{Updated} WAEC Timetable For 2026 May/June SSCE

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) Final updated Timetable for 2026 May/June Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) for Nigerian candidates has been made available. Based on the WAEC Timetable, the exam will begin on Thursday, April 21st and ends Friday, June 19th, 2026.

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WAEC TimeTable For 2026 May/June SSCE

The complete details of the timetable are shown below. Candidates are advised to carefully go through the time table so as to know the exact date and time for their subjects of interest. 

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Tuesday, 21st	SC7023	Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session	1hr	9:30 am. – 10:30 am.
April, 2026	SC7033	Home Management 3 (Practical) Planning Session	1hr	11:00 am. – 12:00 noon.
	SC3013	Arabic 3 (Oral)	15mins
Monday, 27th	SC3043	French 3 (Oral)	40mins	Date and time for each paper will
April, 2026 to	SC5113/A	Physical Education 3(Performance Test)	2hrs	be arranged by the Council.
Friday, 8th	SC7023	Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical)	3hrs
May, 2026	SC7033	Home Management 3 (Practical)	3hrs
	SC7054	Music 3B (Performance Test)	30mins
Friday, 1st May, 2026	PUBLIC HOLIDAY (WORKERS’ DAY)
	SC3272	Hausa 2 (Essay)	2hrs	9:30 am. – 11:30 am.
	SC3271	Hausa 1 (Objective)	1hr	11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC3292	Yoruba 2 (Essay)	2hrs	9:30 am. – 11:30 am.
Tuesday, 12th May, 2026	SC3291	Yoruba 1 (Objective)	1hr	11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC3282 SC3281	Igbo 2 (Essay) Igbo 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC5183	Livestock Farming 3 (Practical)	1hr 30 mins	2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm. (1st Set)
	SC5183	Livestock Farming 3 (Practical)	1hr 30 mins	3:30 pm. – 5:00 pm. (2nd Set)
	SC7173	Beauty & Cosmetology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	1hr	2:00 pm. – 3:00 pm.
Wednesday, 13th May, 2026	SC7192 SC7191	Fashion Design & Garment Making 2 (Essay) Fashion Design & Garment Making 1 (Objective)	45mins 40mins	9:30 am. – 10:15 am. 10:15 am. – 10:55 am.
	SC7032 SC7031	Home Management 2 (Essay) Home Management 1 (Objective)	1hr 1hr	2:00 pm. – 3:00 pm. 3:00 pm. – 4:00 pm.
Thursday, 14th	SC6182	Digital Technologies 2 (Essay)	1hr	2:00 pm. – 3:00 pm.
May, 2026	SC6181	Digital Technologies 1 (Objectives)	1hr	3:00 pm. – 4:00 pm.
	SC7022	Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay)	1hr 15mins	9:30 am. – 10:45 am.
Friday, 15th	SC7021	Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective)	1hr	10:45 am. – 11:45 am.
May, 2026	SC3042	French 2 (Essay)	1hr 15mins	3:30 pm. – 4:45 pm.
	SC3041	French 1 (Objective)	1hr	4:45 pm. – 5:45 pm.

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Monday, 18th May, 2026	SC6082 SC6081	Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) Technical Drawing 1 (Objective)	1hr 45mins 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:15 am. 11:15 am. – 12:15 pm.
	SC7052 SC7051	Music 2 (Essay) Music 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. 4:00 pm. – 5:00 pm
	SC5112 SC5111	Physical Education 2 (Essay) Physical Education 1 (Objective)	1hr 20mins 50mins	2:00 pm. – 3:20 pm. 3:20 pm. – 4:10 pm.
Tuesday, 19th May, 2026	SC5182 SC5181	Livestock Farming 2 (Essay) Livestock Farming 1 (Objective)	2hrs 40mins	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:10 pm.
	SC6083	Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing)	2hrs 45mins	2:00 pm. – 4:45 pm.
Wednesday, 20th May, 2026	SC5053/A SC5053/A	Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative A)	2hrs 2hrs	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. (1st Set) 12:00 noon. – 2:00 pm. (2nd Set)
	SC6212 SC6211	Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 2 (Essay) Computer Hardware and GSM Repairs 1 (Objective)	1hr 35mins 45mins	2:00 pm. – 3:35 pm. 3:35 pm. – 4:20 pm.
	SC6192 SC6191	Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 2 (Essay) Solar Photovoltaic Installation and Maintenance 1 (Objective)	2hrs 15 mins 45mins	2:00 pm. – 4:15 pm. 4:15 pm. – 5:00 pm.
	SC7172 SC7171	Beauty & Cosmetology 2 (Essay) Beauty & Cosmetology 1 (Objective)	1hrs 20mins 40mins	2:00 pm. – 3:20 pm. 3:20 pm. – 4:00 pm.
Thursday, 21st May, 2026	SC4012 SC4011	Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective)	2hrs 30mins 1hr 30mins	9:30 am. – 12:00 noon. 2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm.
Friday, 22nd May, 2026	SC5082 SC5081	Health Education /Health Science 2 (Essay) Health Education /Health Science 1 (Objective)	1hr 30mins 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:00 am. 11:00 am. – 12:00 noon.
	SC5083	Health Education /Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	1hr 45mins	3:30 pm. – 5:15 pm.
	SC7063	Visual Art 3A (Drawing)	3hrs	3:30 pm. – 6:30 pm.
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 SC3011	Arabic 2 (Essay) Arabic 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:20 pm.
	SC7062 SC7061	Visual Art 2 (Essay) Visual Art 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	3:30 pm. – 5:30 pm. 5:30 pm. – 6:20 pm.

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Monday, 1st June, 2026	SC2022 SC2021	Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC2082 SC2081	Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) Islamic Studies 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:20 pm.
	SC5122 SC5121	Physics 2 (Essay) Physics 1 (Objective)	1hr 30mins 1hr 15mins	2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm. 3:30 pm. – 4:45 pm.
Tuesday, 2nd June, 2026	SC2162 SC2161	Civic Education 2 (Essay) Civic Education 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC5022 SC5021	Agriculture 2 (Essay) Agriculture 1 (Objective)	2hrs 10mins 50mins	2:00 pm. – 4:10 pm. 4:10 pm. – 5:00 pm.
	SC7162 SC7161	Catering Craft 2 (Essay) Catering Craft 1 (Objective)	50mins 40mins	2:00 pm. – 2:50 pm. 2:50 pm. – 3:30 pm.
Wednesday, 3rd June, 2026	SC4022 SC4021	General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective)	2hrs 30mins 1hr 30mins	9:30 am. – 12:00 noon. 3:00 pm. – 4:30 pm.
Thursday, 4th June, 2026	SC2052 SC2051	Government 2 (Essay) Government 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC7053	Music 3A (Aural)	45mins	2:00 pm. – 2:45 pm.
	SC7193	Fashion Design & Garment Making 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	40 mins	2:00 pm. – 2:40 pm.
	SC5023/A SC5023/A	Agriculture 3 (Practical) Agriculture 3 (Practical)	1hr 30mins 1hr 30mins	2:00 pm. – 3:30 pm.(1st Set) 3:30 pm. – 5:00 pm. (2nd Set)
Friday, 5th June, 2026	SC2042 SC2041	Geography 2 (Essay) Geography 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC2043	Geography 3(Practical and Physical Geography)	1hr 50mins	3:30 pm. – 5:20 pm.
Monday, 8th June, 2026	SC6183 SC6183	Digital Technologies 3 (Practical) Digital Technologies 3 (Practical)	2hrs 2hrs	9:30 am – 11:30 am (1stSet) 12:00 noon – 2:00 pm (2nd set)
	SC7064	Visual Art 3B (Creative Design)	3hrs	2:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Tuesday, 9th June, 2026	SC5053/B SC5053/B	Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) Chemistry 3 (Practical) (Alternative B)	2hrs 2hrs	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. (1st Set) 12:00 noon. – 2:00 pm. (2nd Set)
	SC2072 SC2071	Nigerian History 2 (Essay) Nigerian History 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. 4:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Wednesday, 10th June, 2026	SC3022 SC3021	English Language 2 (Essay) English Language 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC3023/B	English Language 3 (Test of Orals)	45mins	2:00 pm. – 2:45 pm
Thursday, 11th June, 2026	SC5052 SC5051	Chemistry 2 (Essay) Chemistry 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:30 pm.
	SC2102 SC2101	Literature-In-English 2 (Prose) Literature-In-English 1 (Objective)	1hr 15mins 1hr	2:00 pm. – 3:15 pm. 3:15 pm. – 4:15 pm.
Friday, 12th June, 2026	PUBLIC HOLIDAY (DEMOCRACY DAY)

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Monday, 15th June, 2026	SC5123/A SC5123/A	Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A) Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative A)	2hrs 45mins 2hrs 45mins	9:30 am. – 12:15 pm. (1st Set) 12:45 pm. – 3:30 pm. (2nd Set)
	SC1122 SC1121	Marketing 2 (Essay) Marketing 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. 4:00 pm. – 4:50 pm.
Tuesday, 16th June, 2026	SC5042 SC5041	Biology 2 (Essay) Biology 1 (Objective)	1hr 40mins 50mins	9:30 am. – 11:10 am. 11:10 am. – 12:00 noon.
	SC2103	Literature-In-English 3(Drama & Poetry)	2hrs 30mins	2:00 pm. – 4:30 pm.
Wednesday, 17th June, 2026	SC5043/A SC5043/A	Biology 3 (Practical) Biology 3 (Practical)	2hrs 2hrs	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. (1st Set) 12:00 noon. – 2:00 pm. (2nd Set)
	SC2032 SC2031	Economics 2 (Essay) Economics 1 (Objective)	2hrs 1hr	2:00 pm. – 4:00 pm. 4:00 pm. – 5:00 pm.
Thursday, 18th June, 2026	SC5123/B SC5123/B	Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B) Physics 3 (Practical) (Alternative B)	2hrs 45mins 2hrs 45mins	9:30 am. – 12:15 pm. (1st Set) 12:40 pm. – 3:25 pm. (2ndSet)
	SC1042 SC1041	Accounting 2 (Essay) Accounting 1 (Objective)	2hrs 30mins 1hr	2:00 pm. – 4:30 pm. 4:30 pm. – 5:30 pm.
Friday, 19th June, 2026	SC1032 SC1031	Commerce 2 (Essay) Commerce 1 (Objective)	2hrs 50mins	9:30 am. – 11:30 am. 11:30 am. – 12:20 pm
	SC7163	Catering Craft 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)	40 mins	3:00 pm. – 3:40 pm.

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Notes

1. 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 schools two weeks before the paper is due to be
• Paper 3B – Question paper will be given to candidates two weeks before it is due to be
• Paper 3C –Candidates will be required to execute their projects within six months of the examination The period of submission of art pieces will be communicated to schools by the Council.

3. Extra Time for Blind, Deaf and Dumb Candidates

Blind, deaf and dumb candidates should be allowed one and half times the time allotted to other candidates.