2023 BECE: Check Out The Starting Time For The First Paper

The 2023 BECE will begin on Monday, 7th August, 2023. As indicated on the timetable, the first papers to be written are Religious and Moral Education (RME) and English Language. These papers will be written on Monday.

RME will be the first paper of the exams. The paper will begin at exactly 9:00am. Candidates need to be seated at the examination hall by 8:30 am. The English Language Paper will also be written at 1:00pm.

Below is the final Timetable of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination.

DATE	SUBJECT CODE	SUBJECT/PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Monday, 7th August, 2023	022/2	Religious and Moral Education 2 (Essay)	1 hour	9.00 a.m. -10.00 a.m.
	022/1	Religious and Moral Education 1 (Objective)	45 minutes	10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.
	001/2	English Language 2 (Essay)	1 hour 10 minutes	1.00 p.m. – 2.10 p.m.
	001/1	English Language 1 (Objective)	35 minutes	2.10 p.m. – 2.45 p.m.
Tuesday, 8th August, 2023	033/2	Integrated Science 2 (Essay)	1 hour 15 minutes	9.00 a.m. – 10.15 a.m.
	033/1	Integrated Science 1  (Objective)	45 minutes	10.15 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
	003/2-013/2	Ghanaian Language   and Culture 2 (Essay)	1 hour	1.00 p.m. – 2.00 p.m.
	003/1-013/1		45 minutes	2.00 p.m. – 2.45 p.m.
Wednesday, 9th August, 2023	020/2	Social Studies 2 (Essay)	1 hour	9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
	020/1	Social Studies 1 (Objective)	45 minutes	10.00 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.
	053/2-055/2	Basic Design and Technology 2 (Essay)	1 hour 15 minutes	1.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m.
	053/1-055/1	Basic Design and Technology 1 (Objective)	40 minutes	2.15 p.m. – 2.55 p.m.
Thursday, 10th August, 2023	030/2	Mathematics 2 (Essay)	1 hour	9.00 a.m. – 10.00 a.m.
	030/1	Mathematics 1  (Objective)	1 hour	10.00 a.m. – 11.00 a.m.
	070/2	Information and Communication Technology 2 (Essay)	1 hour 15 minutes	1.00 p.m. – 2.15 p.m.
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Friday, 11th August, 2023	002/2	French 2 (Essay)	45 minutes	9.00 a.m. – 9.45 a.m.
	002/1	French 1 (Objective)	1 hour	9.45 a.m. – 10.45 a.m.

NOTES

1. Both Papers (2 & 1) for each Subject are to be taken at one sitting without break. 

2. DIFFERENCE IN TIME ON QUESTION PAPER AND TIMETABLE

Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from what is on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed.

3. EXTRA TIME FOR CANDIDATES WITH VISUAL AND HEARING IMPAIRMENT 

Candidates with visual and hearing impairments are to be allowed an additional 50% of the time allotted to other candidates.

WAEC, ACCRA

MARCH, 2023

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