WAEC releases timetable for 2025 BECE

GhanaownJune 10, 2025Read original

The schedule for the 2025 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has been made public by Ghana’s West African Examination Council (WAEC).

The announcement states that the tests would start on Wednesday, June 10, 2025, and last through Wednesday, June 18.

18.

Candidates will start with Social Studies and Computing on the opening day.

WAEC noted that both Papers 2 and 1 for each subject are to be taken in one sitting without a break.

Earlier, the Council announced that a total of

603,328 candidates

have registered to sit for this year’s BECE. This figure includes

297,250 males

and

306,078 females

from

20,395 schools

across the country.

WAEC also confirmed that

1,661 private candidates

, comprising

858 males

and

803 females

, will participate in the examination this year. This number represents a

19.49% increase

over the 2024 private candidate entry of 1,390.

The examination will be conducted at

2,237 centres

nationwide, with an additional

14 centres

—mainly in regional capitals—dedicated to private candidates.

Meanwhile, the Director-General of the Ghana Education Service (GES), Professor Ernest Davies, has assured the public that all necessary preparations have been made to ensure a smooth and successful examination process.