General Comments

The standard of the paper compared favourably with those of the previous years. The questions were clearly itemized, unambiguous and comprehensive. The marking scheme was flexible and exhaustive and the rubrics were clear.

The performance of the candidates was slightly better than that of the previous year. A total of 411,674 candidates sat for the paper with a raw mean score of 30 and a standard deviation of 8.89 as against a raw mean score of 29 and a standard deviation of 12.25 recorded in the May/June 2015 WASSCE with candidates’ population of 363,746.