The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of previous years. Clarity of
rubrics and flexibility of the marking scheme was maintained. The questions were
clearly itemized, unambiguous and easily comprehensible.
The performance of the candidates was slightly better than that of the previous year. The
candidates' population of 1,192,571 had a raw mean score of 29 and a standard deviation
of 14.73 as against a raw mean score of29 and a standard deviation of 15.03 recorded in
the May/June 2010 W ASSCE with a candidature of 1,041,167.