BECE (JSS3) Junior WAEC Timetable 2024 (PDF Download)

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BECE Junior WAEC JSS3 Timetable 2024

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) for 2024/2025 is scheduled to start on Monday, May 13^th, 2024, and end on Friday, May 24^th, 2024.

The National Examinations Council (NECO) will conduct the examination.

Schools and Candidates Should Note

• Where the time on the question paper differs from the time on this timetable, the time on the question paper should be strictly adhered to.
• Practical in Business Studies and Basic Science and Technology (BST) should be in sets where the number of candidates is large, and the equipment cannot go round. However, the practical examination should not exceed 5.00pm. Computers can be used for Business Studies.
• Albinos and Blind Candidates are to be given 30mins extra time in all subjects.
• Blind Candidates must make use of NECO-supplied OBR Customized Braille Sheet for the Examination.
• Bringing into the examination hall electronic communication gadgets (programmable calculators, mobile phones, iPad tablets, smart wrist watches/glasses/pens) are strictly prohibited.

Basic Education Certificate Examination

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the main examination to qualify students for admission into secondary and vocational schools in Ghana, and Nigeria.

It is written after three years of junior secondary education.

The exam is administered by the Ghana Education Service under the Ministry of Education.

In Nigeria, it is administered by the state ministry of education in each state under the supervision of the National Examinations Council (NECO).

It is conducted annually in June (Ghana), May/June (Nigeria).

Tested Subjects (Ghana)

• English Language
• Mathematics
• Integrated Science
• Social Studies
• Religious and Moral Education
• French

(Optional)

• Ghanaian language (any Ghanaian language offered at a candidate’s school)
• Basic Design and Technology (Visual arts, Home Economics, Pre-Technical Skills)
• Information Communication and Technology

Tested Subjects (Nigeria)

• English Language
• Mathematics
• National Values Education (Including Civic Education, Social Studies and Christian/Islamic Religious Studies)
• Basic Science and Technology
• Cultural and Creative Arts
• Pre-vocational Studies
• Foreign Language (French or Arabic)
• Nigerian Language (Edo, Efik, Hausa, Igbo or Yoruba)
• Business Studies
• History

Registration

Schools approved by the Ghana Education Service or NECO are eligible to register students for the BECE each year.

The six-week entry period begins in October and ends in November.

Participating schools upload their Statement of Entries and School Choice Files via the Internet for processing.

Continuous Assessment Scores are submitted to the council on compact discs.

Candidate Grading and Selection

The examination comprises multiple-choice and written questions, and continuous (internal) assessment marks provided by the schools.

In Ghana, candidates are graded on a nine-point scale, with Grade 1 for highest performance and Grade 9 for lowest.

From 2017 to date, candidates in Nigeria have been graded on a non-linear 5 point scale from:

• A (Distinction) 
• B (Upper Credit)
• C (Lower Credit)
• P (Pass)
• F (Fail)