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How Many Subjects Are in WAEC, NECO and NABTEB

WAEC, NECO and NABTEB Compulsory Subjects for Secondary Students
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You’re on the right page if you want to know what subjects are compulsory to sit for and write in WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB.

Generally, students are expected to write 9 subjects in WAEC and NECO. That’s the maximum you can register and sit for. Also, you can write a minimum of 8 for the three exams. By this, it means, you can’t register for subjects less than 8 (except for WAEC GCE which allows a minimum of 7 subjects).

Even though there are situations that may warrant you trying to register for 5 or 6 papers, such as if you just need to make up for one or two deficiencies in your O’level. Yet, these exams do not allow that.

It's only NABTEB that allows you to write fewer subjects depending on the subjects allowed for your center or the ones you need as a technical or business student.

So what are the compulsory subjects a student must write in WAEC, NECO, or NABTEB?

I will divide this post into three sections:

  1. Compulsory subjects for WAEC students – Arts, Science or Commercial
  2. Compulsory subjects for NECO students – Arts, Science and Commercial
  3. Compulsory subjects for NABTEB students – Arts, Science and Commercial

Before then, let’s get some basics.

I discussed 5 or 6 compulsory subjects you must pass to gain admission in the post “SSCE Results: Combination, 5 Credits Needed and Where D7, E8 or F9 Accepted”. If you go through that post, you will understand what you must work hard for in other to secure admission with your O'level results.

However, you’re not allowed to sit for only that 5 or 6 subjects. Then, if you must write more, what should they be?

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Subjects Compulsory for WAEC May/June and WAEC GCE (Jan/Feb Series or Aug/Sept Series)

  1. Science: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry, and Physics. Optional include Further Mathematics, Agric Science, Geography, etc
  2. Commercial or Social Science: English, Mathematics, Economics and two from Account, Commerce, Government, Geography, etc
  3. Arts: English, Mathematics, Literature in English, Government and any one of Economics, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, etc

Subjects Compulsory for NECO June/July and NECO GCE (Nov/Dec)

  1. Science: English, Mathematics, Biology, Chemistry and Physics. Optional include Further Mathematics, Agric Science, Geography, etc
  2. Commercial or Social Science: English, Mathematics, Economics and two from Account, Commerce, Government, Geography, etc
  3. Arts: English, Mathematics, Literature in English, Government and any one of Economics, Christian Religious Studies, Islamic Studies, Yoruba, Igbo, Hausa, etc.

Subjects Compulsory for NABTEB May/June and NABTEB GCE (Nov/Dec)

Technical Candidates
English Language, Mathematics, Physics, and Chemistry (Optional include ICT – Information and Communications Technology, Economics, and Literature-in-English).

Business Candidates
  • Candidates for the under-listed Trades can offer Biology as a trade-related subject, but other technical candidates are not allowed to offer Biology. The trades are: Catering Craft Practice, Ladies Garment Making, Men’s Garment Making, Cosmetology, Fisheries, Animal Husbandry
  • Introduction to Building Construction is a compulsory subject for candidates offering the under-listed trades: Carpentry and Joinery, Painting and Decorating, Plumbing and Pipefitting, Draughtsmanship Craft Practice.

What of Other Subjects Listed for Students?

Lately, some schools and ministries of education are making the writing of some newly introduced subjects compulsory for WAEC and NECO candidates.  Among these new subjects, a student must select 3 or 4 to add up to his or her required 8 or 9 papers in total.

NOTE: Most of these courses are still non-matriculated subjects (i.e not still acceptable for admission purposes) among various top universities in Nigeria. For example, the University of Ibadan listed those they won't accept for admission.

So what must be selected among them?

First, let’s see the list of those subjects.

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Subjects Mostly Not Recognized for Admission Purpose

  • Animal Husbandry
  • Automobile Electrical Works
  • Basic Electricity
  • Bleaching, Dyeing and Finishing
  • Blocklaying/Bricklaying Concreting
  • Body Repair Works
  • Book Keeping
  • Building/Engr Drawing
  • Business Management
  • Business Methods
  • Carpentry & Joinery
  • Catering Craft Practice
  • Ceramics and Design
  • Computer Craft Studies
  • Cosmetology
  • Domestic & Office Machines Maint
  • Draughtmanship
  • Elect Inst & Maint Works
  • Elect/Medical App & Proj Maint
  • Electronics Works
  • Fabrication & Welding
  • Fisheries
  • Footwear Manufacture
  • Foundry Craft Practice
  • Furniture Making
  • General Science
  • Graphic Design
  • Instrument Mechanics Works
  • Intro to Agric Sci, Imp & Machines
  • Intro to Building Construction
  • Ladies Garment Const & Finishing
  • Leather Goods Manufacture
  • Leather Tanning
  • Machine Wood Working
  • Marine Engineering Craft
  • Mechanical Engr Craft Practice
  • Men's Garment Const & Finishing
  • Motor Vehicle Mech Works
  • Office Practice
  • Painting and Decorating
  • Photographic Practice
  • Plumbing and Pipe Fitting
  • Printing Craft Practice
  • Refrig and Air-Conditioning
  • Salesmanship
  • Ship Building Craft Practice
  • Shorthand
  • Shorthand, 80 WPM
  • Spinning
  • Statistics
  • Surface Design/Textile Printing
  • Tourism
  • Tractor System
  • Typewriting
  • Typewriting, 35 WPM
  • Vehicle Body Building
  • Weaving

NOTE
  1. Some schools are now accepting some of the subjects listed above for admission but not all. Having said that, a candidate should check the JAMB brochure to know the schools accepting them and for what courses.
  2. You can add any three or four of those subjects as optional to the main compulsory subjects I listed above. This may depend on what your school also prefers or have a larger population for.
  3. Most schools/state governments are equally making Civic Education compulsory for their students. This is why WAEC added the subject to their list of available subjects in the private candidates series. I think you may not be able to avoid writing Civic Education and one entrepreneurial/trade in the internal WAEC or NECO.
  4. Making Civic Education compulsory for candidates in WAEC doesn't mean you must pass it. It must just be written. And unless it's required for your proposed course, you don't necessarily need to have a credit pass in it.

Conclusion

Now that you know the compulsory subjects for you as a science, commercial or Art student, you don't have any worry if your school has registered you for those subjects. In other words, the other 3 or 4 subjects may not really matter once those you IMPORTANTLY need are registered.

Where a school fails to put you in for your compulsory subjects, there may be a need to show them what your proposed university and courses require according to the JAMB official brochure.

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54 comments:

  1. Good day sir. My name's Gideon. My best subjects are biology and agric but I'm having difficulty deciding what course to go for. I'm hoping you could help me. Thanks

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    1. Both Biology and Agric are good. Its just up to you to take one with passion and make things happen with your final choice.

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  2. Greetings Sir
    My younger brother wants to study computer Engineering, but he doesn't want to register biology in his waec, can he really drop biology?

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    1. Yes, he can. What he needs for Computer Science are Five (5) SSCE credits to include English Language, Mathematics, Physics and Chemistry. The 5th subject can be any.

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  3. Greetings sir, my name is Gabriel my brother wants to be an aeronautic engineer does he need biology

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  4. Greetings sir am Kehinde is any course i can do with this result
    English c6
    Math p8
    Economics c5
    Phys p8
    Ict c6
    Ibc c6.
    pls sir if anything i can do on it pls help me

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  5. Good day sir,I'm Glory what course can I study with this result
    Maths B3
    English C5
    Geography E8
    Biology B3
    Civic C6
    Economic C5
    Chemistry D7
    Marketing B3
    Physics B3

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  6. Check list of courses in the link below.

    https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/11/universities-and-courses-that-accept-d7_20.html

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  7. Good day sir ,please can I gain admission to lasu with E8 in waec

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  8. Please sir can study and medicine course .with e8 in my physics

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  9. Gud aftn sir I want to ask dat u should tell me all d nine subject I should pickas an art student for neco

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    1. Ok.

      Read the post below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2019/03/waec-neco-and-nabteb-compulsory.html

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  10. Can i study theatre art with this result of mine in mathematicsE8 while i av all d remaining subjects

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    1. Yes,

      Check the following schools and their requirements for theater arts

      Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) requires five (5) credits passes at SSC (or its equivalent) including English Language and Literature in English plus at least a Pass in Mathematics.
      University of Ibadan requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      Kogi State University (KSU) requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      Plateau State University (PLASU) requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      NFI-DEG and BOWEN require five (5) 'O' Level credit pass to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.

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    2. Yes,

      Check the following schools and their requirements for theater arts

      Federal University Oye Ekiti (FUOYE) requires five (5) credits passes at SSC (or its equivalent) including English Language and Literature in English plus at least a Pass in Mathematics.
      University of Ibadan requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      Kogi State University (KSU) requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      Plateau State University (PLASU) requires five (5) 'O' Level credit passes to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.
      NFI-DEG and BOWEN require five (5) 'O' Level credit pass to include English Language, Literature in English, and other subjects from Arts or Social Sciences.

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  11. My results is
    Math c4
    English c6
    Phycis c4
    Chemistry c6
    Biology D7
    While others i was absent can I use neco to back it up.
    And which university can accept my results

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    1. Check the list in the post below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/11/universities-and-courses-that-accept-d7.html

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  12. Is yoruba compulsory for art student

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    1. No if you don't need for your proposed university course. What may be compulsory include English, Mathematics, Literature in English, Government

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  13. Is it a must to write animal husbandry in waec as an engineering student

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    1. Pls sir this is my brother result
      Maths c6
      English c6
      Financial accounting c4

      Government f9
      Economics f9
      Commerce f9
      Biology d7
      Book keeping f9
      Civic edu d7


      Pls sir which course can he study with this result

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  14. which subjects should i write in nabteb if i want to study electrical engineering

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    1. English, Maths, Chemistry, Physics and Biology/Further Maths.

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  15. Good day sir, can I study civil engineering with this result
    Mathematics B3
    English c4
    Physics B2
    Chemistry B3
    Biology c4
    Agriculture B3
    Economics c6
    Civic f9
    Marketing f9

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  16. Good morning sir,pls can I study mechanical engineering with this my result sir
    English c4
    Mathematics A1
    Physics c5
    Biology B3
    Chemistry D7

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Schools are not accepting D7 in Chemistry for Mechanical Engineering.

      However, you can try the Federal Polytechnic Offa. FEDPO-FFA requires Physics as one (1) of the UTME subjects and at least a pass in Chemistry.

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  17. pls sir
    can i study public adminstration in lasu university as a partime student only on weekend

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  18. Which course can i study with
    English B3
    Mathematics c2
    Biology c5
    Physics d7
    Chemistry c6
    Agriculture outstanding

    ReplyDelete
    Replies
    1. Check the post below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/07/universities-and-courses-that-accept-d7.html

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  19. Sir I want to write Gce and jamb and want to study law which subjectust I do

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    1. For the GCE and JAMB subjects for Law, read the post below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2021/05/ssceutme-requirements-for-law-admissions.html

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  20. Sir, please when is WAEC GCE registration for this year commencing?

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    1. To know the date, be following updates on through the link below.

      https://www.schoolcontents.info/2018/05/waec-gce-registration-wassce-1st-and.html

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  21. Sir, please is it ok for me to pass my five core subjects in waec and fail the electives

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    1. It's very ok. That are the 5 subjects will ever need for your admissions. Others, are just for th number and filling-up.

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  22. Please sir I had
    English C6
    Mathematic C6
    Government D7
    Literature in English C6
    Civic education C6
    Agricultural E8
    Salesmanship C6
    Christian religious knowledge C6
    Economic C6
    Can I study mass communication? If no which course can I study?

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  23. Pls will I be penalized or my result seized if I am absent for data processing or civic education

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    1. No. No one will penalize you for that. They will only mark you as absent and when the results are out those subjects will be graded ABS - meaning absent.

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  24. Pls sir can I study medicine and surgery in lasu with this
    Math b3
    English b3
    Physis b3
    Biology b3
    Chemistry
    Civic b2
    Geography d7
    Marketing d7
    Agriculture e8
    And a jamb score 263

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  25. If you have chemistry too and best JAMB score, it can help.

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  26. I had this in my result
    SUBJECT

    GRADE

    REMARK

    1

    English Language

    C4 .



    2

    General Mathematics

    C6




    3

    Civic Education

    C6

    CREDIT

    4

    Economics

    D7

    PASS

    5

    Government

    C6

    CREDIT

    6

    Islamic Studies

    B2

    VERY GOOD

    7

    Literature in English

    C6

    CREDIT

    Marketing c5


    9

    Yoruba c5

    Can I study marketing with the above result

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  27. Good day sir my civic education was canceled , will it stop me from getting admission

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  28. Pls sir
    I got
    english b3
    Economics b3
    Maths b3
    Physics b2
    Chemistry b3
    What course can i study

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  29. Sir pls can i replace biology with economics ,in the five core science or social science subject??

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  30. please can i study multimedia tech with this GCE results and i'm about writing JAMB
    economics F9
    english C6
    literature F9
    government C5
    maths F9
    crs C5
    civic C6
    igbo F9

    ReplyDelete
  31. plz sir
    To study nursing, which subjects are required mostly for nursing

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