23rd July 2026.

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

NECO 2026 exam schedule for June/July SSCE

The exam timetable shows the list of Subjects and their scheduled time. The full copy of the timetable has been made available here. Check details below;

Date	Paper Code	Paper Title and Subject	Duration	Time
Monday 15th June to Friday 19th June	2081	Paper I: Practical – Physical Education	To be determined by the subject demand	Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council.
	2041	Paper I: Practical – Foods and Nutrition	3 hrs
	4061	Paper I: Practical – Home Management	3 hrs
	4101	Paper I: Performance Test, Music Technology & Alternative To Music Technology	1 hr 30 mins
	4104	Paper IV: Aural Music	50 mins
	4034	Paper IV: Oral French	1 hr
	4004	Paper IV: Oral Arabic	1 hr 20 mins
	5021	Paper I: Practical – Fashion Design and Garment Making	4 hrs
	5044	Paper IV: Progressive Assessments – Livestock Farming
	5001	Paper I: Practical – Beauty and Cosmetology	3 hrs
	5011	Paper I: Practical – Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs	3 hrs
	4011	Paper I: Practical – Catering Craft	3 hrs
Monday 22nd June	2031	Paper I: Practical – Computer Studies	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Tuesday 23rd June	4031	Paper I: Written Comprehension – French	1 hr	2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
	4032	Paper II: Written Expression – French	1 hr 45 mins	3:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Wednesday 24th June	4103&4102	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Music	2 hrs 30 mins	10:00 am – 12:30 pm
	4003&4002	Papers III & II: Objective, Essay & Literature – Arabic	3 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Thursday 25th June	2021	Paper I: Practical – Chemistry	2 hrs	10:00 am – 12:00 noon
	4053&4052	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Hausa	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
	4073&4072	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Igbo	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
	4133&4132	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Yoruba	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday 26th June	2011	Paper I: Practical – Biology	2 hrs	10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Monday 29th June	2013&2012	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Biology	2 hrs 30 mins	10:00 am – 12:30 pm
	4063&4062	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Home Management	2 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 30th June	4023&4022	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Christian Religious Studies	2 hrs 30 mins	10:00 am – 12:30 pm
	4083&4082	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Islamic Studies	2 hrs 30 mins	10:00 am – 12:30 pm
	2071	Paper I: Test of Practical – Health Education	1 hr 30 mins	2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
	2073&2072	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Health Education	2 hrs	3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
Wednesday 1st July	1023	Paper III: Objective – General Mathematics	1 hr 45 mins	10:00 am – 11:45 am
	1022	Paper II: Essay – General Mathematics	2 hrs 30 mins	12:00 noon – 2:30 pm
Thursday 2nd July	2091	Paper I: Practical – Physics	2 hrs 45 mins	10:00 am – 12:45 pm
	4113&4112	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Nigerian History	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday 3rd July	4093&4094	Papers III & IV: Objective & Prose – Literature in English	2 hrs 15 mins	10:00 am – 12:15 pm
Monday 6th July	4043&4042	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Government	2 hrs 40 mins	10:00 am – 12:40 pm
	2083&2082	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Physical Education	2 hrs	2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Tuesday 7th July	2093&2092	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Physics	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	2043&2042	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Foods & Nutrition	2 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 8th July	4124	Paper IV: Creative Design – Visual Arts	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	4121	Paper I: Drawing – Visual Arts	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Thursday 9th July	2053	Paper III: Objective – Further Mathematics	2 hrs	10:00 am – 12:00 noon
	2052	Paper II: Essay – Further Mathematics	2 hrs 30 mins	12:00 noon – 2:30 pm
	4123&4122	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Visual Art	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Friday 10th July	2103&2104	Papers III & IV: Objective & Drawing – Technical Drawing	2 hrs 30 mins	10:00 am – 12:30 pm
Monday 13th July	2033&2032	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Computer Studies	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	3013&3012	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Commerce	2 hrs 40 mins	2:00 pm – 4:40 pm
Tuesday 14th July	2023&2022	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Chemistry	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	2101	Paper I: Practical – Technical Drawing	3 hrs	2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
	4092	Paper II: Drama & Poetry – Literature in English	1 hr 40 mins	2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
Wednesday 15th July	1013	Paper III: Objective – English Language	1 hr	10:00 am – 11:00 am
	1012	Paper II: Essay – English Language	1 hr 45 mins	11:15 am – 1:00 pm
	1014	Paper IV: Test of Orals – English Language	45 mins	1:15 pm – 2:00 pm
Thursday 16th July	2001	Paper I: Practical – Agricultural Science	1 hr 30 mins	10:00 am – 11:30 am
	2063&2061	Papers III & I: Objective & Practical & Physical – Geography	2 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Friday 17th July	2062	Paper II: Essay – Human and Regional Geography	2 hrs	10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Monday 20th July	3023&3022	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Economics	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	4013&4012	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Catering Craft	2 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Tuesday 21st July	1003&1002	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Civic Education	3 hrs	10:00 am – 1:00 pm
	2003&2002	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Agricultural Science	2 hrs 30 mins	2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Wednesday 22nd July	3003&3002	Papers III & II: Objective, Theory & Practice – Accounting	3 hrs 50 mins	10:00 am – 1:50 pm
	5041	Papers I: Practical – Livestock Farming	1 hr 30 mins	2:15 pm – 3:45 pm
	5013&5012	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs	3 hrs	2:15 pm – 5:15 pm
	5023&5022	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Fashion Design and Garment Making	2 hrs 30 mins	2:15 pm – 4:45 pm
	5003&5002	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Beauty and Cosmetology	2 hrs 30 mins	2:15 pm – 4:45 pm
	3033&3032	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Marketing	2 hrs 40 mins	10:00 am – 12:40 pm
Thursday 23rd July	5043&5042	Papers III & II: Objective & Essay – Livestock Farming	1 hr 30 mins	2:00 pm – 3:30 pm

SCHOOLS AND CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

1. IT IS MANDATORY THAT EACH CANDIDATE HAS A PHOTOCARD FOR IDENTIFICATION
2. WHERE THE TIME ON THE QUESTION PAPER DIFFERS FROM THE TIME ON THIS TIMETABLE, THE TIME ON THE QUESTION PAPER SHOULD BE STRICTLY
ADHERED TO.
3. FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND AUTO MECHANICS PRACTICAL PAPER I; FRENCH, MUSIC AND ARABIC PAPER IV, THE SPECIFIC VENUES
FOR THE EXAMINATION SHOULD BE CONFIRMED FROM NECO STATE OFFICES.
4. PRACTICALS IN SCIENCES, STENOGRAPHY, COMPUTER STUDIES AND DATA PROCESSING CAN BE IN SETS WHERE THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES
IS LARGE AND THE EQUIPMENT CANNOT GO ROUND.
5. VISUAL ARTS PAPER IV [CREATIVE DESIGN] SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
6. WELDING & FABRICATION, ENGINEERING CRAFT PRACTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
7. NIGERIAN LANGUAGES (HAUSA, IGBO, YORUBA, EDO, EFIK AND IBIBIO) INCLUDE LITERATURE ASPECT.
8. ALBINOS AND BLIND CANDIDATES ARE TO BE ALLOWED 30 EXTRA MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH SUBJECT.
9. BLIND CANDIDATES MUST MAKE USE OF THE NECO SUPPLIED OBR CUSTOMISED BRAILLE SHEET FOR THE EXAMINATION.
10. DYEING AND BLEACHING 1B, PHOTOGRAPH 1B, PAINTING AND DECORATION 1B, PRINTING CRAFT PRACTICE 1B, LEATHER GOODS
MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR 1B, SHOUD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
11. USE OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED.
12. BRINGING INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION GADGETS (PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS, MOBILE PHONES, IPADS, TABLETS,
SMART WRIST WATCHES/GLASSESS/PENS ETC) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
13. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SIT FOR PRACTICAL (PAPER 1) WILL NOT HAVE RESULT IN THE SUBJECT.

HAJARA ALI
DIRECTOR REGISTRATION