2023 BECE To Start At 9:00am Each Day

All 2023 BECE candidates must take note that all morning papers for the 2023 BECE will begin at exactly 9:00am. Candidates needs to be seated at the examination hall latest by 8:30am.

The BECE have officially begun. Two papers will be written on Monday. They include; Religious and Moral Education (RME) and English Language. RME will be written first followed by the English Language.

Religious and Moral Education 2 (Essay) will start at exactly 9.00 a.m. and end at 10.00 a.m. Religious and Moral Education 1 (Objective) will also start at 10.00 a.m. and end on 10.45.

Candidates will now take a break from 10:45 am to 1:00pm.

The English Language paper will begin at 1:00pm. However, candidates must be seated 30 mins before that time. The English Language 2 (Essay) will start 1.00 p.m. and end at 2.10 p.m. The Objectives will start at 2.10 p.m and end at 2.45 p.m.

TIPS FOR CANDIDATES

1. Candidates will sit based on their index numbers. The index numbers are generated using the surname of candidates. Candidates whose surname starts with the letters A or B are usually found at the first row of the exams hall. This varies as some examiners or invigilators do prefer to start the arrangement from the back of the exams hall.

2. The distance between seats will be between 1 meter and 2 meters. This will prevent some candidates from cheating.

3. Candidates will not use the same examination hall to write all papers. Writing elective subjects will require a small number of candidates  and for this reason, the exams hall or the seat one sat on for a core subject paper will not be the same seat for the elective subject paper.

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Below is the final Timetable of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examinations

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.
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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.
	070/1	Information and Communication Technology 1 (Objective)	45 minutes	2.15 p.m. – 3.00 p.m.
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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Written by Ghana Education News Editorial Staff

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