NECO Timetable For 2023/2024 July/August (PDF Download)

The National Examination Council (NECO) has released its official timetable for the 2023/2024 July/August internal exams. In this post, we will show you the correct PDF copy of the NECO Timetable for the 2023 exams, both for Science and Art students.

Kindly note that the National Examination Council, NECO SSCE (Internal) 2023/2024 Examination Timetable fot SS3 students is also available in PDF format and can be viewed on the NECO portal. However, we have made it easier for you to view it on this page.

Also, please note that NECO exams usually commence one or two weeks after the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). You may like to check the WAEC official timetable.

When is NECO starting in 2023?

According to the NECO 2023 Timetable, the examination will begin on Monday, July 3, 2023 to Friday, August 4th, 2023. Please, ignore rumor of postponment, as the commencement date remains July 3rd.

Details of NECO Timetable 2023 for July/August

It’s important to note that NECO SSCE internal exam has about seventy six (76) subjects. The minimum number of subjects a candidate can sit for is eight (8), while maximum is nine (9).

2023 SENIOR SCHOOL CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (SSCE) INTERNAL
EXAMINATION TIMETABLE
MONDAY 3RD JULY TO FRIDAY 7TH AUGUST, 2023

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NECO Timetable 2023/2024 For Science Students, Art Students & Commercial Students

DATE	PAPER TITLE AND SUBJECT	TIME
Monday 3rd July to Friday 7th July	Paper I: Practical - Physical Education	Actual date and time will be fixed by the Council.
	Paper I: Practical - Auto Mechanics
	Paper I: Practical - Woodwork
	Paper I: Practical - Home Management
	Paper I: Practical - Foods and Nutrition
	Paper I: Performance Test, Music Technology/Alternative
	Paper IV: Aural Music
	Paper IV: Oral French
	Paper IV: Oral Arabic
	Paper I: Practical - Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting
	Paper I: Auto Electrical Work
	Paper I: Practical - Auto Mechanical Work
	Paper I: Practical - Air Conditioning and Refrigeration
	Paper I: Practical - Welding and Fabrication, Engineering Craft Practice
	Paper I: Practical - Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work
	Paper I: Practical - Radio, Television and Electronics Work
	Paper I: Practical - Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Concrete Work
	Paper IV: Exhibition - Painting and Decoration
	Paper I: Practical - Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
	Paper I: Practical - Machine Woodworking
	Paper I: Practical - Carpentry and Joinery
	Paper I: Practical - Furniture Making
	Paper I: Practical - Upholstery
	Paper I: Practical - Catering Craft Practice
	Paper I: Practical - Garment Making
	Paper I: Practical - Clothing and Textiles
	Paper IV: Exhibition - Dyeing and Bleaching
	Paper IV: Exhibition - Printing Craft Practice
	Paper I: Practical - Cosmetology
	Paper IV: Exhibition - Photography
	Paper IV: Exhibition - Leather Goods, Manufacturing and Repair
	Paper I: Practical - GSM Maintenance and Repairs
	Paper IV: Progressive Assessments - Animal Husbandry
Monday 4th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Store Management	10:00am – 12:40pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Physical Education	2:00pm – 4:00pm
Tuesday 5th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Hausa	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Igbo	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Yoruba	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Edo	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Efik	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Ibibio	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Insurance	2:00pm – 4:40pm
Wednesday 6th July	Paper I: Test of Practical - Health Education	10:00am – 11:30am
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Health Education	11:35am – 1:35pm
	Paper I: Written Comprehension - French	2:30pm – 3:30pm
	Paper II: Written Expression - French	3:30pm – 5:15pm
Thursday 7th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - History	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Home Management	2:00pm – 4:30pm
Friday 8th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Foods & Nutrition	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Woodwork	10:00am – 12:00noon
Saturday 9th July	Paper I: Practical - Data Processing	10:00am – 1:00pm
Monday 11th July to Friday 15th July
Monday 18th July	Paper I: Practical - Physics	10:00am – 12:45pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Government	2:00pm – 4:40pm
Tuesday 19th July	Paper I: Practical - Biology	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I: Practical - Agricultural Science	2:00pm – 3:30pm
Wednesday 20th July	Paper I: Practical - Chemistry	10:00am – 12:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Auto Mechanics	2:00pm – 4:30pm
Thursday 21st July	Paper III: Objective - General Mathematics	10:00am – 11:45am
	Paper II: Essay - General Mathematics	12:00pm – 2:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Music	3:00pm – 5:30pm
Friday 22nd July	Paper III & I: Objective & Practical / Physical - Geography	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper II: Drama & Poetry - Literature in English	3:00pm – 4:40pm
	Paper IV: Drawing & Design - Woodwork	3:00pm – 5:00pm
Saturday 23rd July	Paper 1: Practical - Computer Studies	10:00 am - 1:00pm
Monday 25th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Chemistry	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & IV: Objective & Prose - Literature in English	10:00pm – 12:15pm
	Paper III & II: Objective, Theory & Practice - Financial Accounting	2:00pm – 5:50pm
	Paper III & IV: Objective & Drawing - Technical Drawing	2:00pm – 4:30pm
Tuesday 26th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Biology	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper I: Practical - Basic Electricity	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday 27th July	Paper II & III: Essay & Objective - English Language	10:00am – 12:45pm
	Paper IV: Test of Orals - English Language	1:00pm – 1:45pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Visual Art	2:30pm – 5:30pm
Thursday 28th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Physics	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Commerce	10:00am – 12:40pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Christian Religious Studies	2:00pm – 4:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Islamic Studies	2:00pm – 4:30pm
Friday 29th July	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Agricultural Science	10:00am – 12:30pm
Monday 1st August	Paper IV: Creative Design - Visual Art	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper I: Drawing - Visual Art	2:00pm – 5:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Basic Electricity	2.30pm – 4:45pm
Tuesday 2nd August	Paper I(b): Painting and Decoration (Practical)	10:00am – 4:00pm
	Paper I(b): Dyeing and Bleaching (Practical)	10:00am – 4:00pm
	Paper I(b): Printing Craft Practice (Practical)	10:00am – 4:00pm
	Paper I(b): Photography (Practical)	10:00am – 4:00pm
	Paper I(b): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Practical)	10:00am – 4:00pm
	Paper I: Practical - Mining	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I: Practical - Fisheries	10:00am – 11:30am
	Paper I: Practical - Animal Husbandry	10:00am – 11:30am
	Paper I: Practical - Stenography	10:00am – 11:17am
	Paper IV: Practical - Stenography (Word Processing)	2:00pm – 4:00pm
	Paper I: Practical - Metal Work	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday 3rd August	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration	10:00am – 11:40am
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Blocklaying, Bricklaying & Concrete Work	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Machine Woodworking	10:00am – 11:40am
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Carpentry & Joinery	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Garment Making	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Marketing	10:00am – 12:40pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Upholstery	10:00am – 11:30am
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Stenography	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Animal Husbandry	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Fisheries	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I(a): Painting and Decoration (Report Writing)	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I(a): Dyeing and Bleaching (Report Writing)	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I(a): Printing Craft Practice (Report Writing)	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I(a): Photography (Report Writing)	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I(a): Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Report Writing)	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective, Essay & Literature - Arabic	2:00pm – 5:30pm
Thursday 4th August	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Economics	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper I: Drawing - Building Construction	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Friday 5th August	Paper II: Essay - Human and Regional Geography	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper I: Practical - Electronics	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday 9th August	Paper I: Practical - Technical Drawing	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Computer Studies	2:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday 10th August	Paper III: Objective - Further Mathematics	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper II: Essay - Further Mathematics	12:15pm – 2:45pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Building Construction	3:30pm – 5:30pm
Thursday 11th August	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Auto Electrical Work	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Auto Mechanical work	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Auto Parts Merchandising	10:00am – 12:15pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Radio, Television & Electronics Work	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Plumbing & Pipe Fitting	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper IV: Drawing & Design - Furniture Making	10:00am – 12:00noon
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Furniture Making	12:30pm – 2:15pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Catering Craft Practice	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Clothing & Textiles	10:00am – 12:30pm
Monday 8th August	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Civic Education	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Cosmetology	10:00am – 12:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Minning	10:00am – 12:45pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Tourism	10:00am – 1:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Data Processing	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Store Keeping	10:00am – 12:40pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Book Keeping	10:00am – 1:50pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - GSM Maintenance & Repairs	10:00am – 1:00pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Salesmanship	10:00am – 12:40pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Electronics	2:30pm – 4:30pm
	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Office Practice	2:30pm – 5:30pm
Friday 12th August	Paper III & II: Objective & Essay - Metal Work	10:00am – 12:30pm

Above table shows the NECO 2023 Official Timetable For Science, Art and Commercial Students.

After downloading the PDF copy, proceed to read important information below.

NECO Registration

Registration usually start from December and closes May (from past experience) but this could change depending on government’s policy on education.

NECO Timetable

After the West African Examination Council (WEAC) have released its own time table and closing of all registration process across the country, the NECO examination body will then release exam timetable, which include examination dates and time for all subjects.

Exam Type

The NECO Senior Secondary examination is of two types:

• The Internal NECO exam, and
• Private NECO.

The NECO Internal exam is the type designed for students in senior secondary school. Therefore, one must be a student of accredited schools before he/she can sit for it.

Private NECO exam also known as NECO GCE. it is the type designed for students who are not officially or academically attached to any school. Candidates register as private individual and were given a specific exam number and centre.

Conclusion

The release of the NECO Timetable for the 2023/2024 July/August internal exams is an important milestone for students preparing for these examinations. The availability of the timetable in PDF format provides convenience and accessibility for both Science and Art students.

Furthermore, the NECO SSCE (Internal) 2023/2024 Examination Timetable for SS3 can be easily accessed on the NECO portal or through this page, making it easier for students to plan and prepare effectively.

It is worth noting that the NECO exams typically commence one week after the West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE), emphasizing the significance of proper time management and coordination between the two examination bodies.

By providing students with a comprehensive and well-structured timetable, NECO aims to facilitate a smooth examination process, allowing students to showcase their knowledge and skills confidently.

We encourage all students to diligently follow the NECO timetable, make use of available resources, and stay focused on their preparations to achieve success in their examinations.