Update: The 2026 BECE result is out. Check your Junior WAEC result here.
The 2026 Junior WAEC (BECE) timetable for JSS3 candidates is out. NECO has already held the national BECE (20–30 April 2026). Lagos State ran its own BECE from 29 June to 7 July 2026 — the full Lagos schedule is below.
The Junior WAEC examination — formally the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) — is the gateway from Junior Secondary School 3 (JSS3) to Senior Secondary School 1 (SSS1). This page lists the official 2026 Lagos State BECE timetable, plus a link to the national NECO timetable.
About the Junior WAEC (BECE) Examination
The BECE is administered separately by NECO and by individual State Ministries of Education. Key facts:
- NECO BECE — for Federal Unity Colleges, Armed Forces Secondary Schools and other federal institutions.
- State BECE — each state ministry of education conducts its own BECE for public secondary schools in the state.
- Private and mission schools may sit either exam with the relevant state ministry’s approval.
- Candidates take a minimum of 10 and a maximum of 13 subjects.
- The BECE certificate is the first school-leaving certificate in Nigeria.
Update: The national NECO BECE for 2026 has already been written — it ran from 20 to 30 April 2026. You can still view or download the official schedule here: 2026 NECO BECE Timetable (PDF).
Lagos State BECE Timetable 2026
The Lagos State Examinations Board held the 2026 BECE for public junior secondary schools from Monday, 29 June 2026 to Monday, 6 July 2026. Papers first set for Wednesday, 1 July were moved to Tuesday, 7 July 2026 after the Oro Festival was declared in parts of Ikorodu, extending the exam to 7 July.
| Date | Subject | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Mon, 29 Jun 2026 | Business Studies | 9:00–11:00 am |
| Mon, 29 Jun 2026 | Arabic Studies | 12:30–2:30 pm |
| Tue, 30 Jun 2026 | Pre-Vocational Studies | 9:00–11:20 am |
| Tue, 30 Jun 2026 | Nigerian Languages (Yoruba / Igbo / Hausa) | 12:30–2:30 pm |
| Wed, 1 Jul 2026 | Mathematics (Objective & Theory) — rescheduled to Tue, 7 Jul | 9:00–11:00 am |
| Wed, 1 Jul 2026 | National Values — rescheduled to Tue, 7 Jul | 12:30–2:30 pm |
| Thu, 2 Jul 2026 | Basic Science & Technology | 9:00–11:20 am |
| Thu, 2 Jul 2026 | CRS / IRS | 12:30–2:30 pm |
| Fri, 3 Jul 2026 | English Studies (Objective & Theory) | 9:30–11:30 am |
| Sat, 4 Jul 2026 | Cultural & Creative Arts | 9:00–11:20 am |
| Sat, 4 Jul 2026 | French Language | 12:30–2:30 pm |
The official Lagos State BECE PDF is available at examsboard.lagosstate.gov.ng/Bece.pdf.
Important Instructions for All BECE Candidates
- Where the time on the question paper differs from the timetable, the time on the question paper takes precedence.
- Practicals in Business Studies and Basic Science & Technology may be conducted in sets when candidate numbers are large or equipment is fixed. Practicals must finish by 5:00 pm.
- Albino and blind candidates are entitled to 30 minutes extra time in every subject.
- Blind candidates must use the NECO-supplied OBR Customised Braille Sheet.
- Every candidate must carry a photocard for identification on each exam day.
- STRICTLY PROHIBITED in the examination hall: programmable calculators, mobile phones, iPads, tablets, smartwatches, smart glasses, smart pens and any other electronic communication devices.
BECE Resit Timetable
NECO released the 2026 BECE results in late June 2026 and held a resit for candidates with conditional passes: English Studies on Wednesday, 22 July 2026 and Mathematics on Thursday, 23 July 2026. Re-sit results appear on results.neco.gov.ng once processed — see how to check your result.
Other State BECE Timetables
We publish only the NECO and Lagos State 2026 timetables here, as these are the most widely consulted. For other states (Delta, Rivers, Kano, Edo, Oyo, FCT etc.), contact your State BECE / Examination Board office directly — each state sets its own dates within the second or third quarter of the year.
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its from 7th july to 13th july your wlc
Pls I also need the time table urgently
Also in my school thy said that we are starting on 12 June
Exactly now they are saying that we are starting om Monday
social study
On Tuesday 13 of july we have pre vocational studies
It is July 14 exam started
Please what is the real date of ending the exam and what is the first paper
At My School We start 7th Of July to 13TH Of July.
But some people said Junior Waec will start July 7th, 2021.
Which one should we believe?
Please, send the real time table so that we can know the subject we are having each day.
Like seriously, is the bece exam going to start 23 August, please help us oo
Please when exactly is junior WAEC going to start
Next week by Wednesday July 2021
When are jss3 writing their bece, cause they told us we will be writing it on the 7th of June,so why is it 27th of August, and I also need the correct Time-table
But in my school Egan junior grammar school is starting on 7th of July 2021 and end on 13 of July 2021
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or August 23 ? help us o pls
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