Students who have registered or seek to register for the WASSCE 2026-PC First Series exam can now DOWNLOAD the timetable for the Jan/Feb exam. The official timetable can be downloaded for the exam as released by WAEC.
According to WAEC, the first private candidates’ WASSCE will start on Friday, 16th January, 2026, with the Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session, which will last for one hour.
Candidates who register for the series will write Integrated Science as the last paper on February 14, 2026.
The first core subject (social studies) will be administered on Tuesday, 27th January, 2025. This will be followed by General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) on 31st January, 2026. The candidates will also take English Language on 7th January, 2026.
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WAEC Private Candidates 2026—Core Subjects Schedule
| Date | Subject/Paper | Start Time (GMT) | End Time (GMT) |
| Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 | Social Studies 2 (Essay) 1
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. |
Social Studies 1 (Objective) 2
| 13:00 hrs. | 13:50 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 31st January, 2026 | General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay)
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. |
General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective)
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 7th February, 2026 | English Language 2 (Essay)
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
English Language 1 (Objective) 6
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
English Language 3 (Oral) 7
| 13:00 hrs. | 13:45 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 14th February, 2026 | Integrated Science 2 (Essay) 8
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:00 hrs. |
Integrated Science 1 (Objective) 9
| 10:00 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. | |
Integrated Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 10
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. |
Download WASSCE 2026-PC First Series Timetable for Jan/Feb Exam
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WAEC Private Candidates 2026 (First Series)—Exam Schedule
| Date | Subject/Paper | Start Time (GMT) | End Time (GMT) |
| Friday, 16th January, 2026 | Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) *Planning Session 1
| 08:30 hrs. | 09:30 hrs. |
| Monday, 19th January, 2026 to Friday, 23rd January, 2026 | French 3 (Oral) 2
| TBD by Council | TBD by Council |
Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) 3
| TBD by Council | TBD by Council | |
Graphic Design 3 (Project Work) 4
| TBD by Council | TBD by Council | |
| Tuesday, 20th January, 2026 | Insurance 2 (Essay) 5
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Crop Husbandry and Horticulture 2 (Essay) 6
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Insurance 1 (Objective) 7
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:20 hrs. | |
Crop Husbandry and Horticulture 1 (Objective) 8
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 21st January, 2026 | Crop Husbandry and Horticulture 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 9
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. |
| Thursday, 22nd January, 2026 | Marketing 2 (Essay) 10
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Principles of Cost Accounting 2 (Essay) 11
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) 2 (Essay) 12
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Marketing 1 (Objective) 13
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:20 hrs. | |
Principles of Cost Accounting 1 (Objective) 14
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) 1 (Objective) 15
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
| Friday, 23rd January, 2026 | Animal Husbandry (Alternative A) 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 16
| 14:30 hrs. | 16:30 hrs. |
| Saturday, 24th January, 2026 | Science (Core) 2 (Essay) 17
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:00 hrs. |
Management-In-Living 2 (Essay) 18
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Science (Core) 1 (Objective) 19
| 10:00 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. | |
Management-In-Living 1 (Objective) 20
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Science (Core) 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 21
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
Management-In-Living 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 22
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:00 hrs. | |
| Monday, 26th January, 2026 | Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing) 23
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:15 hrs. |
General Knowledge-In-Art 3A (Drawing and Painting) 24
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay) 25
| 13:30 hrs. | 15:15 hrs. | |
Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) 26
| 15:15 hrs. | 16:15 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 27th January, 2026 | Social Studies 2 (Essay) 27
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. |
Physical Education 2 (Essay) 28
| 08:30 hrs. | 09:50 hrs. | |
Physical Education 1 (Objective) 29
| 09:50 hrs. | 10:40 hrs. | |
Social Studies 1 (Objective) 30
| 13:00 hrs. | 13:50 hrs. | |
Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice) 31
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 28th January, 2026 | Information and Communication Technology (Elective) 2 (Essay) 32
| 08:30 hrs. | 09:30 hrs. |
Hausa 2 (Essay) 33
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Igbo 2 (Essay) 34
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Yoruba 2 (Essay) 35
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Information and Communication Technology (Elective) 1 (Objective) 36
| 09:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Hausa 1 (Objective) 37
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Igbo 1 (Objective) 38
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Yoruba 1 (Objective) 39
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
General Knowledge-In-Art 3B (Lettering and Design) 40
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
General Knowledge-In-Art 2 (Essay) 41
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
Information and Communication Technology (Elective) 3 (Practical) – 1st Set 42
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
General Knowledge-In-Art 1 (Objective) 43
| 14:30 hrs. | 15:20 hrs. | |
Information and Communication Technology (Elective) 3 (Practical) – 2nd Set 44
| 15:00 hrs. | 17:00 hrs. | |
| Thursday, 29th January, 2026 | Biology 2 (Essay) 45
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:10 hrs. |
Biology 1 (Objective) 46
| 10:10 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. | |
Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 47
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
| Friday, 30th January, 2026 | Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice) 48
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. |
Financial Accounting 1 (Objective) 49
| 11:00 hrs. | 12:00 hrs. | |
Health Science 2 (Essay) 50
| 14:30 hrs. | 16:00 hrs. | |
Graphic Design 2 (Essay) 51
| 14:30 hrs. | 16:30 hrs. | |
Health Science 1 (Objective) 52
| 16:00 hrs. | 17:00 hrs. | |
Graphic Design 1 (Objective) 53
| 16:30 hrs. | 17:20 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 31st January, 2026 | General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay) 54
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. |
General Mathematics/Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective) 55
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
| Monday, 2nd February, 2026 | Business Management 2 (Essay) 56
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Business Management 1 (Objective) 57
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 3rd February, 2026 | Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) 58
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:40 hrs. |
General Agriculture 2 (Essay) 59
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) 60
| 10:40 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
General Agriculture 1 (Objective) 61
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 62
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
General Agriculture 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 63
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 4th February, 2026 | Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) 64
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) 65
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. | |
Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) 66
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) 67
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
History 2 (Essay) 68
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. | |
French 2 (Essay) 69
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:15 hrs. | |
French 1 (Objective) 70
| 14:15 hrs. | 15:15 hrs. | |
History 1 (Objective) 71
| 15:00 hrs. | 16:00 hrs. | |
| Thursday, 5th February, 2026 | Physics 2 (Essay) 72
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:00 hrs. |
Physics 1 (Objective) 73
| 10:00 hrs. | 11:15 hrs. | |
Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 74
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:45 hrs. | |
| Friday, 6th February, 2026 | Geography 2 (Essay) 75
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Geography 1 (Objective) 76
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) 77
| 14:30 hrs. | 16:20 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 7th February, 2026 | English Language 2 (Essay) 78
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
English Language 1 (Objective) 79
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
English Language 3 (Oral / Test of Orals) 80
| 13:00 hrs. | 13:45 hrs. | |
| Monday, 9th February, 2026 | Chemistry 2 (Essay) 81
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Chemistry 1 (Objective) 82
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 83
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 10th February, 2026 | Literature-In-English 2 (Prose) 84
| 08:30 hrs. | 09:45 hrs. |
Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) 85
| 09:45 hrs. | 10:45 hrs. | |
Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 86
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:45 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 11th February, 2026 | Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay) 87
| 08:30 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. |
Further Mathematics/Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective) 88
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:30 hrs. | |
| Thursday, 12th February, 2026 | Economics 2 (Essay) 89
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Economics 1 (Objective) 90
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) 91
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:30 hrs. | |
Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay) 92
| 13:00 hrs. | 14:15 hrs. | |
Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective) 93
| 14:15 hrs. | 15:15 hrs. | |
| Friday, 13th February, 2026 | Government 2 (Essay) 94
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Government 1 (Objective) 95
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Commerce 2 (Essay) 96
| 14:30 hrs. | 16:30 hrs. | |
Commerce 1 (Objective) 97
| 16:30 hrs. | 17:20 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 14th February, 2026 | Civic Education 2 (Essay) 98
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:30 hrs. |
Integrated Science 2 (Essay) 99
| 08:30 hrs. | 10:00 hrs. | |
Civic Education 1 (Objective) 100
| 10:30 hrs. | 11:30 hrs. | |
Integrated Science 1 (Objective) 101
| 10:00 hrs. | 11:00 hrs. | |
Integrated Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) 102
| 13:00 hrs. | 15:00 hrs. |
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