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WAEC Health Education syllabus

The WAEC Health Education syllabus has 20 examinable topics, listed in full below. This is the same breakdown Handbook uses to track which topics you have mastered and which are still costing you marks.

All 20 topics on the WAEC Health Education syllabus

  1. 011. Cells and tissues of Human Body
  2. 021. Drug Education
  3. 031. Human Reproduction
  4. 042. Balanced/adequate diets
  5. 052. Behaviour altering chemicals
  6. 062. Communicable diseases
  7. 072. Laws protecting the consumer
  8. 082. Personal hygiene
  9. 092. School health programme
  10. 102. Sense Organs
  11. 112. Water supply
  12. 123. Waste disposal
  13. 134. Posture and Postural Defects
  14. 145. Dental health education
  15. 155. Epidemiology and vital statistics
  16. 165. Family planning and safe motherhood
  17. 175. Quacks and quackery
  18. 188. Food hygiene, preservation and storage
  19. 19First Aid
  20. 20Non-communicable diseases

Frequently asked questions

How many topics are on the WAEC Health Education syllabus?
20 topics. All of them are listed on this page.
What is the first topic on the WAEC Health Education syllabus?
The syllabus opens with 1. Cells and tissues of Human Body. The full ordered list of all 20 topics appears above.
Is the WAEC Health Education syllabus free to view on Handbook?
Yes. The full topic list is free to read with no account. A Handbook subscription adds timed practice questions and topic-level progress tracking against the same syllabus.

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