WAEC releases May/June SSCE timetable

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has revealed the timetable for Nigeria’s 2024 May/June SSCE examination.

The examination will start on Tuesday, April 30 with Foods & Nutrition and Home Management.

This was stated in a paper released by WAEC via its X handle (previously known as Twitter), @waecnigeria.

According to WAEC, candidates for the regional test will take English Language on Wednesday, May 15, 2024, along with English Language 2 (Essay), English for Language 1 (Objective), and English Language 3 (Test of Orals), among other subjects.

Due to public holidays for Eid-al-Adha, there will be no exams from Monday, June 17, 2024 to Wednesday, June 19.

Meanwhile, the National Examinations Council (NECO) has rescheduled the 2024 National Common Entrance Examination into Federal Unity Colleges and Federal Government Academy in Suleja.

Azeez Sani, Acting Director of NECO’s Directorate of Information and Digital Communication, announced yesterday that the test, which was originally planned for April 20, will instead take place on June 1.

Also, the Entrance Examination for Gifted and Talented Children into the Federal Government Academy, Suleja, which was originally set for May 4, will now be held on May 25.

The statement attributed the postponing of the two exams to a low number of candidates enrolled.

“All candidates, parents, guardians, schools and relevant stakeholders are therefore enjoined to take note of the new dates for the examinations.

“The registration of candidates will continue till the new dates for the examinations”, the statement read.