The Examinations Council of Zambia (ECZ) would like to inform its stakeholders and members of the public that the ECZ 2025 General Certificate of Education (GCE) Examinations Timetable have been published and you can find it below.
2025 GENERAL CERTIFICATE OF EDUCATION (G.C.E) EXAMINATION TIME-TABLE
TIME ALLOWANCE FOR QUESTION PAPERS
Please note that TIME ALLOWED is shown against the subject /paper name, (e.g., 2167/1 History 2HRS 30 MINUTES).
NO EXTRA TIME IS ALLOWED.
Any time allocated for reading through the questions, writing candidate details, studying maps, etc. is included in the total time shown. Write your details immediately the examination commences and NOT before the start time.
IMPORTANT NOTES FOR HEADS OF EXAMINATION CENTRES
Papers included in the same period should begin at the same time, except that, where a candidate is writing two papers in the same period, the second should be timed to follow the first after an interval not exceeding a quarter of an hour.
(i) The Examinations Council of Zambia will consider applications from Centres for modification of the Time -Tables
(ii) Time -Table clashes: Heads of the Examination Centres should check the Time -Tables and report any clashes to the Examinations Council of Zambia immediately.
This should include:
(a) two papers set in the same period with a third paper set in the other period on the same day;
(b) two papers set in the same period, but with no papers set in the other period on the same day.
If there is a Time -Table clash as mentioned in (a), the Head will be requested to write to the Executive Director, Examinations Council of Zambia, suggesting how the clash may be resolved.
If there is a Time -Table clash as mentioned in (b), one of the papers may be transferred to the other period on the same day provided that the security of the examination is maintained. The Head of the Examination Centre will be required to write to the Executive Director, Examinations Council of Zambia, to inform the Council which paper is to be transferred.
(3) Examination Centres must ascertain from the Examinations Council of Zambia, the dates for any papers not mentioned.
(4) Notices of the times at which the examination will start and of any changes in this Time – Table as printed, will be communicated by the Examination Centre to the candidates.
(5) No candidate may take more than one of the papers bracketed together.
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