Are you writing the 2022 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) January/February (first series)? If yes, we are glad to inform you that the West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has released the examination timetable. The official WAEC GCE timetable is available below for interested candidates to copy. A printable version (pdf) has been included for candidates who wish to have the timetable printed.
The West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) has officially released the timetable for the 2022 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) First Series commonly referred to as WAEC GCE.
WAEC GCE Exam Date
According to the 2022 WAEC GCE Timetable, the examination has been scheduled to take off on Friday, 31st January 2022, and ends on Saturday, 19th February 2022.
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WAEC GCE Timetable
IT IS ADVISABLE TO MAKE REFERENCES WITH THE PDF VERSION OF THE 2021 WAEC GCE TIMETABLE.
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| DATE | SUBJECT/PAPER | TIME G.M.T |
| Monday, 31st January, 2022 | Civic Education 2 (Essay)** | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Civic Education 1 (Objective)** | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 1st February, 2022 | Health Science 2 (Essay) ****** | 08:30hrs. – 10:00hrs. |
| Health Science 1 (Objective) ****** | 10:00hrs. – 11:00hrs. | |
| Health Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) ****** | 13:00hrs. – 14:45hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 2nd February, 2022 | Science (Core) 2 (Essay)****** | 08:30 hrs. – 10:00 hrs. |
| Science (Core) 1 (Objective)****** | 10:00 hrs. – 11:00 hrs. | |
| Science (Core) 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)****** | 13:00 hrs. – 15:00 hrs. | |
| Thursday, 3 rd February, 2022 | Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:40 hrs. |
| Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) | 10:40 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 13:00 hrs. – 14:30 hrs. | |
| Friday, 4th February, 2022 | Government 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Government 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 5th February, 2022 | General Mathematics 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 11:00 hrs. |
| General Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 13:00 hrs. – 14:30 hrs. | |
| Monday, 7th February, 2022 | Chemistry 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Chemistry 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 13:00 hrs. – 14:30 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 8th February, 2022 | Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. | |
| Islamic Studies 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| History 2 (Essay)****/****** | 13:00 hrs.- 15:00 hrs. | |
| History 1 (Objective) ****/****** | 15:00 hrs. – 16:00 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 9th February, 2022 | Physics 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:00 hrs. |
| Physics 1 (Objective) | 10:00 hrs. — 11:15 hrs. | |
| Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 13:00 hrs. – 15:45 hrs. | |
| Thursday, 10th February, 2022 | Geography 2(Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Geography 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography) | 13:00 hrs. – 14:50 hrs. | |
| Friday, 11th February, 2021 | Further Mathematics 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 11:00 hrs. |
| Further Mathematics 1 (Objective) | 14:00 hrs. – 15:30hrs. | |
| Saturday, 12th February, 2022 | English Language 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| English Language 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| English Language 3 (Test of Orals)**/**** | 13:00 hrs. – 13:45 hrs. | |
| Monday, 14th February, 2022 | Biology 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:10 hrs. |
| Biology 1 (Objective) | 10:10 hrs. – 11:00 hrs. | |
| Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work) | 13.00 hrs. – 15:00 hrs. | |
| Tuesday, 15th February, 2022 | Literature-In-English 2(Prose) | 08:30hrs. – 09:45hrs. |
| Literature-In-English 1 (Objective) | 09:45hrs. – 10:45hrs. | |
| Literature-in-English 3 (Drama & Poetry) | 13:00 hrs. – 15:30 hrs. | |
| Wednesday, 16th February, 2022 | Economics 2 (Essay) | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Economics 1 (Objective) | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs | |
| Thursday, 17th February, 2022 | English Language 3 (Orals)****** | 08:30 hrs.-09:15 hrs. 1st Set |
| English Language 3 (Orals)****** | 09:30hrs. – 10:15hrs. 2nd Set | |
| Commerce 2 (Essay) | 13:00 hrs. – 15:00 hrs. | |
| Commerce 1 (Objective) | 15:00 hrs. – 15:50 hrs. | |
| Friday, 18th February, 2022 | Hausa 2 (Essay)** | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. |
| Hausa 1 (Objective)** | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Igbo 2 (Essay)** | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. | |
| Igbo 1 (Objective)** | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Yoruba 2 (Essay)** | 08:30 hrs. – 10:30 hrs. | |
| Yoruba 1 (Objective)** | 10:30 hrs. – 11:30 hrs. | |
| Saturday, 19th February, 2022 | Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice) | 08:30 hrs. – 11:00 hrs. |
| Financial Accounting 1 (Objective) | 11:00 hrs. – 12:00 hrs. |
** Available to candidates in Nigeria only
**** Available to candidates in Liberia only
****** Available to candidates in The Gambia only
Notes
- Difference in Time on Question Paper and Timetable
Where the duration indicated on the question paper differs from that on the timetable, the one on the question paper should be followed. - Question Papers to be Given Out in Advance of the Dates They Are to be Taken
Visual Art 3- Paper 3A – Instructions will be given to supervisors two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
- Paper 3B – Question papers will be given to candidates two weeks before the paper is due to be taken.
- Extra Time for Candidates with Special Needs
Candidates with Special Needs should be allowed one and half times the time allotted to other candidates.
