THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
PMB 158
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA
THE GAMBIA BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION (GABECE)
FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES 2025
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
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THE WEST AFRICAN EXAMINATIONS COUNCIL
PMB158
BANJUL, THE GAMBIA
THE GAMBIA BASIC EDUCATION CERTIFICATE EXAMINATION FOR SCHOOL CANDIDATES, 2025
PROVISIONAL TIMETABLE
CODE CODE
DATE SUBJECT/PAPER DURATION TIME DATE SUBJECT/PAPER DURATION TIME
NO NO
S3143 Metalwork Practical
S2152 Agricultural Science 2 (Essay) 1 hour 15 minutes 9.00 am – 10.15 am
S3153 Tuesday
Woodwork Practical Programmes showing July 15,
subject, Date/Time and S2153 Agricultural Science 3 (Test of Practical work) 1 hour 10.15 am – 11.15 am
2025
Centre to be visited by
March/May Home Economics 3 (Cookery Practical)* March/April S2151 Agricultural Science 1 (Objective) 45 minutes 11.30 am – 12.15 pm
S3113 Examiners will be
Clothing & Textiles 4
S3114 issued to Schools
(Coursework Assessment) S2162 Physical Education 2 (Essay) 1 hour 15 minutes 1.00 pm – 2.15 pm
Wednesday S2161 Physical Education 2 (Objective) 50 minutes 2.15 pm – 3.05 pm
S3123 Art 3 (Craft Work Assessment) July 16,
2025 S2122 French 2 (Essay) 1 hour 20 minutes 9.00 am – 10.20 am
English Language 2 (Essay, Summary and
2 hours 9.00 am – 11.00 am S2121 French 1 (Objective) 1 hour 10.20 1m – 11.20 am
S1112 Comprehension)
Tuesday S2172 Literature-in-English 2 (Prose & Poetry) 1 hour 15 minutes 11.45 am – 1.00 pm
S1111 English Language 1 (Objective) 50 minutes 12.00 noon – 12.50 pm Thursday
July 8,
July 17, S2173 Literature-in-English 3 (Drama) 1 hour 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
2025
Home Economics 2 (Essay) 2 hours 1.15 pm – 3.15 pm 2025 S2171 Literature-in-English 1 (Objective) 45 minutes 2.00 pm – 2.45 pm
S3112
Home Economics 1 (Objective) 1 hour 3.15 pm – 4.15 pm
S3111 9.00 am – 11.00 am
S3122 Art and Craft 2 (Drawing)* 2 hours
S1122 Mathematics 2 (Essay) 1hour-45 minutes 9.00 am – 10.45 am Friday
11.30 am – 12.30 pm
Wednesday July 18, S3121 Art and Craft 1 (Objective) 1hour
S1121 Mathematics 1(Objective) 1hour-15 minutes 12.00 noon – 1.15 pm 2025
July 9, 1.00 pm – 2.00 pm
2025 S3131 Technical Drawing 1 (Objective) 1 hour
S2112 Arabic 2 (Essay) 1 hour 1.30 pm – 2.30 pm
S2111 Arabic 1 (Objective) 1 hour 2.30 pm – 3.30 pm
S1132 Science 2 (Essay) 1 hour-15 minutes 9.00 am - 10.15 am * SEE NOTES
Thursday
S1131 Science 1 (Objective) 50 minutes 10.30 am – 11.20am 1. Difference in time on Question Paper and Timetable.
July 10,
2025 Where the time on the Question Paper differs from that of the Timetable, the time on the Question
N O T E S
S3152 Woodwork 2 (Essay) 1 hour-15 minutes 12.00 noon – 1.15 pm
S3151 Woodwork 1 (Objective) 45 minutes 1.15 pm – 2.00 pm Paper should be followed.
S1142 Social & Environmental Studies 2 (Essay) 1 hour 9.00 am – 10.00 am 2. Question Papers to be given out in Advance of the Examination Dates.
Friday
S1141 Social & Environmental Studies 1 (Objective) 45 minutes 10.00 am – 10.45 am (a) Home Economics 3 (Cookery Practical)
July 11,
2025 S3142 Metal Work 2 (Essay) 1 hours 15 minutes 11.00 am – 12.15 pm One of the Practical Tests must be allocated to each candidate at random not more than four
S3141 Metal Work 1 (Objective) 45 minutes 12.15 pm – 1.00 pm days before the Examination Date.
S2132 Islamic Studies 2 (Essay) 2 hours 9.00 am – 11.00 am
S2131 Islamic Studies 1(Objective) 1 hour 11.00 am – 12.00 noon (b) Art and Craft 2 (Drawing )
Monday
July 14, S2142 Christian Religious Education 2 (Essay) 2 hour 9.00 am – 11.00 am The Art and Craft 2 Question Paper should be distributed to the candidates seven days to the
2025 S2141 Christian Religious Education 1 (Objective) 1 hour 11.00 am – 12.00 pm date of the Examination (i.e. Wednesday, July 10, 2024).
S3132 Technical Drawing 2 (Drawing) 2 hour 12.30 pm – 2.30 pm 3. No Examination date will be changed.
GABECE 2024
WAEC, BANJUL
