WAEC GCE Timetable 2026 First Series

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the timetable for the 2026 First series WASSCE for Private Candidates, also called GCE.

The examination runs from Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026 to Saturday, 14 Feb 2026.

Exam dates at a glance

• Start date: Wed, 28 Jan 2026
• End date: Sat, 14 February 2026

Full WAEC GCE 2026 timetable by day

Wednesday, 28 Jan 2026

The day lists Hausa, Igbo, and Yoruba papers in the same time slots; candidates should note the subject that applies to them.

• PC3272 – Hausa 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC3271 – Hausa 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC3282 – Igbo 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC3281 – Igbo 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC3292 – Yoruba 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC3291 – Yoruba 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm

Thursday, 29 January 2026

• PC5042 – Biology 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 1 hr 40 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 11:10am
• PC5041 – Biology 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 50 mins
  Time: 11:10am to 12:00pm
• PC5043 – Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 2:00pm to 4:00pm

Friday, 30 January 2026

• PC1042 – Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)
  Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm
• PC1041 – Financial Accounting 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 12:00pm to 1:00pm

Saturday, 31 Jan 2026

• PC4022 – General Mathematics / Mathematics (Core) 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm
• PC4021 – General Mathematics / Mathematics (Core) 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Tuesday, 3 Feb 2026

• PC5022 – Agricultural Science 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs 10 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 11:40am
• PC5021 – Agricultural Science 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 50 mins
  Time: 11:40am to 12:30pm
• PC5023 – Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
  Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Wednesday, 4 February 2026

• PC2022 – Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2021 – Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC2082 – Islamic Studies 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2081 – Islamic Studies 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm

Thursday, 5 Feb 2026

• PC5122 – Physics 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 11:00am
• PC5121 – Physics 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr 15 mins
  Time: 11:00am to 12:15pm
• PC5123 – Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
  Duration: 2 hrs 45 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 4:45pm

Friday, 6 February 2026

• PC2042 – Geography 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2041 – Geography 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC2043 – Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography)
  Duration: 1 hr 50 mins
  Time: 3:30pm to 5:20pm

Saturday, 7 Feb 2026

• PC3022 – English Language 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC3021 – English Language 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC3023/B – English Language 3 (Test of Orals)
  Duration: 45 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 2:45pm

Monday, 9 February 2026

• PC5052 – Chemistry 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC5051 – Chemistry 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC5053 – Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
  Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Tuesday, 10 Feb 2026

• PC2102 – Literature-In-English 2 (Prose)
  Duration: 1 hr 15 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 10:45am
• PC2101 – Literature-In-English 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 10:45am to 11:45am

Wednesday, 11 Feb 2026

• PC4012 – Further Mathematics / Mathematics (Elective) 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
  Time: 9:30am to 12:00pm
• PC4011 – Further Mathematics / Mathematics (Elective) 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr 30 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 3:30pm

Thursday, 12 February 2026

• PC2032 – Economics 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2031 – Economics 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC2103 – Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry)
  Duration: 2 hrs 30 mins
  Time: 2:00pm to 4:30pm

Friday, 13 Feb 2026

• PC2052 – Government 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2051 – Government 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm
• PC1032 – Commerce 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 3:30pm to 5:30pm
• PC1031 – Commerce 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 50 mins
  Time: 5:30pm to 6:20pm

Saturday, 14 Feb 2026

• PC2162 – Civic Education 2 (Essay)
  Duration: 2 hrs
  Time: 9:30am to 11:30am
• PC2161 – Civic Education 1 (Objective)
  Duration: 1 hr
  Time: 11:30am to 12:30pm

PDF download

The PDF version (84KB) is available here: WAEC GCE 2026 timetable PDF for First Series WASSCE (Private Candidates)

Related resources

• How to apply for WAEC GCE
• WAEC sample questions and marking scheme
• WAEC syllabus for all subjects

Note on time differences

Where the duration shown on the question paper differs from the Timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed; candidates should treat it as final.