Official Botswana CE JCE Examination Timetable 2025-2026
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General Instructions and Guidelines
This timetable contains
• instructions and guidelines about the examinations;
• scheduled dates for written examinations;
• scheduled dates for practical examinations;
• scheduled dates for moderation;
• submission dates for coursework deliverables;
• dates for submission of coursework marks in Malepa;
• a full list, in date order, of all the examinations;
• the key to the timetable.
The timetable must be followed throughout. If there is any
discrepancy between this timetable and any other documents such as Statements of Entry or labels on question paper packets, the Head of Centre should immediately contact the Director,
Assessment Administration at BEC.
Examinations scheduled for the morning session should start at
08:00 and examinations for the afternoon should start at 14:00.
In cases where there are two papers timetabled in the morning
session, the second paper will start at 11:00.
Any time required for candidates to read through question papers, to
study maps, etc., is already included in the duration of the
examination as shown on the timetable and on the front cover of the
question paper. No additional time should be allowed except for
some Special Needs papers of which specific instructions will be
enclosed.
• The planning session for this practical examination will take place
on 12 August, 2024 at 08:00.
The practical examination will take place from 16 to 27 September
2024. The examination will be conducted on the dates allocated to each
centre as reflected on the schedule that will be sent to the centres.
This is a listening examination that requires a CD which is
provided by BEC. The CD is provided together with a set of
Instructions for Invigilators.
• The instructions should be read by the Chief Invigilator and the
Music teacher 1 day before the examination.
This practical examination will take place from 16 to 27 September
2024.
• The examination will be conducted on the dates allocated to each
centre as reflected on the schedule that will be sent to the centres.
This is a controlled practical examination that runs for 3 hours.
• The question papers must be distributed to candidates
immediately as soon as they are received for preparation
purposes.
After the examination, the candidates’ work must be
packaged in the special boxes provided and stored securely until
such time that they are despatched to BEC with other
examination scripts.
This is a listening and reading examination that requires a CD
provided by BEC.
The CD is provided together with a set of Instructions to
Invigilators and candidates. Instructions to Invigilators and
candidates should be opened as soon as they are received.
The practical examination will take place from 16 to 27 September
2024.
• The examination will be conducted on the dates allocated to each
centre as reflected on the schedule that will be sent to the centres.
The following components are for private candidates only and
should not be availed to school candidates unless by prior
arrangement with BEC.
1. Agriculture Paper 4 (16/4);
2. Commerce and Office Procedures Paper 4 (25/4)
3. Commerce and Accounting Paper 4 (26/4);
4. General Science Papers 1 and 2 (43/1 & 43/2)
Syllabuses with a practical examination component ARE NOT
available for Private Candidates. These are Home Economics,
Music, Art, and French.
Centres that have registered candidates for syllabuses with a
coursework component should submit their marks through Malepa
on the stipulated dates as indicated on page 6 of this Timetable. In
addition, Syllabus specific guidelines on moderation of coursework
and deliverables will be provided by the BEC. Centres are also
required to keep a back up copy of the coursework marks.
Centres should be aware that examination malpractice is
classified as a criminal offence, and that there are sanctions
and penalties which may lead to loss of marks,
disqualification, or barring from examinations of candidates or
the Centre.
• The Head of Centre should ensure that teachers, invigilators
and candidates are made aware of their responsibility in
guarding against malpractice, as well as the consequences.
• All work submitted must be the candidate’s authentic work.
• The centre should ensure that there is no collusion, copying,
impersonation or any other suspicious acts during examinations.
The Invigilator’s Manual and the timetable should be in each
examination room at all times for the duration of the
examinations.
• The Chief Invigilator must ensure that the correct question
paper packet is opened on the scheduled time in the timetable.
• At the beginning of each examination session, sealed packets
of the question papers should be opened by the Invigilator in
the presence of candidates.
• Before opening each envelope, the Invigilator should confirm
with candidates that the paper is the timetabled one.
• At the end of each examination, scripts and answer
sheets should be sealed in the presence of the candidates.
• The attendance register and seating plan for each of the
scheduled examinations should be completed for each
examination session. Candidates should individually append
their signatures against their names on the attendance
register before being dismissed from the examination room.
• The Chief Invigilator must also indicate absent candidates and
sign at the bottom of each page of the attendance register to
confirm the information provided.
• Projects, scripts and answer sheets will be collected from
Centres. Communication will be made to Centres regarding
arrangements for the collection of scripts.
• Centres should follow the Guidelines for Conduct of
examinations at all times.