Neco Timetable 2023 for SS3: The National Examinations Council (NECO) has released the 2023 Senior School Certificate Examination (SSCE) internal examinations timetable. The exams are scheduled between Monday, July 3, and Friday, August 11, 2023. This post presents the detailed timetable, including dates, paper codes, titles, subjects, durations, and examination times.

Neco Questions and Answers 2022
NECO Exam Date
The SSCE internal examinations are designed for students in their third and final year of senior secondary education. This annual examination assesses students’ academic abilities and helps determine their tertiary education eligibility. The exams cover a wide range of subjects, including core subjects such as Mathematics and English, and elective subjects based on students’ areas of interest.
The NECO 2023 Timetable states that the examination is set to commence on July 3 and conclude on August 11 and August 11, 2023.
The NECO SSCE timetable for 2023 is provided below. Additionally, you can find the PDF version of the NECO Timetable at the end of this article.
Recommended Links:
NECO Timetable
Below is the detailed NECO SSCE timetable for 2023. Please note that this timetable is subject to change, so it’s essential to stay updated on any alterations made by the National Examinations Council.
Monday, 3rd July to Friday, 7th July 2023
(Actual date and time will
be fixed by the Council.)
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 (Practical)
Leather Goods, Manufacturing and Repair (Exhibition)
GSM Maintenance and Repairs (Practical)
Animal Husbandry (Progressive Assessments)
===========================
Monday, 10th July 2023
Data Processing (Practical)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
===========================
Tuesday, 11th July 2023
Biology (Practical)
10:00 am – 12:00 noon
Music (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Insurance (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:40 pm
===========================
Wednesday, 12th July 2023
History (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Building Construction (Drawing)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Foods & Nutrition (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Woodwork (Drawing & Design)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
===========================
Thursday, 13th July 2023
Chemistry (Practical)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Government (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:40 pm
===========================
Friday, 14th July 2023
Building Construction (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:05 pm
Literature in English (Objective & Prose)
10:00 am – 12:15 pm
===========================
Monday, 17th July 2023
Agricultural Science (Practical)
10:00 am – 11:30 am
Arabic (Objective, Essay & Literature)
2:00 pm – 5:30 pm
===========================
Tuesday, 18th July 2023
Physics (Practical)
10:00 am – 12:45 pm
Basic Electricity (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:15 pm
Office Practice (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
===========================
Wednesday, 19th July 2023
Agricultural Science (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
French (Written Comprehension)
3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
French (Written Expression)
4:00 pm – 5:45 pm
===========================
Thursday, 20th July 2023
Civic Education (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Health Education (Test of Practical)
2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
Health Education (Objective & Essay)
3:35 pm – 5:35 pm
===========================
Friday, 21st July 2023
Biology (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
===========================
Monday, 24th July 2023
Chemistry (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Hausa (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Igbo (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Yoruba (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Edo (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Efik (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Ibibio (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
===========================
Tuesday, 25th July 2023
Technical Drawing (Practical)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Basic Electricity (Practical)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Commerce (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:40 pm
===========================
Wednesday, 26th July 2023
English Language (Essay & Objective)
10:00 am – 12:45 pm
English Language (Test of Orals)
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm
Electronics (Objective & Essay)
2:30 pm – 4:30 pm
Store Management (Objective & Essay)
2:30 pm – 5:10 pm
===========================
Thursday, 27th July 2023
Physics (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Woodwork (Objective & Essay)
2:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Literature in English (Drama & Poetry)
2:00 pm – 3:40 pm
===========================
Friday, 28th July 2023
Geography (Objective & Practical/ Physical)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
===========================
Monday, 31st July 2023
Visual Art (Creative Design)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Metal Work (Practical)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Visual Art (Drawing)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
Electronics (Practical)
2:00 pm – 5:00 pm
===========================
Tuesday, 1st August 2023
Economics (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
Human and Regional Geography (Essay)
3:00 pm – 5:00 pm
===========================
Wednesday, 2nd August 2023
General Mathematics (Objective)
10:00 am – 11:45 am
General Mathematics (Essay)
12:00 pm – 2:30 pm
Metal Work (Objective & Essay)
3:00 pm – 5:30 pm
Physical Education (Objective & Essay)
3:30 pm – 5:30 pm
===========================
Thursday, 3rd August 2023
Painting and Decoration (Practical)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Dyeing and Bleaching (Practical)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Printing Craft Practice (Practical)
10:00 am – 4:00pm
Photography (Practical)
10:00 am – 4:00pm
Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Practical)
10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Mining (Practical)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Fisheries (Practical)
10:00 am – 11:30am
Animal Husbandry (Practical)
10:00 am – 11:30am
Stenography (Practical)
10:00 am – 11:17am
Stenography (Word Processing) (Practical)
2:00pm – 4:00 pm
===========================
Friday, 4th August 2023
Air-Conditioning & Refrigeration (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 11:40am
Electrical Installation & Maintenance Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Blocklaying, Bricklaying & Concrete Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Machine Woodworking (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 11:40am
Carpentry & Joinery (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Garment Making (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Marketing (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:40pm
Upholstery (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 11:30am
Stenography (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Animal Husbandry (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Fisheries (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Painting and Decoration (Report Writing)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Dyeing and Bleaching (Report Writing)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Printing Craft Practice (Report Writing)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Photography (Report Writing)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Leather Goods Manufacturing and Repair (Report Writing)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
===========================
Monday, 7th August 2023
Computer Studies (Practical)
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
===========================
Tuesday, 8th August 2023
Auto-Body Repair and Spray Painting (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Auto Electrical Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Auto Mechanical work (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Auto Parts Merchandising (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:15pm
Welding & Fabrication Engineering Craft Practice (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00pm
Radio, Television & Electronics Work (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Plumbing & Pipe Fitting (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Furniture Making (Drawing & Design)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Furniture Making (Objective & Essay)
12:30 pm – 2:15pm
Catering Craft Practice (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Clothing & Textiles (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Cosmetology (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Minning (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:45pm
Tourism (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:30pm
Data Processing (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00pm
Store Keeping (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:40pm
Book Keeping (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:50pm
GSM Maintenance & Repairs (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00pm
Salesmanship (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:40pm
Technical Drawing (Objective & Drawing)
2:30pm – 5:00pm
===========================
Wednesday, 9th August 2023
Computer Studies (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 1:00am
Christian Religious Studies (Objective & Essay)
2:00pm – 4:30pm
Islamic Studies (Objective & Essay)
2:00pm – 4:30pm
===========================
Thursday, 10th August 2023
Further Mathematics (Objective)
10:00 am – 12:00noon
Further Mathematics (Essay)
12:00pm – 2:30pm
Financial Accounting (Objective, Theory & Practice)
10:00 am – 1:50pm
Visual Art (Objective & Essay)
2:40pm – 5:40pm
===========================
Friday, 11th August 2023
Auto Mechanics (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30pm
Home Management (Objective & Essay)
10:00 am – 12:30 pm
===========================