The timing of the lesson depends on the time allotted to each period per school.

In distribution of lessons, subjects like Mathematics should come up in the morning while Fine Art and Music can be taken in the afternoon. Before the time-table is put into use, it must be approved by the appropriate authority concerned e. g. Principal or the Vice Principal or the Examination Committee.

3.4 The School Time Table

The time table indicates what each teacher and each student is to do at a given period. The school ensures that each subject receives its due share of attention according to the importance of the subject. Adequate time should be given to every subject.

3.4.1 The Value of the Time Table

Adeyemo (1985) outlined the significance of the school time table. A few of them are listed below: It regulates teaching adequately by paying attention to all subjects. It prevents waste of time of both the teacher and the students as everybody knows what to have at what time.
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It ensures enough periods are allotted to each subject, while English and Mathematics take more periods than other subjects. It prevents monotony as subjects are inter mingled. It helps to form the habit of order and regular work. It helps to arrest the interest and attention of the students as they are occupied. It gives information to visitors and government officials of the where about of each teacher at a given time. The time table helps the smooth running of the school system. It helps the teachers and the students to prepare for their lessons. It directs the attention of the teachers and students to their own subjects.

3.4.2 Factors to consider in Drawing Up a Time-Table

Subjects to be taught. Ensure that all subjects receive their proper attention by giving each of them proportion according to its importance. The length of each day must be considered; i.e. opening and closing time (8.00 a.m. 2.00 p.m.) Members of staff must be considered and their disciplines. The duration of the lesson must be considered. In the Primary schools 25-30 minutes, at the secondary level 30-40 minutes. This is so because, interest and attention cannot be maintained for too long at the primary level.

The sequence of the lesson is important. Ensure that two difficult subjects do not follow each other (e.g. Physics and Chemistry) nor two oral subjects succeed one another. This is to avoid fatigue and boredom.
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3.4.3 The Problem of the Time-Table

Making the school time-table entails a lot of problems. Thus a time table should be drawn by experienced teachers under close supervision of the vice-Principal Academics and all heads of departments must duly have an input. However the following are some of the problems of timetable. Schools are not adequately staffed in certain subject areas. Where this in the case, the few staff in some departments are over loaded especially in subjects like English Language and Mathematics. Transfer of teachers without replacement while the school is in session constitutes a lot of problems. Students being left untaught can degenerate to weakening the discipline of the school. Where there are clashes on the time table teachers and students miss some lessons. Not all the students may be interested in a time table drawn up to include Agriculture for boys and Home Economics for girls. The affected only take notes from their friends. Where the school library is not spacious enough to accommodate students during their free periods, some roam about the school premises. The students attendance of morning lessons is always very poor, some come late to school because of long distance. This might lead to the change of the time opening from 8.00 a.m. to 8.30 a.m. this will shift the time of every subject forward by 30 minutes. The preference