WAEC GBCE timetable for August 2020

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) has released the official 2020 GBCE timetable for the conduct of the May/June examination scheduled for August 5, 2020.

According to WAEC, the General Business Certificate Examination is available to both school and private candidates, i.e. candidates attending schools that prepare them for the examination and candidates who study privately towards the examination.

The West African Examinations Council (WAEC) GBCE May/June is usually conducted by in May/June each year for both Single Subject and Group Entry.

The Council however postponed the conduct of the GBCE May/June examination amid the outbreak of the novel coronavirus that has halted many academic activities in the country.

WAEC in a statement copied to Georgeweb.org announcing the postponement of the GBCE May/June assured it would at the appropriate time communicate the GBCE timetable for the relevant stakeholders and the general public.

Download 2020 GBCE timetable for May/June

As part of the effort to help the 2020 BECE candidates, we have made the GBCE timetable downloadable here.

DATE	PAPER CODE	SUBJECT/PAPER	DURATION	TIME
Wednesday5th August, 2020	0208/2	Information Technology 2 (Essay)	2 hours	8:30 a.m – 10:30 a.m
Thursday6th August, 2020	0213/20213/1	Social Studies 2 (Essay) Social Studies 1 (Objective)	3 hours50 minutes	8:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m1:00 p.m – 1:50 p.m
Friday7th August, 2020	0212/0	Typewriting        (1st Set)(2nd Set)	2 hours 40 mins.2 hours 40 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:10 a.m12:00 noon – 2:40 p.m
Monday10th August, 2020	0214/1	Integrated Science 1(Obj.& Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0214/2	Integrated Science 2 (Test ofPractical Work)	2 hours	1:00 p.m – 3:00 p.m
Tuesday11th August, 2020	0210/1	Office Practice 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0210/2	Office Practice 2 (Obj. & Case Study)	2 hours	1:00 p.m – 3:00 p.m
Wednesday12th August, 2020	0206/3	English Language 3 (Oral)(1st Set) (2nd Set)	30 minutes30 minutes	8:30 a.m – 9:00 a.m9:30 a.m – 10:00 a.m
Thursday13th August, 2020	0211/0	Shorthand (80wpm)	1 hour 10 mins.	8:30 a.m – 9:40 a.m
Friday14th August, 2020	0202/2	Mathematics 2 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0202/1	Mathematics 1 (Objective)	1 hour 30 mins.	1:00 p.m – 2:30 p.m
Monday17th August, 2020	0207/1	Financial Accounting 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0207/2	Financial Accounting 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m
Tuesday18th August, 2020	0206/1	English Language 1 (Essay)	3 hours	8:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m
0206/2	English Language 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m
Thursday20th August, 2020	0203/1	Commerce1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0203/2	Commerce 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m
Monday24th August, 2020	0209/1	Marketing 1 (Essay)	2 hours	8:30 a.m – 10:30 a.m
0209/2	Marketing 2 (Obj. & Case Study)	2 hours	1:00 p.m – 3:00 p.m
Wednesday26th August, 2020	0204/1	Cost Accounting 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0204/2	Cost Accounting 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m
Friday28th August, 2020	0208/1	Information Technology 1 (Practical)                  (1stSet)(2nd Set)	2 hours2 hours	8:30 a.m – 10:30 a.m12:00 noon – 2:00 p.m
Monday31st August, 2020	0201/1	Business Law 1 (Essay)	2 hours 30 mins.	8:30 a.m – 11:00 a.m
0201/2	Business Law 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m
Wednesday2ndSeptember, 2020	0205/1	Economics 1 (Essay)	3 hours	8:30 a.m – 11:30 a.m
0205/2	Economics 2 (Objective)	1 hour	1:00 p.m – 2:00 p.m

NOTE:

(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) EXTRA TIME FOR BLIND AND DEAF CANDIDATES
Blind and deaf candidates are to be allowed one and a half (1 ½) times the time allotted to other candidates.

Source: Georgeweb.org