THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
WEST AFRICAN SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FOR PRIVATE CANDIDATES, 2023 – SECOND SERIES
DATE
Friday 27th
October, 2023
Monday, 6th
November, 2023 to
Friday, 17th
November, 2023
Wednesday, 15th
November, 2023
Thursday, 16th
November, 2023
Friday, 17th
November, 2023
Saturday, 18th
November, 2023
PAPER CODE
PC7023
PC7033
PC3013
PC7054
PC3043
PC7013
PC7023
PC7033
PC6043
PC1042
PC1041
PC2052
PC2051
PC6152
PC6151
PC3272
PC3271
PC3282
PC3281
PC3292
PC3291
PC7032
PC7031
PC6153
PC6153
PC5023
PC2162
PC2161
SUBJECT/PAPER
Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical) Planning Session
Home Management 3 (Practical ) Planning Session
Arabic 3 (Oral)
Music 3B (Performance Test)
French 3 (Oral)
Clothing and Textiles 3 (Practical)
Foods and Nutrition 3 (Practical)
Home Management 3 (Practical)
Building Construction 3 (Building Drawing and Essay)
Financial Accounting 2 (Theory and Practice)
Financial Accounting 1 (Objective)
Government 2 (Essay)
Government 1 (Objective)
Basic Electronics 2 (Essay)
Basic Electronics 1 (Objective)
Hausa 2 (Essay)
Hausa 1 (Objective)
Igbo 2 (Essay)
Igbo 1 (Objective)
Yoruba 2 (Essay)
Yoruba 1 (Objective)
Home Management 2 (Essay)
Home Management 1 (Objective)
Basic Electronics 3 (Practical)
Basic Electronics 3 (Practical)
Agricultural Science 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
Civic Education 2 (Essay)
Civic Education 1 (Objective)
1
DURATION
1hr
1hr
15mins
30mins
40mins
2hrs 30mins
3hrs
3hrs
2hrs 30mins
2hrs 30mins
1hr
2hrs
1hr
1hr
1hr
2hrs
1hr
2hrs
1hr
2hrs
1hr
1hr
1hr
3hrs
3hrs
1hr 30mins
2hrs
1hr
TIME
9:30am - 10:30am
10:30am - 11:30am
Time for paper will be arranged by the
Council.
9:30am
9:30am
12noon
2:00pm
4:00pm
2:00pm
3:00pm
9:30am
11:30am
9:30am
11:30am
9:30am
11:30am
9:30am
10:30am
9:30am
1:00pm
3:30 pm
9:30am
11:30am
-
12noon
12noon
1:00pm
4:00pm
5:00pm
3:00pm
4:00pm
11:30am
12:30pm
11:30am
12:30pm
11:30am
12:30pm
10:30am
11:30am
12:30pm (1st Set)
4:00pm (2nd Set)
5:00pm
11:30am
12:30pm
DATE
Tuesday, 21st
November, 2023
Wednesday, 22nd
November, 2023
Thursday, 23rd
November, 2023
Friday, 24th
November, 2023
Saturday, 25th
November, 2023
Monday, 27th
November, 2023
Tuesday, 28th
November, 2023
Wednesday, 29th
November, 2023
Thursday, 30th
November, 2023
Friday, 1st
December, 2023
Saturday, 2nd
December, 2023
Monday, 4th
December, 2023
PAPER CODE
PC5083
PC5113
PC6083
PC6082
PC6081
PC7022
PC7021
PC6093
PC6093
PC4022
PC4021
PC6042
PC6041
PC7062
PC7061
PC2102
PC2101
PC6142
PC6141
PC6092
PC6091
PC2022
PC2021
PC2082
PC2081
PC3012
PC3011
PC6032
PC6031
PC2103
PC5022
PC5021
PC5112
PC5111
PC2032
PC2031
PC7063
SUBJECT/PAPER
Health Education 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
Physical Education 3 (Theory of Practice)
Technical Drawing 3 (Sketches, Building and Mechanical Drawing)
Technical Drawing 2 (Essay)
Technical Drawing 1 (Objective)
Foods and Nutrition 2 (Essay)
Foods and Nutrition 1 (Objective)
Woodwork 3 (Practical)
Woodwork 3 (Practical)
General Mathematics 2 (Essay)
General Mathematics 1 (Objective)
Building Construction 2 (Essay)
Building Construction 1 (Objective)
Visual Art 2 (Essay)
Visual Art 1 (Objective)
Literature-In-English 2(Prose)
Literature-In-English 1 (Objective)
Basic Electricity 2 (Essay)
Basic Electricity1 (Objective)
Woodwork 2 (Essay and Design)
Woodwork 1 (Objective)
Christian Religious Studies 2 (Essay)
Christian Religious Studies 1 (Objective)
Islamic Studies 2 (Essay)
Islamic Studies 1 (Objective)
Arabic 2 (Essay)
Arabic 1 (Objective)
Auto Mechanics 2 (Essay)
Auto Mechanics 1 (Objective)
Literature-In-English 3 (Drama & Poetry )
Agricultural Science 2 (Essay)
Agricultural Science 1 (Objective)
Physical Education 2 (Essay)
Physical Education 1 (Objective)
Economics 2 (Essay)
Economics 1 (Objective)
Visual Art 3A (Drawing)
DURATION
1hr 45mins
2hrs
2hrs 45mins
1hr 45mins
1hr
1hr 15mins
1hr
3hrs
3hrs
2hrs 30mins
1hr 30mins
1hr
45mins
2hrs
50mins
1hr 15mins
1hr
1hr
1hr
2hrs 20mins
40mins
2hrs
1hr
2hrs
50mins
2hrs
50mins
1hr 30mins
1hr
2hrs 30mins
2hrs 10mins
50mins
1hr 20mins
50mins
2hrs
1hr
3hrs
TIME
9:30am
2:00pm
9:30am
2:30pm
4:15pm
2:00pm
3:15pm
9:30am
1:00pm
9:30am
2:00pm
9:30 am
10:30 am
2:00pm
4:00pm
9:30am
10:45am
12noon
1:00pm
2:00pm
4:20pm
9:30am
11:30am
9:30am
11:30am
2:00pm
4:00pm
9:30am
11:00am
2:00pm
9:30am
11:40am
3:30pm
4:50pm
9:30am
11:30am
2:00pm
-
PC7052
PC7051
PC6143
PC6143
Music 2 (Essay)
Music 1 (Objective)
Basic Electricity 3 (Practical)
Basic Electricity 3 (Practical)
2hrs
1hr
3hrs
3hrs
9:30am
11:30am
9:30am
1:00pm
- 11:30am
- 12:30pm
- 12:30pm (1st Set)
- 4:00pm(2nd Set)
2
11:15am
4:00pm
12:15pm
4:15pm
5:15pm
3:15pm
4:15pm
12:30pm (1st Set)
4:00pm (2nd Set)
12noon
3:30pm
10:30 am
11:15 am
4:00pm
4:50pm
10:45am
11:45am
1:00pm
2:00pm
4:20pm
5:00pm
11:30am
12:30pm
11:30am
12:20pm
4:00pm
4:50pm
11:00am
12noon
4:30pm
11:40am
12:30pm
4:50pm
5:40pm
11:30am
12:30pm
5:00pm
DATE
th
Tuesday, 5
December, 2023
Wednesday, 6th
December, 2023
Thursday 7th
December, 2023
Friday, 8th
December, 2023
Saturday, 9th
December, 2023
Monday, 11th
December, 2023
Tuesday, 12th
December, 2023
Wednesday, 13th
December, 2023
Thursday, 14th
December, 2023
Friday, 15th
December, 2023
Wednesday, 20th
December, 2023
PAPER CODE
SUBJECT/PAPER
DURATION
TIME
PC2072
PC2071
PC1032
PC1031
PC2042
PC2041
PC2043
PC5122
PC5121
PC5123
PC5042
PC5041
PC5043
PC3022
PC3021
PC3023/B
History 2 (Essay)
History 1 (Objective)
Commerce 2 (Essay)
Commerce 1 (Objective)
Geography 2(Essay)
Geography 1(Objective)
Geography 3 (Practical and Physical Geography)
Physics 2 (Essay)
Physics 1 (Objective)
Physics 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
Biology 2 (Essay)
Biology 1 (Objective)
Biology 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
English Language 2 (Essay)
English Language 1 (Objective)
English Language 3 (Test of Orals)
2hrs
1hr
2hrs
50mins
2hrs
1hr
1hr 50mins
1hr 30mins
1hr 15mins
2hrs 45mins
1hr 40mins
50mins
2hrs
2hrs
1hr
45mins
9:30am
11:30am
2:00pm
4:00pm
9:30am
11:30am
2:30pm
9:30am
11:00am
2:00pm
9:30am
11:10am
4:00pm
9:30am
11:30am
2:00pm
-
PC6033
PC6033
PC5052
PC5051
PC5053
PC4012
PC4011
PC7053
PC7064
PC6072
PC6071
PC7012
PC7011
PC3042
PC3041
PC5082
PC5081
PC6073
PC6073
Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical )
Auto Mechanics 3 ( Practical )
Chemistry 2 (Essay)
Chemistry 1 (Objective)
Chemistry 3 (Alternative to Practical Work)
Further Mathematics 2 (Essay)
Further Mathematics 1 (Objective)
Music 3A (Aural)
Visual Art 3B (Creative Design)
Metalwork 2 (Essay)
Metalwork 1 (Objective)
Clothing and Textiles 2 (Essay)
Clothing and Textiles 1 (Objective)
French 2 (Essay)
French 1 (Objective)
Health Education 2 (Essay)
Health Education 1 (Objective)
Metalwork 3 ( Practical )
Metalwork 3 ( Practical )
2hrs
2hrs
2hrs
1hr
1hr 30mins
2hrs 30mins
1hr 30mins
45mins
3hrs
1hr 30mins
1hr
1hr 30mins
1hr
1hr 15mins
1hr
1hr 30mins
1hr
3hrs 10mins
3hrs 10mins
9:30am
12noon
9:30am
11:30am
2:00pm
9:30am
2:30pm
4:30pm
9:30am
2:00pm
3:30pm
2:00pm
3:30pm
9:30am
10:45am
3:30pm
5:00pm
9:30am
1:00pm
- 11:30am (1st Set)
- 2:00pm (2nd Set)
- 11:30am
- 12:30pm
- 3:30pm
- 12noon
- 4:00pm
- 5:15pm
- 12:30pm
- 3:30pm
- 4:30pm
- 3:30pm
- 4:30pm
- 10:45am
- 11:45am
- 5:00pm
- 6:00pm
- 12:40pm (1st Set)
- 4:10pm (2nd Set)
3
11:30am
12:30pm
4:00pm
4:50pm
11:30am
12:30pm
4:20pm
11:00am
12:15pm
4:45pm
11:10am
12noon
6:00pm
11:30am
12:30pm
2:45pm
Notes
1.
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.
2.
Question Papers to be Given Out in Advance of the Dates They Are to be Taken
(1)
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.
3.
Extra Time for Candidates with Special Needs
Candidates with Special Needs should be allowed one and half times the time allotted to other candidates.
CEO/OOO/AO/ENO/eoa
AUGUST2023
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