NEW: WAEC GCE Timetable 2023 (2nd Series) has been released – Check It Here
The timetable for the second series of the WAEC GCE examination in 2023 has been officially issued. It is recommended that all candidates who have successfully registered for the exam refer to this timetable in order to ascertain the dates on which their chosen subjects will be administered.

DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT/PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
Friday 27th October, 2023 | PC7023PC7033 | Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning SessionHome Management 3 (Practical ) Planning Session | 1hr1hr | 9:30am – 10:30am10:30am – 11:30am |
Monday, 6th November, 2023 to Friday, 17th November, 2023 | PC3013PC7054PC3043PC7013PC7023PC7033 | Arabic 3 (Oral)Music 3B (Performance Test)French 3 (Oral)Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical)Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical)Home Management 3 (Practical) | 15mins30mins40mins2hrs 30mins3hrs3hrs | Time for paper will be arranged by the Council. |
Wednesday, 15th November, 2023 | PC6043 | Building Construction 3 (Building Drawing and Essay) | 2hrs 30mins | 9:30am – 12noon |
PC1042PC1041 | Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)Financial Accounting 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 30mins1hr | 9:30am – 12noon12noon – 1:00pm | |
PC2052PC2051 | Government 2 (Essay)Government 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 2:00pm – 4:00pm4:00pm – 5:00pm | |
PC6152PC6151 | Basic Electronics 2 (Essay)Basic Electronics 1 (Objective) | 1hr1hr | 2:00pm – 3:00pm3:00pm – 4:00pm | |
Thursday, 16th November, 2023 | PC3272PC3271 | Hausa 2 (Essay)Hausa 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC3282PC3281 | Igbo 2 (Essay)Igbo 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm | |
PC3292PC3291 | Yoruba 2 (Essay)Yoruba 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm | |
Friday, 17th November, 2023 | PC7032PC7031 | Home Management 2 (Essay)Home Management 1 (Objective) | 1hr1hr | 9:30am – 10:30am10:30am – 11:30am |
PC6153PC6153 | Basic Electronics 3 (Practical)Basic Electronics 3 (Practical) | 3hrs3hrs | 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set) | |
PC5023 | Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 30mins | 3:30 pm – 5:00pm | |
Saturday, 18th November, 2023 | PC2162PC2161 | Civic Education 2 (Essay)Civic Education 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT/PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
Tuesday, 21st November, 2023 | PC5083 | Health Education 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 45mins | 9:30am – 11:15am |
PC5113 | Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice) | 2hrs | 2:00pm – 4:00pm | |
Wednesday, 22nd November, 2023 | PC6083 | Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) | 2hrs 45mins | 9:30am – 12:15pm |
PC6082PC6081 | Technical Drawing 2 (Essay)Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) | 1hr 45mins1hr | 2:30pm – 4:15pm4:15pm – 5:15pm | |
Thursday, 23rd November, 2023 | PC7022PC7021 | Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay)Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins1hr | 2:00pm – 3:15pm3:15pm – 4:15pm |
Friday, 24th November, 2023 | PC6093PC6093 | Woodwork 3 (Practical)Woodwork 3 (Practical) | 3hrs3hrs | 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)1:00pm – 4:00pm (2nd Set) |
Saturday, 25th November, 2023 | PC4022PC4021 | General Mathematics 2 (Essay)General Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 30mins1hr 30mins | 9:30am – 12noon2:00pm – 3:30pm |
Monday, 27th November, 2023 | PC6042PC6041 | Building Construction 2 (Essay)Building Construction 1 (Objective) | 1hr45mins | 9:30 am – 10:30 am10:30 am – 11:15 am |
PC7062PC7061 | Visual Art 2 (Essay)Visual Art 1 (Objective) | 2hrs50mins | 2:00pm – 4:00pm4:00pm – 4:50pm | |
Tuesday, 28th November, 2023 | PC2102PC2101 | Literature-In-English 2(Prose)Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins1hr | 9:30am – 10:45am10:45am – 11:45am |
PC6142PC6141 | Basic Electricity 2 (Essay)Basic Electricity1 (Objective) | 1hr1hr | 12noon – 1:00pm1:00pm – 2:00pm | |
PC6092PC6091 | Woodwork 2 (Essay and Design)Woodwork 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 20mins40mins | 2:00pm – 4:20pm4:20pm – 5:00pm | |
Wednesday, 29th November, 2023 | PC2022PC2021 | Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay)Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC2082PC2081 | Islamic Studies 2 (Essay)Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) | 2hrs50mins | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:20pm | |
PC3012PC3011 | Arabic 2 (Essay)Arabic 1 (Objective) | 2hrs50mins | 2:00pm – 4:00pm4:00pm – 4:50pm | |
Thursday, 30th November, 2023 | PC6032PC6031 | Auto Mechanics 2 (Essay)Auto Mechanics 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins1hr | 9:30am – 11:00am11:00am – 12noon |
PC2103 | Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry ) | 2hrs 30mins | 2:00pm – 4:30pm | |
Friday, 1st December, 2023 | PC5022PC5021 | Agricultural Science 2 (Essay)Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) | 2hrs 10mins50mins | 9:30am – 11:40am11:40am – 12:30pm |
PC5112PC5111 | Physical Education 2 (Essay)Physical Education 1 (Objective) | 1hr 20mins50mins | 3:30pm – 4:50pm4:50pm – 5:40pm | |
Saturday, 2nd December, 2023 | PC2032PC2031 | Economics 2 (Essay)Economics 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC7063 | Visual Art 3A (Drawing) | 3hrs | 2:00pm – 5:00pm | |
Monday, 4th December, 2023 | PC7052PC7051 | Music 2 (Essay)Music 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC6143PC6143 | Basic Electricity 3 (Practical)Basic Electricity 3 (Practical) | 3hrs3hrs | 9:30am – 12:30pm (1st Set)1:00pm – 4:00pm(2nd Set) |
DATE | PAPER CODE | SUBJECT/PAPER | DURATION | TIME |
Tuesday, 5th December, 2023 | PC2072PC2071 | History 2 (Essay)History 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC1032PC1031 | Commerce 2 (Essay)Commerce 1 (Objective) | 2hrs50mins | 2:00pm – 4:00pm4:00pm – 4:50pm | |
Wednesday, 6th December, 2023 | PC2042PC2041 | Geography 2(Essay)Geography 1(Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC2043 | Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) | 1hr 50mins | 2:30pm – 4:20pm | |
Thursday 7th December, 2023 | PC5122PC5121 | Physics 2 (Essay)Physics 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins1hr 15mins | 9:30am – 11:00am11:00am – 12:15pm |
PC5123 | Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2hrs 45mins | 2:00pm – 4:45pm | |
Friday, 8th December, 2023 | PC5042PC5041 | Biology 2 (Essay)Biology 1 (Objective) | 1hr 40mins50mins | 9:30am – 11:10am11:10am – 12noon |
PC5043 | Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 2hrs | 4:00pm – 6:00pm | |
Saturday, 9th December, 2023 | PC3022PC3021 | English Language 2 (Essay)English Language 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC3023/B | English Language 3 (Test of Orals) | 45mins | 2:00pm – 2:45pm | |
Monday, 11th December, 2023 | PC6033PC6033 | Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical )Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical ) | 2hrs2hrs | 9:30am – 11:30am (1st Set)12noon – 2:00pm (2nd Set) |
Tuesday, 12th December, 2023 | PC5052PC5051 | Chemistry 2 (Essay)Chemistry 1 (Objective) | 2hrs1hr | 9:30am – 11:30am11:30am – 12:30pm |
PC5053 | Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 1hr 30mins | 2:00pm – 3:30pm | |
Wednesday, 13th December, 2023 | PC4012 | Further Mathematics 2 (Essay) | 2hrs 30mins | 9:30am – 12noon |
PC4011 | Further Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins | 2:30pm – 4:00pm | |
PC7053 | Music 3A (Aural) | 45mins | 4:30pm – 5:15pm | |
Thursday, 14th December, 2023 | PC7064 | Visual Art 3B (Creative Design) | 3hrs | 9:30am – 12:30pm |
PC6072PC6071 | Metalwork 2 (Essay)Metalwork 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins1hr | 2:00pm – 3:30pm3:30pm – 4:30pm | |
PC7012PC7011 | Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay)Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins1hr | 2:00pm – 3:30pm3:30pm – 4:30pm | |
Friday, 15th December, 2023 | PC3042PC3041 | French 2 (Essay)French 1 (Objective) | 1hr 15mins1hr | 9:30am – 10:45am10:45am – 11:45am |
PC5082PC5081 | Health Education 2 (Essay)Health Education 1 (Objective) | 1hr 30mins1hr | 3:30pm – 5:00pm5:00pm – 6:00pm | |
Wednesday, 20th December, 2023 | PC6073PC6073 | Metalwork 3 ( Practical )Metalwork 3 ( Practical ) | 3hrs 10mins3hrs 10mins | 9:30am – 12:40pm (1st Set)1:00pm – 4:10pm (2nd Set) |
ALSO READ: WAEC GCE Registration Form 2023 Instructions and Guidelines (Second Series Exam)
Notes
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.
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.