When is the Junior WAEC (BECE) 2023/2024 Starting & Closing Date – Timetable

Many want to know when the junior secondary school examination (2023 BECE) will start. Candidates currently in the JSS 3 are preparing to sit for the examination. However, due to the changes in the usual examination period (June – July), they are still searching for the exact dates for the examination.

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Our previous article gave the starting date for 2023 BECE students in Ghana. But this new article will discuss the Junior WAEC (BECE) 2023/2024 for Nigerian students.

The Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) is the examination conducted for candidates in their final year of Junior Secondary School in Nigeria.

It is used to transition from JSS 3 of the basic education class to the senior secondary school. While each state of the federation and the FCT conduct the BECE for their candidates, NECO conducts it for Federal Unity Colleges and other allied institutions.

Interested private secondary schools also take the examination, provided their State’s Ministries of Education permit them. BECE certificate replaces the primary school certificate as the first school leaving certificate.

The BECE grading system is as follows:

A – Distinction
B – Upper Credit
C – Lower Credit
P – Pass
F – Fail

The minimum number of candidates to be registered by a school for BECE Internal is twenty(20). Any centre registering less than 20 candidates is deemed unviable.

Note:

Registration cards will no longer be used with effect from 2019. Schools (Centres) are to log in to the NECO portal and pay the registration fees into the NECO TSA online using the payment options.

Once payment is successful, the candidates’ data can be uploaded from the NECO offline app, and only then will exam numbers be generated for the candidates.

Schools (centres) are to register their candidates using the offline application before login in

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Approved Fees for the Examination

The following are the approved fees for the examination and other related items:

Details of the Examination fees and other registration materials are as follows:

Registration fee for the 2023 BECE is N8,700.00 only per candidate
Unviable Centre fee is N12,500.00
The syllabus is N1,500.00 per copy
Late Registration attracts a Penalty of an additional N2,000.00 per candidate
The registration fee for BECE Re-sit is N3,000.00 per subject per candidate
Note that Stamp Duty, Service, and Remita charges apply

Date Schedules for the Junior WAEC Activities – BECE

The registration period is between Monday, 13th December 2023, and Monday, 9th May 2023.
The website will be closed at midnight on Monday, 9th May 2023.
The last date to return the printed payment receipt and endorsed final validation list is Friday, 13th May 2023.
The Examination will hold from 16th May to 30th May 2023.
The last date for upload of CA3 online is 20th June 2023.
The registration period for BECE Resit is between 18th July and 3rd August 2023
The tentative date for BECE Resit is between the 3rd and 4th of August 2023

When is the junior Waec 2023/2024 Starting Date?

Based on the 2023 BECE timetable for the Junior Secondary School Examination, the BECE 2023 will be from Wednesday, 8th June, and ends on Wednesday, 16th June.

See the National Examination Council (NECO) BECE 2023 Timetable Below.

DATE	PAPER CODE	PAPER TITLE AND SUBJECT	DURATION	TIME
Monday 16th May	2071 2081 2091 2191 6231 6241	Paper I: Objective: Hausa L1 Paper I: Objective: Igbo L1 Paper I: Objective: Yoruba L1 Paper I: Objective: Edo L1 Paper I: Objective: Efik L1 Paper I: Objective: Ibibio L1	1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am
	2072 2082 2092 2192 6232 6242	Paper II: Objective: Hausa L1 Paper II: Objective: Igbo L1 Paper II: Objective: Yoruba L1 Paper II: Objective: Edo L1 Paper II: Objective: Efik L1 Paper II: Objective: Ibibio L1	1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr 1hr	11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon
	2201 2211 2221	Paper I: Objective: Hausa L2 Paper I: Objective: Igbo L2 Paper I: Objective: Yoruba L2	1hr 1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am
	3111 3112	Paper I: Objective: Business Studies Paper II: Objective: Business Studies	1hr 1hr	2.30pm – 3.30pm 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Tuesday 17th May	8331 8332 8304	Paper I: Objective: National Values Education (NVE) Paper II: Objective: National Values Education (NVE) Paper IV: Drawing: Basic Science and Technology (BST)	1hr 1hr 45mins	10.00am – 11.00am 11.00am – 12.00noon 2.30pm – 3.15pm
Wednesday 18th May	1021 1022 1023	Paper I: Objective: Mathematics Paper II: Objective: Mathematics Paper III: Essay: Mathematics	1hr 20mins 1hr 20mins 40mins	10.00am – 11.20am 11.20am – 12.40pm 2.30pm – 3.10pm
Thursday 19th May	3113	Paper III: Practical: Business Studies	20mins	10.00am – 10.20am
Friday 20th May	8341 8342	Paper I: Objective: History Paper II: Objective: History	1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 11.00am – 12.00noon
Monday 23rd May	8303	Paper III: Computer Practical: Basic Science and Technology (BST)	45mins	10.00am – 10.45am
Tuesday 24th May	7291 7292 7293	Paper I: Objective: Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA) Paper II: Objective: Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA) Paper III: Practical: Cultural and Creative Arts (CCA)	1hr 1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 11.00am – 12.00noon 2.30pm – 3.30pm
Wednesday 25th May	1011 1012 1013	Paper I: Objective: English Studies Paper II: Objective: English Studies Paper III: Essay: English Studies	1hr 20mins 40mins 30mins	10.00am – 11.20am 11.20am – 12.00 noon 2.30pm – 3.00pm
Thursday 26th May	5161 5181	Paper I: Objective: Christian Religious Studies Paper I: Objective: Islamic Studies	1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 10.00am – 11.00am
	5162 5182	Paper II: Objective: Christian Religious Studies Paper II: Objective: Islamic Studies	1hr 1hr	11.00am – 12.00noon 11.00am – 12.00noon
	8311 8312	Paper I: Objective: Pre-Vocational Studies (PVS) Paper II: Objective: Pre-Vocational Studies (PVS)	1hr 1hr	2.30pm – 3.30pm 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Friday 27th May	8301 8302	Paper I: Objective: Basic Science and Technology (BST) Paper II: Objective: Basic Science and Technology (BST)	1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 11.00am – 12.00noon
Monday 30th May	2061 2062	Paper I: Objective: Arabic Language Paper II: Objective: Arabic Language	1hr 1hr	10.00am – 11.00am 11.00am – 12.00noon
Monday 30th May	2051 2052	Paper I: Objective: French Language Paper II: Objective: French Language	1hr 1hr	2.30pm – 3.30pm 3.30pm – 4.30pm

SCHOOLS AND CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:

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 as well as Basic Science & 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 5.00 pm. Computers can be used in place of Typewriters 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 Customised Braille Sheet for the Examination.

When is the Junior WAEC (BECE) 2023/2024 Starting & Closing Date – Timetable

Approved Fees for the Examination

Date Schedules for the Junior WAEC Activities – BECE

When is the junior Waec 2023/2024 Starting Date?

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