2025 BECE starts Wednesday June 11

The 2025 BECE starts Wednesday, June 11, per the latest date announced by the Ghana Education Service (GES) in collaboration with the West African Examination Council (WAEC). Prior to this final announcement, the examination was scheduled for 9th-16th June. The new timetable has been welcomed by many schools, teachers and parents, as it will add two days of rest and revision for candidates. The revision will help students prepare even more for the almighty Mathematics paper to be written right after the break.

What is the reason for changing the BECE starting date?

However, as a result of the tentative date for the 2025 Eid-ul-Adha, the new date was confirmed and released by the GES via a letter addressed to all regional directors of education, schools and stakeholders.

What are the subjects to be written each morning and afternoon during the BECE this year?

Per the new timetable released along with the announcement,  the examination timetable looks like this.

On Wednesday, 11th June, 2025, candidates will write the Social Studies and Computing subjects.

On Thursday, 12th June, 2025, the paper to be administered to the 2025 BECE candidates will be English Language and Career Technology.

Integrated Science (Science) and Ghanaian Language will be written on Friday, 13th June, 2025.

The examination will then break for the weekend. It will offer students the needed rest and more revision time for the remaining four (4) subjects.

On Monday, the 16th of June, 2025, Mathematics and Religious and Moral Education will be administered by WAEC. Candidates must do well in these subjects because of the two days break they enjoyed and used as additional revision periods.

The last two papers to be written by most candidates will take place on 17th June 2025 and these are French and Creative Arts and Design.

However, the examination will end on Wednesday for students who will be writing Arabic on 18th June, 2025.

Below is a simplified timetable for the 2025 BECE as released by GES and WAEC.

When will the 2025 BECE start? Is the 2025 BECE final timetable out?

According to WAEC and GES, the BECE for 2025 candidates starts on Wednesday 11th June and ends on Wednesday 18th June.

The final BECE timetable is also out.

Parents, candidates, teachers and schools are encouraged to keep working towards the examination while seeing this change as a blessing and an opportunity to excel.