This is to inform all the candidates attempting the National Examinations Council (NECO) June/July Senior School Certificate Examination (Internal) that the 2025 NECO examination timetable is out.
The NECO 2025 timetable is the most valuable asset for all the candidates preparing for the June/July SSCE. It allows candidates to know exactly when a specific subject is scheduled.
2025 NECO Exam Date
According to the NECO 2025 Timetable, the examination has been scheduled to take off on Monday, 16th June 2025, and ends on Friday, 25th July 2025.
Below is the NECO SSCE timetable for 2025. You can also click on the link below to download NECO Timetable in PDF format.
Recommended links
1. WAEC Assistance/Midnight Questions and Answers
2. NECO Assistance/Midnight Questions and Answers
3. WAEC SSCE Final Internal Examination Timetable
NECO 2025 SSCE Internal Examination Timetable
Monday, 16th June to Friday, 20th June 2025
Physical Education (Practical)
Auto Mechanics (Practical)
Woodwork (Practical)
Home Management (Practical)
Foods and Nutrition (Practical)
Performance Test, Music Technology/Alternative
Aural Music
Oral French
Oral Arabic
Auto Body Repair and Spray Painting (Practical)
Auto Electrical Work
Auto Mechanical Work (Practical)
Air Conditioning and Refrigeration (Practical)
Welding and Fabrication, Engineering Craft Practice (Practical)
Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work (Practical)
Radio, Television and Electronics Work (Practical)
Blocklaying, Bricklaying and Concrete Work (Practical)
Painting and Decoration (Exhibition)
Plumbing and Pipe Fitting (Practical)
Machine Woodworking (Practical)
Carpentry and Joinery (Practical)
Furniture Making (Practical)
Upholstery (Practical)
Catering Craft Practice (Practical)
Garment Making (Practical)
Clothing and Textiles (Practical)
Dyeing and Bleaching (Exhibition)
Printing Craft Practice (Exhibition)
Cosmetology (Practical)
Photography (Exhibition)
Leather Goods, Manufacturing and Repair (Exhibition)
GSM Maintenance and Repairs (Practical)
Animal Husbandry (Progressive Assessments)
The actual date and time will be fixed by the Council.
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Monday, 23rd June 2025
Data Processing (Practical)
10:00am – 01:00pm
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Tuesday, 24th June 2025
French (Written Comprehension)
10:00am – 11:00am
French (Written Expression)
11:00am – 12:45pm
Music (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
Electronics (Practical)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Wednesday, 25th June 2025
Arabic (Objective, Essay & Literature)
10:00am – 01:30pm
History (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Thursday, 26th June 2025
Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Auto Electrical Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Auto Mechanical Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Radio, Television & Electronics Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Plumbing & Pipe Fitting (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Furniture Making (Drawing & Design)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Furniture Making (Objective & Essay)
12:15 pm – 02:00pm
Catering Craft Practice (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Clothing & Textiles (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30 pm
Garment Making (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Cosmetology (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Minning (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:45pm
Tourism (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:30pm
Data Processing (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Storekeeping (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:40pm
Bookkeeping (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:50pm
GSM Maintenance & Repairs (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Salesmanship (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:40pm
Marketing (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:40pm
Commerce (Objective & Essay)
02:10pm – 04:50pm
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Friday, 27th June 2025
Biology (Practical)
10:00am – 12:00noon
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Monday, 30th June 2025
Chemistry (Practical)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Store Management (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:40pm
Auto Mechanics (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
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Tuesday, 1st July 2025
Geography (Objective & Practical/ Physical)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Hausa (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
Igbo (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
Yoruba (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
Edo (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
Efik (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
Ibibio (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Wednesday, 2nd July 2025
English Language (Objective)
10:00am – 11:00am
English Language (Essay)
11:15am – 01:00pm
English Language (Test of Orals)
01:15pm – 02:00pm
Insurance (Objective & Essay)
02:20pm – 05:00pm
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Thursday, 3rd July 2025
Physics (Practical)
10:00 am – 12:45 pm
Government (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:40 pm
Electronics (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
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Friday, 4th July 2025
Human and Regional Geography (Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
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Monday, 7th July 2025
Technical Drawing (Practical)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Literature in English (Drama & Poetry)
10:00am – 11:40am
Biology (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
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Tuesday, 8th July 2025
Computer Studies (Practical)
10:00am – 01:00pm
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Wednesday, 9th July 2025
Chemistry (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Literature in English (Objective & Prose)
02:00pm – 04:15pm
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Thursday, 10th July 2025
Painting and Decoration (Practical)
10:00am – 04:00pm
Dyeing and Bleaching (Practical)
10:00am – 04:00pm
Printing Craft Practice (Practical)
10:00am – 04:00pm
Photography (Practical)
10:00am – 04:00pm
Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Practical)
10:00am – 04:00pm
Mining (Practical)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Fisheries (Practical)
10:00am – 11:30am
Animal Husbandry (Practical)
10:00am – 11:30am
Stenography (Practical)
10:00am – 11:17am
Stenography (Word Processing) (Practical)
02:00pm – 04:00pm
Technical Drawing (Objective & Drawing)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
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Friday, 11th July 2025
Auto Parts Merchandising (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:15pm
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 11:40am
Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Blocklaying, Bricklaying & Concrete Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Machine Woodworking (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 11:40am
Carpentry & Joinery (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Upholstery (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 11:30am
Stenography (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Animal Husbandry (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Fisheries (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Painting and Decoration (Report Writing)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Dyeing and Bleaching (Report Writing)
10:00am – 12:00 noon
Printing Craft Practice (Report Writing)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Photography (Report Writing)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Report Writing)
10:00am – 12:00noon
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Monday, 14th July 2025
Economics (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Computer Studies (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Tuesday, 15th July 2025
Physics (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Financial Accounting (Objective, Theory & Practice)
10:00am – 01:50pm
Basic Electricity (Practical)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Wednesday, 16th July 2025
General Mathematics (Objective)
10:00am – 11:45am
General Mathematics (Essay)
11:55am – 02:25pm
Home Management (Objective & Essay)
02:45pm – 05:15pm
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Thursday, 17th July 2025
Woodwork (Drawing & Design)
10:00am – 12:00noon
MetalWork (Practical)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Health Education (Test of Practical)
10:00am – 11:30pm
Woodwork (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:00pm
Metalwork (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
Health Education (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:00pm
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Friday, 18th July 2025
Agricultural Science (Practical)
10:00am – 11:30am
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Monday, 21st July 2025
Building Construction (Drawing)
10:00am – 1:00pm
Visual Art (Creative Design)
10:00am – 1:00pm
Basic Electricity (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:15pm
Visual Art (Drawing)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Tuesday, 22nd July 2025
Civic Education (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 01:00pm
Physical Education (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:00pm
Building Construction (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:00pm
Office Practice (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Wednesday, 23rd July 2025
Christian Religious Studies (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Islamic Studies (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
Foods & Nutrition (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 04:30pm
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Thursday, 24th July 2025
Further Mathematics (Objective)
10:00am – 12:00noon
Further Mathematics (Essay)
12:00noon – 02:30pm
Visual Art (Objective & Essay)
02:00pm – 05:00pm
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Friday, 25th July 2025
Agricultural Science (Objective & Essay)
10:00am – 12:30pm
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SCHOOLS AND CANDIDATES SHOULD NOTE THE FOLLOWING:
1. IT IS MANDATORY THAT EACH CANDIDATE HAS A PHOTOCARD FOR IDENTIFICATION.
2. 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.
3. FOR PHYSICAL EDUCATION AND AUTO MECHANICS PRACTICAL PAPER I; FRENCH, MUSIC AND ARABIC PAPER IV, THE SPECIFIC VENUES FOR THE EXAMINATION SHOULD BE CONFIRMED FROM NECO STATE OFFICES.
4. PRACTICALS IN SCIENCES, STENOGRAPHY, COMPUTER STUDIES, AND DATA PROCESSING CAN BE IN SETS WHERE THE NUMBER OF CANDIDATES IS LARGE AND THE EQUIPMENT CANNOT GO ROUND.
5. VISUAL ARTS PAPER IV [CREATIVE DESIGN] SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST ONE WEEK BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
6. WELDING & FABRICATION, ENGINEERING CRAFT PRACTICE SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST THREE WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
7. NIGERIAN LANGUAGES (HAUSA, IGBO, YORUBA, EDO, EFIK, AND IBIBIO) INCLUDE LITERATURE ASPECT.
8. ALBINOS AND BLIND CANDIDATES ARE TO BE ALLOWED 30 EXTRA MINUTES AT THE END OF EACH SUBJECT.
9. BLIND CANDIDATES MUST MAKE USE OF THE NECO SUPPLIED OBR CUSTOMISED BRAILLE SHEET FOR THE EXAMINATION.
10. DYEING AND BLEACHING 1B, PHOTOGRAPH 1B, PAINTING AND DECORATION 1B, PRINTING CRAFT PRACTICE 1B, LEATHER GOODS MANUFACTURING AND REPAIR 1B, SHOULD BE GIVEN TO CANDIDATES AT LEAST TWO WEEKS BEFORE THE EXAMINATION DATE.
11. USE OF SCIENTIFIC CALCULATOR IS ALLOWED.
12. BRINGING INTO THE EXAMINATION HALL ELECTRONIC COMMUNICATION GADGETS (PROGRAMMABLE CALCULATORS, MOBILE PHONES, IPADS, TABLETS, SMART WRIST WATCHES/GLASSES/PENS ETC.) ARE STRICTLY PROHIBITED.
13. CANDIDATES WHO DO NOT SIT FOR PRACTICAL (PAPER 1) WILL NOT HAVE A RESULT IN THE SUBJECT.
Follow the link below to download the PDF version. [The PDF version contains the paper code and duration for each subject].
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RECOMMENDED LINKS
1. WAEC SSCE Examination Assistance
2. WAEC SSCE May/June Final Timetable
Hello please I want to confirm is this timetable for internal the same with external candidates please get back to me soon thanks
Please be informed that the timetable provided is for the NECO internal examination. The NECO external examination timetable is yet to be released.