ASCOEA NCE Academic Calendar for 1st Semester 2025/2026

The management of Aminu Saleh College of Education, Azare has released the approved NCE academic calendar for the first semester of the 2025/2026 academic session.

The schedule was issued through the Directorate of Academic Planning and Quality Assurance and it covers all NCE levels.

This guide breaks the dates down in plain terms so students can see what happens, and when it happens. Some dates may feel close together, so students are advised to keep this page handy.

ASCOEA NCE Academic Calendar

• 5 January 2026
  Commencement of first semester for all NCE levels
• 5 to 17 January 2026
  Registration period (2 weeks)
• 19 to 24 January 2026
  Late registration period (1 week)
• 19 January to 30 April 2026
  Lecture period for NCE 100 and 200 levels (12 weeks)
• 21 January 2026
  Teaching practice orientation for NCE 300 level students
• 26 January to 23 May 2026
  Teaching practice exercise for NCE 300 level students (12 weeks)
• 9 to 22 March 2026
  Eid El Fitr and mid-semester break (2 weeks)
• 23 March 2026
  Resumption of academic activities after break
• 24 to 27 March 2026
  Submission of first semester examination questions and marking guides
• 25 to 27 March 2026
  Orientation and matriculation for NCE 100 level students
• 30 March to 7 April 2026
  Moderation and retrieval of first semester exam questions
• 3 to 6 April 2026
  Good Friday and Easter Monday holidays
• 13 to 18 April 2026
  Display of continuous assessment scores
• 1 May 2026
  Workers’ Day holiday
• 4 to 23 May 2026
  First semester examinations for NCE 100 and 200 levels (3 weeks)
• 23 May to 7 June 2026
  First semester break for NCE 100 and 200 levels (2 weeks)
• 23 May to 13 June 2026
  Marking and uploading of first semester results (3 weeks)
• 8 June 2026
  Commencement of second semester for all NCE levels
• 15 to 22 June 2026
  Moderation of marked scripts and results
• 23 to 30 June 2026
  Computation of first semester results
• 1 July 2026
  Submission of results to the Academic Board Business Committee
• 1 to 6 July 2026
  Vetting of first semester results
• 9 July 2026
  Academic Board meeting to consider first semester results

Students are advised to plan ahead, especially for registration deadlines and exam periods. Missing a date can lead to avoidable issues later on, and no one wants that stress.